Missouri State University’s spring 2017 commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, May 19, 2017 at JQH Arena.

Key details

• What: Spring 2017 commencement
• When: Friday, May 19, 2017 at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• Where: JQH Arena
• Live streaming: YouTube
• Social media tagboard: tagboard.com/BearGrads/20442
• Event website: http://www.missouristate.edu/commencement/spring-2017-commencement.htm

Share your story

Help us celebrate our #BearGrads by sharing your experience on social media. If you are graduating or attending graduation to celebrate with someone, we want to hear about it. You may even see yourself featured on Missouri State’s social media channels.

We encourage you to join the conversation before and during commencement by posting about it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and tagging your posts with the official hashtag: #BearGrads.

Make your posts social media savvy

• Tag your posts with the official commencement hashtag: #BearGrads
• Share your experience with us by tagging Missouri State University or @missouristate
• Tag your posts with the Springfield, Missouri hashtag: #SGF
• If you would like to provide a link for more information on the event, please link to http://www.missouristate.edu/commencement/spring-2017-commencement.htm
• When you post to Facebook, boost your status update by sharing with a photo or video.
• Nothing beats a first-hand perspective. If you attend commencement, share photos from or quotes about your experience.

Visual assets

Snapchat

Look for our #BearGrads geofilter on Snapchat May 19 in Hammons Student Center and JQH Arena.

YouTube Live Video

Facebook timeline photos

Twitter timeline photos

Instagram photo

GIFs

Download and share GIFs from Missouri State’s GIPHY channel.

Digital wallpapers

Add #BearGrads digital wallpaper to your desktop or phone screen.

Sample social media posts

• Congratulations to our #BearGrads! We’re proud of you!
• Can’t make it to commencement? Watch the ceremonies live online at YouTube #BearGrads
• #BearGrads has a new member, and it’s my (son, daughter, friend, etc.) (@TagThePerson).
• What’s your favorite college memory? Share using #BearGrads.
• Graduating on Friday? Share your photos from the day using #BearGrads.
• See what our #BearGrads have to say about commencement day: http://bit.ly/1Hlgn1C. Join the conversation with #BearGrads