Belmont University held its spring 2019 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students on Saturday, May 4 in the Curb Event Center. The event celebrated the graduation of 1,277 students with 966 bachelors, 122 master’s and 189 doctoral degrees conferred.
At 9:30 a.m., candidates from the Jack C. Massey College of Business, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, College of Sciences and Mathematics, College of Theology and Christian Ministry and University College/Interdisciplinary Studies were conferred their degrees .
At 2:30 p.m., candidates from the College of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing, College of Visual and Performing Arts and College of Pharmacy received their degrees.
Dr. Bob Fisher, president of the University, presided over the events and presented the commencement address at both ceremonies.
Video of both graduation ceremonies can now be viewed on the Belmont University website.
In addition, the University’s Baccalaureate ceremony took place on Friday afternoon, May 3 in the Curb Event Center. Covering the topic “A Service of Ordination to Daily Work,” the worship service for graduates and their families featured students from various disciplines sharing stories of how God is calling them to use lessons learned at Belmont to serve others.
All graduates, family, guests, faculty and staff were then invited to attend the commencement reception following Baccalaureate—the reception was held in the Beaman Student Life Center Lobby and the Gabhart Student Center.