Commencement: A Beginning

There is no doubt that a student’s graduation marks a tremendous achievement. You have tackled difficult exams, participated in extracurricular activities, and possibly completed an internship or research project — all while making life-long friends and memories.

Rather than an ending, commencement (both the word and the ceremony) represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion that marks the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness, and tradition.

Commencement Program

 

Commencement Important Dates

Dates Details
THURSDAY, AUG. 22, 2024 Students must have submitted their petition to graduate by 11:45PM in order to be eligible to participate in the Fall 2024 commencement ceremonies.
MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2024

Commencement Attendance (Marching Order) will open for students to RSVP their attendance, update their name and provide pronunciation of their names for the commencement cards. 

Students will receive an email from Marching Order on Monday, September 16 when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations.

Students MUST RSVP to walk in the ceremony and to receive their four guest tickets. Students who do not RSVP may not be able to participate in the commencement ceremony and will not be issued guest tickets.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8, 2024

 Commencement Attendance (Marching Order) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance, receive their four guest tickets, update their name, and provide pronunciation of their name for the commencement cards. After this date, students WILL NOT be able to change their name submission to be announced during the ceremony, as the data has been downloaded by Marching Order to begin the name recording process. Students who fail to RSVP by the deadline may not be eligible for participation in commencement and may be added to a waitlist.
MONDAY, NOV. 11, 2024 Log into the KSU Ticket Portal so that your account is activated to receive and purchase tickets.

THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2024, at 10AM

 Four (4) guest tickets will be issued via the KSU Ticket Portal to every student who has RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremonies.  Students who do not RSVP by the deadline are NOT GUARANTEED to receive their four guest tickets. 
TUESDAY, NOV. 19

 

 Tuesday, November 19th, students on the waitlist will be notified if they are approved to participate in the commencement ceremony with their college and will be allotted tickets based on ticket availability.  There are no guarantees that students on the waitlist will receive guest tickets.

THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 2024, at 10AM

Students who RSVP their attendance will be able to log into the ticket portal to purchase two additional tickets, on a first come first served basis, as available. No additional tickets will be allowed and using the ticket portal will be the only way to purchase additional tickets. 

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR FALL 2024 COMMENCEMENT AT THE LINK BELOW BEGINNING AT 10AM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 (LINK COMING SOON)

Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.

Additional tickets will not be available on the days of commencement.

For information on how to download and transfer tickets, please follow the link: https://ksuowls.com/sports/2021/2/23/how-to-transfer-your-tickets.aspx

SEPT. 16 through NOV. 21

Emails and text messages will be sent to students regarding the information related to commencement and tickets. Students must check their KSU student email for important commencement and ticketing information.  Students who have opted out of receiving emails from the Office of the Registrar may not receive any email communication until they opt back into receiving email communication from the Office of the Registrar.  Students who opted out of receiving emails from the Office of the Registrar and who do not opt back in are still responsible for the information and deadlines regarding commencement.

*RSVP Required to Attend Commencement

Be sure to monitor your KSU email for RSVP directions ticket info, and other updates!

Please see your advisor regarding questions regarding your graduation requirements.

  1. By Monday, November 11, log into the KSU Ticket Portal so that your account is activated to receive and purchase tickets.

  2. On Thursday, November 14 at 10AM, four (4) tickets will be issued via your account in the KSU Ticket Portal to every student who has RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremonies.  Students who do not RSVP by the deadline are NOT GUARANTEED to receive their four guest tickets.   

  3. On Tuesday, November 19th, students on the waitlist will be notified if they are approved to participate in the commencement ceremony with their college and will be allotted tickets based on ticket availability.  There are no guarantees that students on the waitlist will receive guest tickets.

  4. On Thursday, November 21 at 10AM, students will be able to log into the ticket portal to purchase two additional tickets, on a first come, first served basis. This will be the only way to purchase two additional tickets, as tickets will not be available on site for purchase.  Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.

  5. Emails and text messages will be sent to students regarding the information related to commencement and tickets from September 16 through November 21. Students are responsible for checking their student email account to review all emails related to Marching Order and tickets.  Students who do not RSVP by the November 8th deadline may not be able to participate in the commencement ceremonies and may not receive their quest tickets.  Students who opted out of receiving emails from the Office of the Registrar and who do not opt back in are still responsible for the information and deadlines regarding commencement.