--- title: 127th Commencement Exercises, Graduate Ceremony description: 127th Commencement Exercises, Graduate Ceremony image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Image_117%20(2).jpg --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) [![burg-blog-logo-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/burg-blog-logo-1.png?width=238&height=113&name=burg-blog-logo-1.png)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/) # 127th Commencement Exercises, Graduate Ceremony Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/author/andy-cunningham) on May 19, 2023 at 12:44 PM ![](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Avatar2.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Fitchburg State celebrated its 127th commencement exercises, graduate ceremony, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The ceremony includes remarks from  [Senator John J. Cronin](https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JJC0), alum [Representative Michael P. Kushmerek](https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MPK1), President Richard S. Lapidus as well as a speech by MBA recipient Stephanie Tsacogianis, the Spring 2023 recipient of the Graduate Student Leadership Award. ![Image_011-May-19-2023-04-20-52-8325-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_011-May-19-2023-04-20-52-8325-PM.jpg?width=2479&height=2032&name=Image_011-May-19-2023-04-20-52-8325-PM.jpg) ![Image_016-May-19-2023-04-20-53-0315-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_016-May-19-2023-04-20-53-0315-PM.jpg?width=2750&height=1941&name=Image_016-May-19-2023-04-20-53-0315-PM.jpg) ![Image_063-May-19-2023-04-20-52-9894-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_063-May-19-2023-04-20-52-9894-PM.jpg?width=1855&height=2815&name=Image_063-May-19-2023-04-20-52-9894-PM.jpg) ![Image_078-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5553-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_078-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5553-PM.jpg?width=2357&height=1548&name=Image_078-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5553-PM.jpg) ![Image_031-May-19-2023-04-20-53-7079-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_031-May-19-2023-04-20-53-7079-PM.jpg?width=2061&height=3092&name=Image_031-May-19-2023-04-20-53-7079-PM.jpg) ![Image_084-May-19-2023-04-20-53-2720-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_084-May-19-2023-04-20-53-2720-PM.jpg?width=1884&height=2633&name=Image_084-May-19-2023-04-20-53-2720-PM.jpg) ![Image_089-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4635-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_089-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4635-PM.jpg?width=2755&height=2030&name=Image_089-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4635-PM.jpg) ![Image_095-4](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_095-4.jpg?width=2628&height=1840&name=Image_095-4.jpg) ![Image_098-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4693-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_098-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4693-PM.jpg?width=2762&height=2061&name=Image_098-May-19-2023-04-20-53-4693-PM.jpg) ![Image_102-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_102-3.jpg?width=2136&height=1610&name=Image_102-3.jpg) ![Image_108-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_108-3.jpg?width=2945&height=1961&name=Image_108-3.jpg) ![Image_113-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_113-3.jpg?width=3058&height=1941&name=Image_113-3.jpg) ![Image_006-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5382-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_006-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5382-PM.jpg?width=2558&height=1989&name=Image_006-May-19-2023-04-20-52-5382-PM.jpg) ![Image_123-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_123-3.jpg?width=2062&height=1793&name=Image_123-3.jpg) ![Image_117 (2)](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_117%20(2).jpg?width=1512&height=2464&name=Image_117%20(2).jpg) ![Image_139-2](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_139-2.jpg?width=2071&height=2061&name=Image_139-2.jpg) ![Image_172-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_172-3.jpg?width=2458&height=2061&name=Image_172-3.jpg) ![Image_183](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_183.jpg?width=3091&height=2061&name=Image_183.jpg) ![Image_152-2](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_152-2.jpg?width=2969&height=2047&name=Image_152-2.jpg) ![Image_195-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_195-1.jpg?width=1685&height=2061&name=Image_195-1.jpg) ![Image_148](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_148.jpg?width=1941&height=2952&name=Image_148.jpg) ![Image_209-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_209-1.jpg?width=2114&height=2060&name=Image_209-1.jpg) ![Image_162-2](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_162-2.jpg?width=2498&height=1646&name=Image_162-2.jpg) ![Image_199](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_199.jpg?width=1941&height=2901&name=Image_199.jpg) **![Image_220](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_220.jpg?width=2986&height=1903&name=Image_220.jpg)** **Check out all the photos here;**   ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic A-Z - 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