{"id":10917,"date":"2026-10-13T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/?page_id=10917"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:55:03","slug":"commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/office-of-the-academic-dean\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 id=\"h-class-of-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class of 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, May 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a4e26122 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/bulletin\/2026-commencement-program\/\">2026 Commencement Program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipNivJHCMZvKsL5atLs5H3hFPs0_6UuHSwiGOZE995nz7LWEQr3avYTNVZ-zvgICaA?pli=1&amp;key=dWd1OGRGaV94dUJwbHhHbngzZm1DbVdhdUhhWW5n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download Commencement Photos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transylvania University Graduation\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/5897569\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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