There are four graduation dates per year during which diplomas are issued: December, January, May, and August. Commencement exercises are held at Framingham State University in May only. In order to participant in Commencement, graduate students must have completed all degree requirements including the Portfolio Requirement.

Students who have completed all degree requirements in the preceding August, December, or January, as well as by the appropriate date in May, are welcome to participant in the May Commencement.

June 1st For August graduationOctober 1st For December graduationDecember 1st For January graduationMarch 1st For May graduation

Diplomas are generally received 4-6 weeks after a graduation date. Diplomas are mailed to the address listed on the Commencement Application, or to the site coordinator.

Degree information is not printed on the student transcript until after theRobert Pera's list of headlining partners in his bid to own the Grizzlies continues to grow.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife, Ashley, a former Memphian, and Memphis basketball legend Penny Hardaway have agreed to become limited partners in Pera's ownership group, a source close to Pera said Thursday.

Pera, whose purchase of the team from Michael Heisley is being vetted by the NBA, has assembled a group with star power and local ties, including recent additions such as pop star and actor Justin Timberlake and former congressman Harold Ford Jr. The group also includes AutoZone founder J.R. "Pitt" Hyde and financier Staley Cates, who were limited partners under Heisley. Edward Dobbs, Duncan Williams and Billy Orgel also have agreed to be local partners.

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