More than 4,000 California State University, Los Angeles students will be donning caps and gowns when they receive diplomas during the 2017 Commencement from May 20 to 22.
Commencement will feature nine separate ceremonies at the University Stadium in the Billie Jean King Sports Complex. Thousands of people are expected to attend each ceremony. Graduating students will have their names called out as they walk across a large stage and shake hands with Cal State LA President William A. Covino.
"I am extremely proud of our graduates and all they have accomplished," Covino said. "They will become part of a distinguished alumni community that includes inventors and innovators, citizens and civil leaders who learned on this campus and have become standard-bearers for Cal State LA and its mission of engagement, service, and the public good."
University parking is free for all Commencement ceremonies. Graduating candidates and guests will be directed to parking structures A, B or C (blue level). Parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. Click on the following link for a Commencement map showing parking areas and other venues.
Below is a list of the ceremonies and speakers:
Saturday, May 20, at 8 a.m.
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Saturday, May 20, at 12 p.m.
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Speaker: Honorary Doctorate recipient Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Saturday, May 20, at 4 p.m.
College of Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Technology
Speaker: Royal H. Huff, Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection and Administration Technology
Sunday, May 21, at 8 a.m.
Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
Sunday, May 21, at 1 p.m.
Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m.
College of Arts and Letters
Speaker: Monica Lynn Roldan, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Monday, May 22, at 8 a.m.
College of Business and Economics
Undergraduate - Business Administration
Speaker: Luis Patiño, senior vice president and general manager, Univision Local Media Los Angeles
Monday, May 22, at 1 p.m.
College of Business and Economics
All Graduate Programs & Undergraduates for Computer Information Systems and Economics
Speaker: Luis Patiño, senior vice president and general manager, Univision Local Media Los Angeles
Monday, May 22, at 6 p.m.
Charter College of Education
Speaker: Feliza I. Ortiz-Licon, `09, board member, California Department of Education
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Cal State LA is ranked number one in the nation based on the upward mobility of its students. Founded in 1947, Cal State LA is the premier public comprehensive university in the heart of Los Angeles and is dedicated to the mission of engagement, service, and the public good. The University serves more than 27,000 students and more than 247,000 distinguished alumni, who are as diverse as the region we serve. Led by an award-winning faculty, the University offers nationally recognized programs in science, the arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and the humanities.
Cal State LA is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility, Billie Jean King Sports Complex and the TV, Film and Media Center. For more information, visit www.CalStateLA.edu.