Schedule
Dakota State Commencement Ceremony for fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021 graduates is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2021. The commencement ceremonies will be held at the Dakota State Fieldhouse and the Master's hooding ceremony at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse and Convention Center.
Livestream: The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences
Livestream: Hooding Ceremony
Livestream: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Information Systems, and College of Education
Commencement
Friday, May 7
3:00 p.m. - Rehearsal, Beacom
4:15 p.m. - Rehearsal - A&S/BIS/ED
Saturday, May 8
Commencement Ceremony – Beacom
8:00 a.m. - The Fieldhouse opens to allow guests to be seated. All guests must enter through the main Fieldhouse doors. Graduates should enter through the Madison Community Center front doors. Masks will be required for all guests, students and graduates. If a guest does not have one, a disposal mask will be provided.
8:15 a.m. - Graduates arrive at the Madison Community Center (MCC) double gym dressed in regalia. Students must enter through the Madison Community Center doors.
9:00 a.m. - Commencement procession begins. The ceremony will last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours.
Masters and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
11:30 a.m. - The Dakota Prairie Playhouse Convention Center opens to allow guest to be seated. Masks will be required for all guests, students and graduates. If a guest does not have one, a disposal mask will be provided.
12:00 p.m - Graduates arrive at Dakota Prarie Playhouse dressed in regalia.
Commencement Ceremony – Arts & Science/Business and Information Systems/Education
1:30 p.m. - The Fieldhouse opens to allow guests to be seated. All guests must enter through the main Fieldhouse doors. Graduates should enter through the Madison Community Center front doors. Masks will be required for all guests, students and graduates. If a guest does not have one, a disposal mask will be provided.
1:45 p.m. - Graduates arrive at the Madison Community Center (MCC) double gym dressed in regalia. Students must enter through the Madison Community Center doors.
2:30 p.m. - Commencement procession begins. The ceremony will last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours.
Fieldhouse
North Washington Ave.
Madison, SD 57042
graduation@dsu.edu
President Griffiths congratulations the graduates we celebrate on May 8, their supportive friends and family, and the faculty and staff who helped these students throughout their years at Dakota State.
Congratulations graduates! Proud members of the DSU Alumni Association, and Trojan's for life. This lapel pin signifies your journey at Dakota State University. Wear it with pride!