Commencement Ceremony Checklist
Congratulations on your achievement!
Graduation is held once a year for the Columbiana County Campuses. We welcome and encourage graduates from Summer 2023, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 to participate in the May 2024 commencement ceremony.
Even if you are not planning on attending your commencement ceremony, review the graduation checklist and respond about your ceremony attendance through the online RSVP system. Attendance at a commencement ceremony does not guarantee that your degree has been granted. All degree requirements must be met and verified before diplomas are printed.
- Apply for Graduation with the online graduation application on FlashLine.
- Confirm your personal information on FlashLine for diploma mailing and printing.
- RSVP for the Columbiana County Campuses Ceremony is now closed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sarah Motts: 330-337-4202 or smotts@kent.edu.
- Make arrangements for guests with special needs that will be attending by emailing Danielle Baker-Rose at dbaker13@kent.edu.
- Cap, gown and tassel will be available for purchase at the bookstore. Caps and gowns can also be purchased from an outside vendor. Tassels are being sold separately at the bookstores. For further information, contact the Salem Campus bookstore at 330-337-4216 or the East Liverpool Campus bookstore at 330-382-7422.
- Pick up your guests' tickets! Ticket number will be determined after the RSVP date. Tickets will be available for pick up at either the East Liverpool or the Salem reception desks after April 19, 2024. If you do not need all your allotted tickets, please leave the extras at the pick-up location.
- If you need additional tickets, please email smotts@kent.edu. We will keep a request list and contact you the week prior regarding additional ticket availability.
- Review ceremony dates and times and mark your calendar. Graduation will be Friday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Beaver Local High School Auditorium at 46090 Bell School Rd, East Liverpool, OH 43920. Graduates need to arrive and report to the gymnasium at 5:45 p.m. and the ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. Graduates will wear the traditional cap and gown, and caps should be placed or pinned so that they appear flat on top of the head. Acceptable attire for under your gown should be professional dress. Jeans, shorts and sneakers should not be worn. Typically, graduates wear dress pants, a shirt and tie or blouse, skirts, or dresses.
- A reception with light refreshments for graduates and their family and friends will be held prior to the ceremony from 5- 6 p.m. Doors to the auditorium for seating will be open at 5:30 p.m.
- Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address six to eight weeks after the commencement ceremony. You will not receive your actual diploma at Commencement. The name that will appear on your diploma is the name on your student academic record. This is the name that prints on your transcript, bill, schedule, etc.
- Join the Alumni Association
- Settle accounts with the Bursar's Office
- Complete Student Financial Aid exit loan counseling
- Still have questions? Contact Sarah Motts at 330-337-4202 or Shelly Weekley at 330-382-7415