825 MTSU grads' Aug. 7 commencement will seem more like old times Aug 03, 2021 at 06:24 pm by WGNS New MTSU College of Education graduate Andrea Villegas proudly wears her customized mortarboard during the university’s spring 2021 three-day weekend of commencement ceremonies in May. Villegas, who now teaches at Stewartsboro Elementary School, wrote “For my father, who came with nothing but gave me everything” on her graduation cap. MTSU students will return to Murphy Center Saturday, Aug. 7, for the university’s summer 2021 commencement ceremony. (MTSU file photo by Cat Curtis Murphy) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU’s 825 graduating members of the August Class of 2021 and their supporters will see a more familiar scene this Saturday, Aug. 7, when they walk into Hale Arena inside Murphy Center for the university’s summer 2021 commencement ceremony.