{"id":2892,"date":"2026-04-01T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:12:52","slug":"may-9-join-us-for-a-post-commencement-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/may-9-join-us-for-a-post-commencement-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"May 9 – Join Us for a Post-Commencement Celebration!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The diplomas are in hand\u2014now it is time to celebrate your graduate’s remarkable achievements! Immediately following the Commencement Ceremony, we invite all students, families, and guests to join faculty and staff in the Hamilton-Williams Student Center (Benes Rooms). Enjoy light snacks and wonderful conversation as you meet the professors and mentors who have influenced your student’s life. It\u2019s the perfect opportunity to snap a few photos, mingle with our vibrant campus community, and experience firsthand what has made the last four years so special. While most academic departments will participate in this central celebration, a few may host their own events. We encourage you to check in with your student to plan out a joyful and memorable afternoon!<\/p>\n

OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Academic Affairs
\nContact:<\/strong>\u00a0Elizabeth Nix at\u00a0eanix@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The diplomas are in hand\u2014now it is time to celebrate your graduate’s remarkable achievements! Immediately following the Commencement Ceremony, we invite all students, families, and guests to join faculty and staff in the Hamilton-Williams Student Center (Benes Rooms). Enjoy light snacks and wonderful conversation as you meet the professors and mentors who have influenced your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[162,167,110,306,380],"class_list":["post-2892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life-academics","tag-academics","tag-celebration","tag-commencement","tag-faculty","tag-reception"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2893,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2892\/revisions\/2893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}