COLUMBUS – For the third year in a row, a record number of graduates will pick up their diplomas during spring commencement at Ohio State
OSU 2017 Spring Commencement: Sun., May 7, Noon, Ohio Stadium
Watch a live video stream of the ceremony beginning at noon
OSU will award 11,734 degrees to the largest graduating class in university history on Sunday. The 2017 graduating class size surpasses the previous records of 11,235 set in 2016, and 11,040 set in 2015.
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Ohio State President Michael V. Drake will preside, and the commencement address will be given by Abigail Wexner, community leader, philanthropist and university trustee.
The class processional leaves the French Field House and the Recreational and Physical Activity Center at 11:40 a.m. and moves into Ohio Stadium at noon. Woody Hayes Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic during the procession to the stadium.