MANKATO, MINNESOTA (December 14, 2022) — Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,193 degrees to 1,936 students at the end of the fall 2022 semester, with commencement ceremonies scheduled 9AM-12PM, Saturday, December 10, in Taylor Center's Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.
Live-streaming captioning services will be provided for each ceremony.
HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed), HONOR (if listed)
Bettendorf, IA
Kelsey Allbaugh, MS, Reading, Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Bittner, BS, Dental Hygiene, Summa Cum Laude
Davenport, IA
Abigail Fer, MA, History
Darnell Mosley, BS, Exercise Science
Moline, IL
Michelle Santiago, MS, Biology
Tampico, IL
Aaron Wetzell, BSE, Integrated Engineering, Cum Laude
Advanced degrees awarded by Minnesota State Mankato at the conclusion of the fall semester included ten doctor of education degrees, five doctor of nursing-practice degrees, and three doctor of school psychology degrees.
Graduate degrees awarded included 39 Master of Arts degrees, twelve Master of Accounting degrees, four Master of Arts in Teaching degrees, eleven Master of Business Administration degrees, six Master of Fine Arts degrees, 165 Master of Science degrees, one Master of Science in Nursing degree, 34 Master of Social Work degrees, six Professional Science Master's degrees, 33 Specialist in Educational Leadership degrees, and 62 graduate certificates.
Degrees awarded at the undergraduate level included 41 Bachelor of Arts degrees, sixteen Bachelor of Business degrees, thirteen Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees, 1,300 Bachelor of Science degrees, 32 Bachelor of Science in Integrated Engineering degrees, three Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degrees, nine Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degrees, six Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degrees, six Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degrees, 37 Bachelor of Science in Social Work degrees, 37 Associate of Arts degrees, and 45 undergraduate certificates.
Undergraduate students receiving recognition included 262 students graduating summa cum laude (3.8 grade-point average and higher), 249 students graduating magna cum laude (grade-point averages of 3.6 to 3.79), and 256 students graduating cum laude (grade point averages of 3.4 to 3.59).
More information about the Minnesota State Mankato fall commencement is at https://www.mnsu.edu/graduation/.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,482 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.
