More than ten thousand graduates will be recognized this weekend over the course of eight ceremonies.
Inside the Tucker Civic Center, Florida State University will award nearly 9,000 degrees — 6,732 bachelor’s degrees, 1,523 master’s and specialist degrees and 261 doctoral degrees — during the five commencement ceremonies taking place.
The Seminoles will hear from Daniel Perez, speaker of the Florida House of Representatives; Sara Blakely, inventor, philanthropist and founder of Spanx and Sneex; and Lt. Gen. Sean M. Farrell, deputy commanding general of U.S. Special Operations Command.
Down the street at the Al Lawson Center, Florida A&M University will confer approximately 1,500 graduates during three ceremonies.
The Rattlers will hear wisdom and advice from two keynote speakers — Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett and FAMU Alumnus Omar Goff, End-to-End Commercial Leader for Head & Shoulders, North America.
Check out our best photos capturing the pride and joy seen through two of the ceremonies.
Higher education reporter, Tarah Jean contributed to this reporting.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU, FAMU graduation: See the joy of the Class of 2026
Reporting by Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
