Columbus State University’s spring 2018 commencement ceremonies are scheduled for May 18 and 19. The three ceremonies listed below will be held at CSU’s Lumpkin Center to honor the more than 700 total graduates earning their degrees.
 
·         Friday, May 18 at 4 p.m. – College of Arts and College of Business

·         Saturday, May 19 at 10 a.m. – College of Education and Health Professions

·         Saturday, May 19 at 3 p.m. – College of Letters and Sciences
 
Keynote speakers for the ceremonies are Sachin Shailendra, who will speak at the College of Arts and College of Business ceremony on Friday, and Stefan Lawrence, who will speak at the Saturday morning College of Education and Health Professions ceremony.

Shailendra is president of SG Contracting, Inc., a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and chair of the University System of Georgia Foundation. Lawrence, a CSU alumnus and former CSU basketball player, is a teacher, coach, and AP Coordinator at G.W. Carver High School, as well as a recently named finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year.