MANKATO, MINNESOTA (May 10, 2022) — Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,797 degrees to 2,467 students at the end of the Spring 2022 semester.
HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed), HONOR (if listed)
Bettendorf, IA
Emily Goodman, BS, Exercise Science, Summa Cum Laude
Nathan Zabel, BS, Management, Cum Laude
Davenport, IA
Abigail Fer, MA, History
Jenny Hughes, BS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude
Anthony Valainis, BS, Sport Management, Summa Cum Laude
Fruitland, IA
Samara Perkins, BS, Social Studies Teaching, Summa Cum Laude
Commencement ceremonies were held Friday, May 6, 3PM, for the College of Business and at 5:30PM for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday, May 7, 9AM, for the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, at 11:30AM for the College of Education, at 2PM for the College of Allied Health and Nursing, and at 4:30PM for the College of Arts and Humanities.
All ceremonies were held in Taylor Center's Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.
Advanced degrees awarded by Minnesota State Mankato at the conclusion of the spring semester included ten doctor of education degrees, nineteen doctor of nursing practice degrees, and five doctor of school psychology degree.
Graduate degrees awarded included eighty Master of Arts degrees, nineteen Master of Accounting degrees, eight Master of Arts in Teaching degrees, 17 Master of Business Administration degrees, eleven Master of Fine Arts degrees, one Master of Music degree, 265 Master of Science degrees, two Master of Science in Nursing degrees, twelve Master of Social Work degrees, ten Professional Science Master's degrees, 21 Specialist in Educational Leadership degrees, and 34 graduate certificates.
Degrees awarded at the undergraduate level included 55 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 23 Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, two Bachelor of Applied Science degrees, 38 Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees, 1,847 Bachelor of Science degrees, 46 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degrees, nineteen Bachelor of Science in Integrated Engineering degrees, fourteen Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degrees, seventeen Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degrees, 34 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degrees, 48 Bachelor of Science in Social Work degrees, 28 Associate of Arts degrees, and 112 undergraduate certificates.
Undergraduate students receiving recognition included 385 students graduating summa cum laude (3.8 grade-point average and higher), 316 students graduating magna cum laude (grade-point averages of 3.6 to 3.79) and 317 students graduating cum laude (grade-point averages of 3.4 to 3.59).
More information about the Minnesota State Mankato spring commencement is at https://www.mnsu.edu/graduation/.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,546 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes thirty colleges and seven universities.
