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Jan. 7, 2025

The week in photos: Dec. 10, 2024–Jan 6, 2025

By: Kelsie Lane
Graduates at undergraduate commencement
2024 graduation tassel
Doctoral and masters students at commencement
Decorated graduation cap
Theresa Sullivan receiving honorary degree
Kevin Guskiewicz climbing the steps of Beaumont Tower
Laurie Harkema, Kevin Guskiewicz and students in Beaumont Tower
Members of senior class council holding senior class gift check
Graduates at undergraduate commencement
2024 graduation tassel
Undergraduates await the conferral of their degrees at one of two baccalaureate commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14.

Congrats, Spartans! We can’t wait to see where the next steps on your journey will take you. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Finishing 2024 on a major high note, more than 4,000 Spartans celebrated their academic achievements at MSU’s fall semester commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14 in the Breslin Student Events Center. The undergraduate fall class was composed of students from more than 66 countries, all 50 U.S. states and 73 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Advanced degree recipients, including doctoral, master’s and educational specialist degrees, attend commencement on Dec. 13. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
For undergraduate and graduate students alike, adding a unique design to the top of your graduation cap is a popular way to celebrate accomplishments and add personality to the traditional academic regalia. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Teresa Sullivan, MSU alum, former interim provost and president emerita and university professor emerita at the University of Virginia, receives an honorary degree before addressing graduates at the doctoral, master’s and educational specialist degree commencement ceremony. In addition to Sullivan, Jillian Lorenz, co-founder of The Barre Code, and Darius Adamczyk, chairman of Goldman Sachs Private Asset Investments and Operations, both gave addresses and received honorary degrees during the baccalaureate degree ceremonies. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Continuing what has become a new tradition, MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., climbed Beaumont Tower with a group of fall 2024 graduates to celebrate commencement. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
President Guskiewicz and students explore Beaumont Tower with the guidance of Laurie Harkema, assistant carillonist. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Associated Students of Michigan State University Chief of Staff Manvir Bamrah and Senior Class Vice President Kristina Drabczyk present the senior class gift at an undergraduate commencement ceremony. Each year, the senior class campaign raises funds that support programs and resources for future generations of students to commemorate their time at MSU. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Undergraduates await the conferral of their degrees at one of two baccalaureate commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14.

Congrats, Spartans! We can’t wait to see where the next steps on your journey will take you. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Finishing 2024 on a major high note, more than 4,000 Spartans celebrated their academic achievements at MSU’s fall semester commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14 in the Breslin Student Events Center. The undergraduate fall class was composed of students from more than 66 countries, all 50 U.S. states and 73 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

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