2025 Fall Commencement

The 2025 Central Michigan University fall graduates graduated in McGuirk Arena, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. The 9 a.m. commencement ceremony was for the College of Arts and Media, the College of Education and Human Services, and the College of Science and Engineering. Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon led the ceremony, and there were multiple speakers, including Joseph Sowmick from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, members of the Board of Trustees and a student remark from graduate Lauren Rupe. The ceremony drew a large crowd of friends and family members of the graduates, and the ceremony was around two hours long.