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The Indiana Daily Student

19,477 will receive degrees this spring

Degrees will be given to 19,477 graduates at commencement ceremonies at seven IU campuses this spring.

IU President Michael McRobbie will preside over the graduation ceremonies at all IU campuses, which will occur between May 6 and 
May 13.

A total of 19,907 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees will be awarded, according to an IU press release.

Some graduates will receive multiple diplomas.

Spring graduates represent all of Indiana’s 92 counties, 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as well as 128 countries, according to the 
release.

Graduates are 27 percent first-generation college students, 57 percent women and 72 percent Indiana residents. More than 400 students will graduate with a 4.0 grade-point average.

IU-Bloomington will conduct an undergraduate and graduate ceremony for its 187th commencement.

A total of 6,701 undergraduate and 2,308 graduate and professional degrees will be awarded.

Jamie Hyneman of the TV show “MythBusters,” will give the undergraduate commencement speech at 10 a.m. May 7 at Memorial Stadium.

Hyneman is an IU alum who graduated in 1981 with a degree in Russian language and linguistics.

The undergraduate student speaker will be Grace Boya, who will be graduating with a double major in history and American studies, according to the release.

The IU Foundation’s President Emeritus Curt Simic will be given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

Michael “Mickey” Maurer, an IU alumnus, attorney and philanthropist, will give the graduate commencement speech at 3 p.m. Friday, May 6 at the Mellencamp Pavilion.

Maurer will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

No tickets will be issued for the Bloomington commencemnt ceremonies.

Graduate and undergraduate commencement is free and open to the public, with open seating for all attendees.

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