Central announces May 2026 commencement dates, speakers
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Central announces May commencement dates, speakers
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MEDIA ADVISORY – March 19, 2026
New Britain, Conn. - Central Connecticut State University will host two outdoor commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16. (The inclement weather date is Sunday, May 17.) Both ceremonies also will be livestreamed at www.ccsu.edu/commencement/.
This year’s featured guest speaker is Dr. Brian K. Fowler, a cardiology fellow at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Fowler is a 2011 graduate of Central, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication and played for the Blue Devils football team as running back. He went on to receive his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Wife his wife, Dr. Fowler co-founded The Brian & Hannah Fowler Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting underprivileged high school students pursuing careers in the health professions.
Central President Zulma R. Toro and Dr. John Maduko, interim chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, also will address the Class of 2026.
Commencement will take place on campus at Arute Field where undergraduates and graduates of each school will be recognized according to the following schedule:
9 a.m. ceremony
- Carol A. Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
- School of Business
2:30 p.m. ceremony
- School of Education
- School of Engineering, Science & Technology
- College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
The names of each degree candidate will be read aloud during both ceremonies. Each ceremony will run for approximately two hours.
A media feed will be available.
PARKING
Please see the attached map or click here to locate the parking areas below.
- There will be limited parking spaces for members of the media at the event staging area. More information will be sent to media as details are finalized.
- Guest parking will be available at the Student Center garage and parking lot and Welte garage and parking lot. If using GPS, use 105 Ella Grasso Blvd. in New Britain as a starting point.
- Accessible parking will be available in Kaiser parking lot.
- Shuttle buses to Arute Stadium will be available at Welte garage and parking lot.
For more information, visit www.ccsu.edu/commencement/.
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CCSUNews
MEDIA ADVISORY – April 27, 2026
New Britain, Conn. - Central Connecticut State University will host two outdoor commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16. (The inclement weather date is Sunday, May 17.) Both ceremonies also will be livestreamed at www.ccsu.edu/commencement/.
This year’s featured guest speaker is Dr. Brian K. Fowler, a cardiology fellow at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Fowler is a 2011 graduate of Central, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication and played for the Blue Devils football team as running back. He went on to receive his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Wife his wife, Dr. Fowler co-founded The Brian & Hannah Fowler Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting underprivileged high school students pursuing careers in the health professions.
Central President Zulma R. Toro also will address the Class of 2026.
