May 1 - June 11, 2022
Here's a list of 2022 commencement events for traditional undergraduates at our 17 colleges — along with the commencement speakers they've lined up.
Augsburg University
Monday, May 4
Speaker: Nou-Chee Chang
Format: In person
Bethany Lutheran College
Friday, May 13
Speaker: Mr. Chad Janzen ’94, Superintendent at Rock Valley Community School District in Rock Valley, Iowa
Format: In person
Bethel University
Saturday, May 21
Format: In person
Carleton College
Saturday, June 11
Speaker: Toni Carter ’75
Format: In person
College of Saint Benedict
Saturday, May 7
Speaker: LeAnne Matthews Stewart, 1987 CSB alumna and chair, CSB/SJU Common Board
Format: In person and livestreamed
The College of St. Scholastica
Saturday, May 14
Speaker: TBD
Format: In person and livestreamed
Concordia College, Moorhead
Sunday, May 1
Speaker: Rep. Ruth Buffalo, the first Native American Democratic woman elected to the North Dakota Legislature
Format: In person
Concordia University, St. Paul
Friday, May 6 (on-campus programs) and Saturday, May 7 (online cohort)
Speaker: President Brian L. Friedrich
Format: In person and livestreamed
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saturday, May 21
Speaker: Regina Olono Vidales '22
Format: In person and livestreamed
Hamline University
Saturday, May 14 (two ceremonies: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Speaker: 10 a.m. - Mark Dayton ; 1 p.m. - Winston Folkers
Format: In person and livestreamed
Macalester College
Saturday, May 14 (class of 2022)
Speaker: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, bioethicist and international expert in health and science policy
Format: In person
Sunday, May 15 (class of 2022 and 2021)
Speaker: Dr. Kate Bowler, bestselling author and Duke professor
Format: In person
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Saturday, May 14
Speaker: Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts
Format: In person
Saint John’s University
Sunday, May 8
Speaker: Abbot John Klassen, OSB, abbot of Saint John’s Abbey; and S. Michaela Hedican, OSB, former prioress of Saint Benedict’s Monastery
Format: In person and livestreamed
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Saturday, May 7
Format: In person with an option to livestream
St. Catherine University
Sunday, May 22
Format: In person
St. Olaf College
Sunday, May 29
Speaker: U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Format: In person and livestreamed
University of St. Thomas
Saturday, May 21
Format: In person and livestreamed