CSU Celebrates Spring 2023 Graduates with Commencement, Doctoral Ceremonies

CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 10, 2023)—Cleveland State University’s Spring 2023 Commencement exercises will feature two ceremonies for our undergraduates and graduates on Saturday, May 13 at the Wolstein Center and a special Ceremony for Doctoral Graduates on Friday, May 12 at the Waetjen Auditorium.

CSU will confer degrees across all the three ceremonies this weekend. 

• Commencement Exercises A.M.: The morning ceremony processional starts Saturday, May 13 at 9 a.m. at Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44115, with the ceremony starting promptly at 9:30 a.m. Includes the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Health.

• Commencement Exercises P.M.: The afternoon ceremony processional starts Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. at Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44115, with the ceremony starting promptly at 2:30 p.m. Includes the Monte Ahuja College of Business, Washkewicz College of Engineering and Levin College of Public Affairs and Education.

• Ceremony for Doctoral Graduates: This spring, CSU is holding a special ceremony for doctoral graduates. The ceremony will be held Friday, May 12 at 6 p.m. in the Waetjen Auditorium, CSU Music and Communication Building, 2001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115. Graduating doctoral students will be hooded during this Friday evening event. Note: doctoral students who choose to attend Saturday’s events will walk across the stage in their freshly-hooded regalia.

While this is a joyous occasion, graduates and their guests are expected to be respectful of their fellow graduates and the solemnity of the occasion by staying for the entire ceremony. Please plan your day and any post-ceremony celebrations accordingly.

Ceremonies will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in-person. Streaming portals for each of the three ceremonies can be found at www.csuohio.edu/commencement/commencement.

If you are a member of the media and are planning to cover any/all of the three events in person, please notify the Office of Marketing and Communications (pr@csuohio.edu) as soon as possible, so that we can arrange venue access and ensure copies of exercise materials are provided to you.