{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"76601","title":"Spring 2026 Commencement","campus":"Tempe campus","locations":"Event locations vary","college_unit":"Office of University Provost","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EArizona State University graduate and undergraduate commencement will be held in person\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EArizona State University graduate and undergraduate commencement will be held in person on Monday, May 11. Graduate commencement begins at 9 a.m. and the undergraduate ceremony starts at 7:30 p.m. Other ceremonies and convocations will be held from Friday, May 8 through Saturday, May 16.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGraduating students who wish to participate in commencement ceremonies must register in advance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELegendary actor and conservation and environmental advocate Harrison Ford will speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Monday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. at Mountain America Stadium. Ford has brought to life some of the most enduring characters in film history, including Han Solo in the \u201cStar Wars\u201d movies. His career has spanned more than six decades and included the hit movies \u201cRaiders of the Lost Ark,\u201d \u201cWitness,\u201d \u201cPatriot Games,\u201d \u201cBlade Runner,\u201d \u201cThe Fugitive\u201d and \u201cPresumed Innocent.\u201d Most recently, he starred in the TV Western \u201c1923\u201d and the comedy drama \u201cShrinking.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPhilanthropist and businessman Howard Graham Buffett, chairman and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropic organizations in the world, will also speak at the event. Buffett has dedicated his life to tackling some of the world\u2019s most urgent challenges, from food insecurity to conflict and global stability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022btn btn-gold\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/graduation.asu.edu\/ceremonies\/schedule\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022text\u0022\u003ESee all graduation events\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022btn btn-maroon\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/graduation.asu.edu\/graduates\/register-to-attend-a-ceremony\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022text\u0022\u003ERegister now\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"","email":"graduation@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/spring-2026-commencement?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-03\/251215%20ASU%20Undergraduate%20Commencement%20-%20SM%20-%20663A0432.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"May 11 2026 - 9:00am","end_date":"May 11 2026 - 10:00pm","time_description":"Times and locations vary.","very_start_date":"2026-05-11T09:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-05-11T22:00:00Z","event_types":"Featured","interests":"Graduate","audiences":"For current ASU students|For staff|For faculty|For international students|For Sun Devil parents and families|For transfer students|For veterans","event_units":"Office of University Provost","event_topics":"Family friendly|Free|Graduation","download":"","event_map_url":"","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus","venue_address":"","venue_city":"","venue_state":"","venue_zip":"","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/spring-2026-commencement?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":""}}]}