Approximately 1,100 students, both undergraduate and graduate, marked a significant milestone in their academic journeys at Ohio University’s 2023 Fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 16 at the Convocation Center.
President Lori Stewart Gonzalez opened the event, congratulating the graduates for their hard work, sacrifice and success.
“Wherever your journey takes you, I hope that you keep exploring, keep learning, keep growing, and all the while, keep Ohio University in your hearts,” she said. “You will always be a Bobcat and Ohio University will forever welcome you back – it is your home.”
The two-hour ceremony was not only a celebration of academic accomplishment but also a testament to the hard work and dedication of the students.
Associate Professor Josh Antonuccio, director of OHIO’s School of Media Arts and Studies, delivered the Fall Commencement address. He encouraged graduates to use their OHIO experience as a launchpad for fulfilling their potential.
“Your job is to identify and continually invest into your uniqueness – whatever that might be,” he said. “In doing so, it will open a world of possibilities for you.”
View the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony livestream on the Commencement website and see photo highlights from the event, below:
![Graduate is congratulated as she steps off the stage](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0085.jpg)
![Male graduate receives mantle](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0241-2.jpg)
![Faculty and President Lori Stewart Gonzalez at Fall 2023 Commencement ceremony](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0053-2.jpg)
![Woman in regalia at Fall 2023 commencement ceremony](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0957.jpg)
![President Lori Stewart Gonzalez greets male graduate on stage](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0245-2.jpg)
![Fall 2023 Commencement speaker Josh Antonuccio on stage](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws1436.jpg)
![Fall 2023 Commencement speaker Josh Antonuccio and President Lori Stewart Gonzalez](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0469-2.jpg)
![Male graduate wearing glasses looks over his shoulder at the camera during Fall 2023 Commencement ceremony](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws1212.jpg)
![Graduates embrace following the Fall 2023 commencement ceremony](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0239-2.jpg)
![Graduate and family celebrate outside of the Convocation Center at Fall 2023 Commencement](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0232.jpg)
![Graduate celebrates outside of the Convocation Center for Fall Commencement 2023](https://ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/2023-12/20231217fall_commencement_bws0703-2.jpg)