Congrats Class of 2025!
Your time has arrived! Your Aggie family is excited for you as you begin your next great adventure.
Class of 2025 Graduation News
The Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be held Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, 2025. We are honored to celebrate with you and cheer you on in your tremendous achievement. Moving from student to alumni extends your bond with our Aggie family, and we are happy to help!
NMSU Graduation Fair
March 18, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and March 19, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, NMSU Bookstore
Every semester, the NMSU Alumni Association joins partners across the NMSU campus, including NMSU Bookstore, NMSU Career Services, NMSU Financial Aid and Scholarship Services, NMSU Honors College, NMSU Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and NMSU-Doña Ana Community College, to create a one-stop-opportunity for all graduation needs for soon-to-be Aggie Alumni.
At this event, you can do all of the following for Commencement:
- Reserve your spot and submit a photo for your Graduation ceremony
- Order your cap, gown and tassel and receive a 10% discount when you purchase it during Grad Fair days
- Buy your Class Ring from Balfour
- Sign up for professional photos and graduation pictures with GradImages
- Order your Diploma Frame
- Purchase your personalized Commencement announcements
- Purchase a Crimson cord (for Crimson Scholars who have 75 NMSU credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above at the time he/she is applying for his/her degree)
- Enter a drawing for chances to win awesome prizes from our vendors, such as a cap and gown, diploma frames, Aggie gear and a graduation photo package by GradImages
Class Ring Ceremony
The NMSU Alumni Association is honored to recognize each semester’s ring recipients with the beloved campus tradition of the Class Ring Ceremony, held the Wednesday before commencement.
This semester’s NMSU Class Ring Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at the Corbett Center Auditorium in the Corbett Center Student Union. It is a free event for graduating seniors and alumni to share their NMSU pride with family and friends.
The rings are delivered by Pistol Pete, carried inside a specially crafted wooden chest built for the occasion. Each ring is attached to a chile ristra—a cherished tradition started by alumna Jo Lytle ’83 with Hatch Chile Express. The brief ceremony features remarks from university officials and the presentation of the rings.
Recipients are invited to take a commemorative photo with Pistol Pete and university officials. After the ceremony, they are encouraged to write a heartfelt note in the Ring Ceremony memory book, sharing their ring experience and what it means to them. They can also read reflections from previous graduates, connecting with the memories of generations of Aggies who have participated in this cherished tradition.
How Do I Get the Ring?
The Official Class ring is reserved exclusively for junior and senior students in good standing, as well as all graduates of NMSU. While the campus will surely develop and change, the icons, the statues, the traditions and the Official Ring will not. The Official Ring serves as an honorable symbol for all past and future graduates, forming a common bond between NMSU alumni and the institution that played a key role in forming their future.
