‘Tis the season…for college graduations and commencements. Here’s how Mennonite colleges are marking this occasion.

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Indiana
Date: May 21, 2:30 p.m.
Location: College Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Speakers: Dr. Alan Kreider, AMBS Professor Emeritus. Dr. Mary Schertz will give a blessing to the graduates and Dr. Jamie Pitts will give a charge to the graduates.

Bethel College
North Newton, Kansas
Date: May 22, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Thresher Stadium (if raining, the event will move to Memorial Hall)
Speaker: Daniel Hege, widely recognized as one of America’s finest conductors. He served for 11 seasons as music director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. In June 2009, he was appointed music director of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and, as of the 2015-16 season, is principal guest conductor of the Tulsa Symphony.

Bluffton (Ohio) University
Date: May 8, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Sommer Center
Speaker: Sarah Thompson, executive director of Christian Peacemaker Teams

Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Date: May 1, 1:00 p.m.
Location: The front lawn on campus
Speaker: Loren Swartzendruber, EMU president. This will be Swartzendruber’s last commencement as president. After 13 years of service, he is retiring on June 30.

Eastern Mennonite Seminary
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Date: April 30, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lehman Auditorium
Speaker: Dr. John D. Roth, professor of history and director of the Mennonite Historical Library at Goshen (Indiana) College and editor of the Mennonite Quarterly Review.

Goshen (Indiana) College
Date: April 24, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
Speaker: Carrie Newcomer, an Indiana-based singer-songwriter, author and a 1980 Goshen College alumna

Hesston (Kansas) College
Date: May 8, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Yost Center
Speaker: Kevin Wilder, Professor of Bible, Religious Studies and Psychology

Featured image provided by Goshen College.