Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony
The Fall 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 5 PM in the Holmes Convocation Center.
Commencement Macebearer
The Appalachian State University mace is carried by a senior faculty member in all academic processions. Traditionally, the macebearer precedes the chancellor of an institution, both upon entering and leaving a ceremony. The mace serves as a symbol of authority just as it did during the Middle Ages, when a macebearer accompanied an official taking office or opening court.
The App State mace symbolizes the university’s mountain heritage, the rustic location and the sophistication of an emerging, national leader in higher education. To learn more about the App State mace's design, visit appstate.edu/commencement.
The Fall 2025 Commencement macebearers will be announced in December 2025.