WVU to celebrate graduates during first Commencement for President Benson

West Virginia University will celebrate graduates during two Commencement ceremonies at the WVU Hope Coliseum Dec. 20. (WVU Photo/Matt Sunday)

WHAT: Marking a Mountaineer milestone, hundreds of West Virginia University graduates will participate in two December Commencement ceremonies.

WHO: August and December University graduates, President Michael T. Benson, Chancellor and Executive Dean for Health Sciences Dr. Clay Marsh, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Kreider, college and school leaders

WHERE: WVU Hope Coliseum, 3450 Monongahela Blvd., Morgantown

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

9 a.m.
School of Public Health
School of Pharmacy
School of Nursing
School of Medicine
School of Dentistry
John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Watch the 9 a.m. ceremony.

2 p.m.
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
College of Law
College of Creative Arts and Media
College of Applied Human Sciences

Watch the 2 p.m. ceremony.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Tickets are not required to attend the ceremonies. The Clear Bag Policy will be in effect. Free parking is available at the Hope Coliseum. Overflow parking is available at the Canady Creative Arts Center.

Media members planning to attend one or both ceremonies should meet Shauna Johnson, [email protected], at the Country Roads Gate prior to the ceremony start times to receive required credentials.

A WVUToday news release with a photo gallery for media will be available at the conclusion of the 2 p.m. ceremony.  

Find more information about WVU Commencement.

-WVU-

sj/12/4/25

MEDIA CONTACT: Shauna Johnson
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
WVU Strategic Communications and Marketing
304-293-8302; [email protected]

Call 1-855-WVU-NEWS for the latest West Virginia University news and information from WVUToday.