Nearly 800 Students Set To Graduate At MGA’s Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

Author: Sheron Smith
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00 AM
Category: Pressroom

Macon, GA

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About 785 students are candidates for graduation at Middle Georgia State University’s (MGA’s) fall 2024 commencement ceremonies.

Four ceremonies will take place over a two-day period: Wednesday, December 11, and Thursday, December 12. All ceremonies will take place at the Recreation & Wellness Center on MGA’s Macon Campus and livestreamed at mga.edu/live.

Of the graduation candidates, 183 are receiving their master’s degrees or graduate certificates while 478 will be collecting their bachelor’s degrees. The rest are graduating with associate’s degrees or certificates in career programs.

The ceremony schedule is:

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 

9:30 am – Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin, Commencement Speaker

School of Business 

  • Department of Accounting & Finance 
  • Department of Management & Marketing 

School of Education and Behavioral Sciences 

  • Department of Education & Social Work
  • Department of Political Sciences

 

12:30 pm – Caylee Noggle, President & CEO of the Georgia Hospital Association, Commencement Speaker

School of Health & Natural Sciences 

  • Department of Natural Sciences 
  • Department of Nursing  
  • Department of Rehabilitation Science & Fitness 
  • Department of Respiratory Therapy & Health Sciences 

School of Arts & Letters 

  • Department of English 
  • Department of History 
  • Department of Media, Culture, & the Arts 

 

3:30 pm – Jessica Walden, President & CEO, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, Commencement Speaker

School of Computing 

  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Information Technology 
  • Department of Mathematics & Statistics 

School of Education and Behavioral Sciences 

  • Department of Psychology, Sociology, &Criminal Justice 

 

Thursday, December 12, 2024 

9:30 am – State Rep. David Knight, District 134, Commencement Speaker

School of Aviation 

  • Department of Aviation Science and Management 
  • Department of Aviation Maintenance and Structural Technology 

School of Business 

  • Department of Health Services Administration 

 

In addition to the commencement speakers, Matthew Swanson, president of the Student Government Association, will share remarks with the graduates.

The Recreation & Wellness Center is located off Ivey Drive on the west end of the Macon Campus. Directions and other information are at https://www.mga.edu/graduation/directions.php.