More than 800 Students Set To Graduate At MGA’s Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

Author: Sheron Smith
Posted: Monday, November 10, 2025 12:00 AM
Categories: Pressroom | School of Education and Behavioral Sciences | School of Arts and Letters | School of Computing | School of Business | School of Aviation | Students | Honors/Awards

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About 825 students, including the first class of the Doctor of Science in Public Safety, are candidates for graduation at Middle Georgia State University’s (MGA’s) fall 2025 commencement ceremonies.  

Five ceremonies are scheduled over two days: Wednesday, December 10, and Thursday, December 11. All will take place at the Recreation & Wellness Center on MGA’s Macon Campus and livestreamed at mga.edu/live. Commencement speakers include leaders in healthcare, business, law, and aviation.  

Among the graduation candidates, 20 will earn doctorates, 174 will receive master’s degrees or graduate-level certificates, and 510 will collect bachelor’s degrees. The remaining candidates are completing associate’s degrees or certificates in career programs.  

The ceremony schedule is: 

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 

9 a.m. – Commencement Speaker: Delvecchio S. Finley, Georgia Market President, Atrium Health 

School of Health & Natural Sciences  

  • Department of Nursing   
  • Department of Natural Sciences  
  • Department of Respiratory Therapy and Health Science  
  • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences  

Noon - Commencement Speaker: Cade Joiner, Founder, Shred-X Secure Document Destruction 

School of Business  

  • Department of Accounting and Finance  
  • Department of Management and Marketing  
  • Department of Health Services Administration  

3 p.m.  - Commencement Speaker: Eric Hendrick, Director of Pilot Outreach, Delta Air Lines  

School of Aviation  

  • Department of Aviation Science & Management  
  • Department of Aviation Maintenance & Structural Technology 

Thursday, December 11, 2025  

9 a.m.  - Commencement Speaker: Rebecca Grist, Solicitor-General, Macon-Bibb County  

School of Arts & Letters  

  • Department of English  
  • Department of History & Political Science 

School of Education & Behavioral Sciences  

  • Department of Teacher Education & Social Work 
  • Department of Psychology, Sociology, & Criminal Justice  

Noon - Commencement Speaker: Ret. Maj. Gen. Thomas Grabowski, Founder of Stardust Consulting & Head of Government Business Development, The Miner Agency  

School of Arts & Letters  

  • Department of Media, Culture, & the Arts  

School of Computing  

  • Department of Information Technology  
  • Department of Mathematics & Statistics  
  • Department of Computer Science 

Ca’Shun Barr, MGA’s Student Government Association president and a graduating senior in aviation science and management, will bring remarks on behalf of the student body at all five ceremonies.  

MGA offers 70+ areas of study and degrees at the doctorate, master’s, and bachelor’s levels, along with select career-oriented associate’s degrees and certificates. The University serves 8,800+ students on campuses in Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, and online. MGA boasts a growing network of more than 47,000 alumni living and working across the U.S. and around the world.