Commencement 2021 is June 26 (video & drive-through)

Announcements, Celebrations, Faculty & Staff, Students

Jun 25, 2021

Cincinnati State’s 2021 Virtual Commencement will “premier” on Saturday, June 26, at 5 p.m.

The pre-recorded video event will be available on the College website’s Graduation & Commencement page: https://www.cincinnatistate.edu/graduation-and-commencement.

Each of the College’s graduates from Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 will see their name highlighted as part of the video ceremony.

Commencement video participants include:

Honorary Degree recipient Delores Hargrove-Young, who is the vice chairwoman for d.e. Foxx & Associates, Inc., the chair of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and a prolific community leader in Greater Cincinnati.
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Henrietta Hill, ’07, ’96, who has served for more than 20 years as a board member of the Cincinnati State Alumni Association, after a 35-year career in the telecommunications and information management industries.
Four student speakers:

Isabel Dubarry, ‘21 – Associate of Arts
Mary Lemon, ‘21 – Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology
Philip Solademi, ‘21 – Accounting Technology
Caryl Mae Valencia, ‘21 – Computer Network Engineering Technology – Cyber-Security Major

Faculty speaker Jayne Dressing, Professor and Co-op Coordinator for Humanities & Sciences and a 2021 recipient of the House-Bruckmann Faculty Excellence Award.

The Commencement video was prepared with assistance from Storyocity, an award-winning production and motion design studio founded by Cincinnati State graduates.

Drive-Through Commencement starts at 9 a.m. on June 26

Faculty and staff members who want to participate in the 2021 Drive-Through Commencement event are welcome to gather on Clifton Campus to cheer, applaud, wave, and celebrate the success of our graduates!

Traffic on College Drive will be one-way through campus during the event.
Students will drive to the crosswalk between the ATLC and the Central Parkway garage, where they will receive their diploma cover and other mementos, and can take a photo with Dr. Posey if they wish.
Faculty and staff participants will gather in a designated area that “lines the sidewalk” as student vehicles progress down the hill.

About 135 graduates are expected to participate in the Drive-Through event, with approximately equal numbers from each academic division.

Graduates from Business Technologies and Humanities & Sciences programs are invited to attend from 9 to 11 a.m.
Graduates from Health & Public Safety and Engineering & Information Technologies are invited to attend between noon and 2 p.m.
Graduates from any academic division who are arriving via public transportation are asked to be on campus between 11 a.m. and noon.
Since students will not be grouped by program, there’s no way to know exactly when specific graduates might arrive.

Faculty and staff participants may arrive any time, stay as long as you wish, and depart any time.

Where to park: Use the Central Parkway Garage (enter from Central Parkway ONLY, and not from Ludlow).

Note that since traffic on College Drive will be one way through campus during the event, if you park in Lot A or Lot D you’ll need to leave campus using the same route as the graduates.

What to wear and bring:

Dress comfortably (including comfortable shoes). Academic regalia is not expected for this event, but Cincinnati State attire is encouraged.
Bring water or other non-alcoholic refreshment.
The National Weather Service is currently forecasting temperatures in the high 80s for Saturday afternoon, with chances for rain– so be prepared!