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Grad season is upon us, and we have a breakdown of the local college graduations happening in the Triangle, as reported by ABC11.

Note: Check with your university for more info on parking, department graduations and other requirements.

NC State University – May 4

• 9am at PNC Arena
• Commencement speaker is Nobel Prize-winning chemist David MacMilan
• 2024 graduate Benjamin Poovey will also address his fellow grads as he earns his bachelor’s in business administration
• Students must RSVP, but guest tickets are not required for commencement
  • NC State encourages grads to limit their guests to four people. Seating is on a first-come, first serve basis.

Saint Augustine’s University – May 4

• 9am at George Williams Athletic Complex
• Seniors will still graduate despite ongoing accreditation and final exam issues.

NC Central University – May 4

• Both ceremonies will be held at McDougald-McLendon Arena
  • Professional/graduate degrees: 9am
  • Baccalureate degrees: 2pm
• Students will walk across the stage for their cover, then report to their department for their diplomas after the ceremony.
• Guest tickets are required.

Meredith College – May 11

• Students can register for either the 8:30am or 11am ceremony at the Courtyard behind Johnson Hall.
• Graduates can choose who they sit with.
• Each grad is eligible to receive six guest tickets.
• Diplomas will be mailed.

Shaw University – May 11

• 10am at Raleigh Convention Center
• Guest tickets are not required.
• The commencement speaker is Michael Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

UNC-Chapel Hill – May 11

• 7pm at Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Graduate school’s hooding ceremony will be at 9am at Dean Smith Center
• Students are not required to register, and there will be no ticketing process.
• The main commencement will not include graduates’ names being called or them walking across the stage. This will take place during departmental ceremonies.
• UNC alum and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman will be the commencement speaker.

Duke University – May 12

• 9am on Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
• The commencement ceremony will be for September 2023, December 2023, and May 2024 grads.
• Graduates are required to request guest tickets.
• Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who is the parent of a Duke alumna and a current Duke student, will be the commencement speaker.