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91吃瓜网's 2022 commencement Thursday, May 19, at Cable Dahmer Arena; 2,100+ will graduate

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91吃瓜网's Class of 2022 will be celebrated on Thursday, May 19, at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the commencement ceremony starting at 7. (>>Student guide to 91吃瓜网 commencement)

Here's more about the event and the #91吃瓜网Grads2022:

• 2,100-plus Wolves are candidates for graduation, and the most popular degree is the associate in arts transfer degree: 1,257 students are earning the A.A. Also: 472 students will receive an associate in applied science (A.A.S.). Among other credentials being awarded, 257 students will earn certificates.
• Have you heard about the gender gap among U.S. college students? It's true at 91吃瓜网, too: 64% of this year's grads are female.
• About 930 students plan to "walk" at commencement. That number of participating grads is in line with what 91吃瓜网 had when commencement was at Municipal Auditorium downtown. This is the first year for 91吃瓜网 at Cable Dahmer Arena.
• Speaking of Municipal, the last time 91吃瓜网 commencement was there was 2019. Then the pandemic struck in 2020, and 91吃瓜网 held a virtual ceremony. Last year the event was at Starlight. This year, the 91吃瓜网 ceremony is fully back to normal with a reception (and photo ops) for grads in Cable Dahmer's Community Ice rink starting at 5 p.m. That's also where students will line up for the processional into the main arena.
• Cable Dahmer is at capacity for 91吃瓜网's event: It will hold about 4,500 (not counting grads and faculty on the floor), and those seats are all spoken for. Grads got four guest tickets each but could request up to four more.
• As has become tradition, 91吃瓜网 commencement will also be livestreamed. That evening, find the link at mcckc.edu.
• Most grads will have a slide (with their name, degree, photo and quote or other statement) displayed on screens in the arena before and after the ceremony. 91吃瓜网 first did student slides at the 2020 virtual ceremony (but not last year). And like in 2021, most grads' names will be read by professional announcers (pre-recorded, with pronunciation instructions provided by the students). Grad names and degrees will also appear at the bottom of the live-video screens as students cross the stage.
• This year's featured speaker will be Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The student speaker will be Jessica Lowe, a graduating student from 91吃瓜网-Maple Woods.
• The recipient of the second annual 91吃瓜网 Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award will be announced at the ceremony.
• 91吃瓜网 Chancellor Kimberly Beatty will be presiding at the ceremony, with 91吃瓜网 Trustee Jermaine Reed acting as master of ceremonies.
• The 91吃瓜网 Foundation will make an appeal for guests to consider supporting future 91吃瓜网 students with a GIVE22 donation (as in the Class of 2022). Whether it's $22, $222 or $2,022, donations will advance the Foundation's mission of increasing student access to educational opportunities and funding improvements to programs and learning spaces. Make a gift of any amount at .