NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will hold Spring 2023 commencement exercises with three ceremonies over two days in May. Ceremonies will take place on Wednesday, May 10 at 10 a.m. and. 2 p.m.and on Thursday, May 11 at 10 a.m., according to University Registrar Barbara Prescott. The ceremonies will take place in Prather Coliseum and will be streamed on the university’s website, www.nsula.edu.
On May 10, graduates from the College of Nursing and School of Allied Health will receive diplomas at 10 a.m. The ceremony for graduates from The College of Business and Technology and the Gallaspy Family College of Education and Human Development will be held at 2 p.m. On Wednesday, May 11, graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Louisiana Scholars’ College will receive diplomas at 10 a.m.
Undergraduate degree candidates will enter the Coliseum on the west side, the side facing the Kappa Sigma House. Graduate degree candidates will enter the Coliseum from the east side, the side facing the tennis courts. Guests for graduates with last names beginning A-L should use the entrance and exits on the east side of Prather Coliseum, which faces the tennis courts. Guests for graduates with last names beginning M-Z should use the entrance and exits on the west side of Prather Coliseum, facing the Kappa Sigma House.
The ADA accessibility entrance is located at the main entrance at the front of the Coliseum.
The faculty and the stage party will enter on the east side of Prather Coliseum, the side facing the tennis courts.
Detailed information and a list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at www.nsula.edu/graduation.
