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Celebrate with friends and family

As a graduate of Kelley Direct Online MBA and MS programs, you can participate in two ceremonies—both the Indiana University Bloomington Graduate Commencement Ceremony and the Kelley Direct Graduate Recognition Ceremony for Online MBA and MS degree students.

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You’ll leave Kelley Direct Online programs not only with a degree from one of the world’s leading business schools but also with the knowledge and network to achieve success on your terms.

Indiana University Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Approximately 7,000 students graduate over the course of this weekend. The IU Graduate Commencement Ceremony celebrates all IU Bloomington graduate students.

Graduate Recognition Ceremony

This special ceremony specifically recognizes the graduating class of Kelley Online Programs, complete with caps, gowns, and all the pomp and circumstance our graduates have earned.

May 9, 2025

IU Graduate Commencement Ceremony

May 10, 2025

Kelley Direct Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Can’t celebrate with us in person?

Download the Kelley Direct Graduation Spirit Pack—designed to help you bring the celebration home. Use these materials to print, decorate, and share your excitement with family and friends.

Download your spirit pack now

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Share your celebration on LinkedIn using #KDGrad and tag @Kelley Direct Online MBA on our Showcase Page so we can share your success.

New graduates reflect on the impact of their Kelley Direct experience

The Kelley Direct Online MBA program celebrates students' hard work and achievements at Commencement each year.

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Earning my Kelly Direct Online MBA degree has helped me both personally

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and professionally

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Stay at work, have three kids juggle life, juggle family. Um, the,

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the Kelly program was, was the best fit for me and the number one, when

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I look back at my journey,

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the two moments that stand out in particular are both of my Kelly on campuses.

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We got the opportunity to work with companies that had real problems and were

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looking for solutions to implement. I got

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To do an immersion program. The

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Study abroad in Thailand for me was one of the key highlights for my experience.

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The

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Grease program, the immersion programs. It was amazing. It changed my life.

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I think the biggest thing is, uh, the network of people that I met.

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The topics that we've covered and the lessons I've taken away have really made

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me an all around better person and business leader. If

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You are considering the Kelly Direct online degree, just do it.

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It really, really is life changing.

Apply for graduation

To apply for graduation, complete the Graduation Application Form.

Please reach out to us with any questions at askkd@iu.edu or 877-785-4713.

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Parents with questions about graduation ceremonies for their undergraduate student should contact the Undergraduate Program office at 812-855-4474 to learn more.

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