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MAE Fall 2024 Departmental Graduation Ceremony
December 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
We are so excited to celebrate our Fall 2024 graduates! The MAE Fall 2024 Departmental Graduation Ceremony will be held at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center at 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, NC 27606 on December 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. Important information and instructions for the graduation ceremony will be posted here, check back for updates.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Tickets will be required for all graduation attendees. Students will receive communication about tickets via email. Tickets will be distributed to graduates at check-in on December 12.
Graduates
- Please RSVP for the Ceremony by December 4th, 2024.
- Arrive no later than 10:00 am: the ceremony will begin promptly at 11:00 am.
- Enter the McKimmon Center through the main entrance (facing the large parking lot).
- Check in at the appropriate table (graduate or undergraduate) to pick up your name-call card before lining up.
- You must wear official NCSU graduate regalia (cap and gown) in order to participate in the ceremony. These can be purchased from the NC State Bookstore.
- Keep any personal items with you during the ceremony: you may not end up in the same seat after you walk across the stage.
- Degrees will be recognized in the order listed: PhD Aerospace, PhD Mechanical, MS Aerospace, MS Mechanical, BS Aerospace, BS Mechanical.
- Graduates will not walk across the stage in alphabetical order.
- Each graduate is allowed up to 10 guests.
Guests
- Ceremony room seating will open to family and friends of graduating students at 10:30 am.
- Enter the McKimmon Center through the main entrance (facing the large parking lot).
- Accessible seating is available inside the main room where the ceremony is held.
- Each graduate is allowed up to 10 guests.
Graduate Pictures
Professional photographers will be present to take a photo of each student when they are on the stage to receive their scroll. A portrait photo will also be taken of each student after they step down from the stage. The photography company will reach out to graduates via email and/or mail in the weeks after the ceremony with information about how to purchase pictures.
Parking
- Parking is free and available for all students and guests in the main parking lot in front of the building or the side lot facing Western Blvd
- Handicap parking is located in the main and side parking lots. To qualify for handicap parking, you must display a valid state handicap parking permit. Handicap parking is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Diplomas
During the MAE graduation ceremony, students will receive a presentation scroll. The University will mail the diploma and diploma cover to each student’s home address shortly after graduation. Graduates, please make sure your diploma mailing address is up-to-date in the MyPack Portal. Information about diploma mailing timelines can be found here.
University Commencement
For information about the university graduation ceremony, regalia purchasing, diploma information and more, please visit the University Commencement Website. No tickets are required to attend the university graduation ceremony.
Click here to watch the 2024 MAE Fall Graduation Ceremony live.
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Speakers
Commencement Speaker – Tyler Hudson
Dr. Tyler Hudson is a Senior Materials Research Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2012, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014, and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 2017 all from North Carolina State University. His graduate school advisor was Dr. Fuh-Gwo Yuan. Dr. Yuan always put the needs of his graduate students above his own and was instrumental to Dr. Hudson’s early career. Dr. Hudson’s research has focused on manufacturing and process monitoring of advanced aerospace composite structures. He has made significant technical contributions to NASA projects within the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate. He has earned numerous accolades including being the valedictorian of his undergraduate class, receiving a NASA Early Career Achievement Medal, the Robert A. Mitcheltree Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Hampton Roads Section of AIAA, the Doug Ensor Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Peninsula Engineers Council, the Inside Business Top 40 Under 40, and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the Mechanical and Aerospace Department of N.C. State. He is active as a volunteer and leader in his church and local community of Hampton Roads, Virginia.