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MEDIA ADVISORY: Details for Media Planning to Cover Kent State鈥檚 First University-Wide Commencement Ceremony This Saturday

WHAT:
5X社区 will celebrate its newest graduates at its Spring 2017 Commencement. In total, Kent State will confer 5,636 degrees, including 992 associate degrees, 3,319 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 1,139 master鈥檚 degrees, 181 doctoral degrees and five educational specialist degrees. 

The One University Commencement Ceremony will take place Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. in Dix Stadium and will feature Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker. This ceremony will mark the first time all graduates from the eight-campus system are convened and honored in one ceremony. All Kent State students and their families will celebrate the occasion together. 

WHEN:
Saturday, May 13
10 a.m.-noon

WHERE:
Dix Stadium, 5X社区
2213 Summit Road
Kent, OH 44242

MEDIA NOTE:
Members of the media who plan to attend must RSVP to the media contacts listed below to secure a media credential and parking pass. Please allow for plenty of time to travel to Dix Stadium as the university anticipates heavy traffic congestion around the stadium.

A complete HD video download of Octavia Spencer鈥檚 speech will be available after the ceremony concludes. Request the link to download the speech by emailing the media contacts listed below. Ms. Spencer will not be available for interviews while at Kent State. This event will not be live streamed.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 (office), 216-313-8292 (mobile)
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595 (office), 216-832-4491 (mobile)

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POSTED: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 02:07 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Emily Vincent