May alphabet letter with LED Cotton ball Decoration on wooden background
Ole Miss Graduation
Wednesday, May 4–Sunday, May 8
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi’s 169th Commencement ceremonies began Wednesday, May 4, and run through Sunday, May 8. Convocation will be Saturday, May 7, in The Grove, where more than 5,000 prospective graduates and their guests will gather to hear an address from UM alumnus Bradford Cobb, a celebrated music industry executive.
Over the course of the Commencement celebrations, 3,395 May 2022 graduate candidates, 653 December 2021 graduates and 1,061 August 2022 graduate candidates will be honored.
This year, the university’s Commencement ceremonies will take place over five days. This will allow most ceremonies to be held in The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. The move also will increase parking options and cut down on traffic congestion on campus.
Convocation, which begins at 8 am Saturday, May 7, is the campuswide celebration of graduation that includes university awards and the main Commencement speaker. Students and faculty, dressed in academic regalia, sit in The Grove with the banners of the university’s schools and colleges.
At this ceremony, Chancellor Glenn Boyce confers authority to present diplomas to the individual schools and the College of Liberal Arts.
In the event of inclement weather, Convocation will move to the Pavilion and be rescheduled to 8:30 am. The schools and colleges will present their own awards, recognize each graduate by name, and present graduates with diploma covers at their respective ceremonies.
Those not able to attend can watch a livestream of the ceremonies, which can be found online at www.btsvirtual.com. Each ceremony will be interpreted by ASL interpreters and closed captioning is available.
The university’s Commencement website includes more information for graduates and campus visitors.
Ole Miss Baseball vs. Missouri
Friday, May 6–Sunday, May 8
@ Swayze Field
“Kooky Ruins” by Bill Warren
Artist’s reception Tuesday, May 17
6–8 pm @ The Powerhouse
This just in from the front lines of the mass psychosis: Kooky Ruins: Artwork by William Warren, is a historically hysterical visual chronicle of civilization at the crossroads. Mr. Warren’s interest in the ebb and flow of civilization throughout human existence make him a keen observer of the present-day psychological war. For example, some people say “Don’t believe your eyes,” others say “see what you can’t see in an upside down looking glass world.”-+ To find the truth Warren time surfs the recent 30-year devolution. He invites you to:
SEE the wrecking ball of dangerous fun collide with the captive of the imagination.
WATCH the epic invasion of the brain snatchers and hear how the magic twanger brought a city to its knees.
READ the amazing discovery of spliced ransom notes to a world going, going, gone.
Later in May:
Velvet Ditch Gran Fondo
Saturday May 21
The Velvet Ditch Gran Fondo is a noncompetitive bike ride through the rolling plains of the Oxford-Lafayette area. The ride includes three different routes: approximately 20-, 45-, and 70-mile distances. Proceeds of this ride will support the Oxford & North Mississippi NICA Mountain Bike Team. This team is made up of middle and high school mountain bikers from the Oxford and North Mississippi area. Find out more information at raceroster.com, or on Facebook @VDgranfondo.
8th Annual Destination Oxford Car Show
Saturday, May 21
Downtown Oxford
