Thank you in advance for your support of the 2025 Commencement ceremonies. We will hold nine college-based ceremonies on May 19, 20, and 21, 2025, at the historic Shrine Auditorium.
We will welcome about 5,500 graduating students and over 40,000 guests. To ensure that we can support each ceremony, we will need your help and are asking you to sign up to be a Commencement Team Member for a minimum of five ceremonies. Your assistance will help us provide a memorable experience to our graduating students and their family and friends.
Please sign-up no later than Friday, April 25 (new date), at 5 p.m. PT, by following the instructions below:
- Please click on the Commencement 2025 MAIN Team Members sign-up button below to access the group on Microsoft Teams.
- Once your access has been approved, please click on the Files tab on the top of the page.
- Please click on the CalStateLA_Commencement2025_MAIN_Team_Members_Sign-Up worksheet and select your desired role. If all the time slots available for a certain role have been filled, please select another assignment. The schedule will be finalized on Monday, April 28, 2025, by the end of the business day.
- Once you have made your selection, please close the worksheet to allow others to sign-up.
Information for Commencement Team Members
- We are asking team members to assist with five ceremonies. Staff is welcome to assist with additional ceremonies if your schedule allows.
Assistance is needed with:
- guest line information
- student check-in
- staff marshal: pre-seating
- staff marshal hooding (hooding aligners) critical need
- stage marshal critical need
- diploma cover passing
- floaters.Each task available will have a different location, as well as varying start and end time. These are listed on the sign-up sheet.
Shuttles will be provided to/from Cal State LA to the Shrine Auditorium. If there are any changes to the schedule, we will inform faculty and staff.
There will be several virtual orientations in May.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 10 a.m. | https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/82616317255
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 2 p.m. | https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/85841936415
Friday, May 9, 2025 | 10 a.m. | https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/87128846509
Friday, May 9, 2025 | 2 p.m. | https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/82392226998
- Each team member will receive a Commencement badge that they will need to wear during their assignment. The badges will be needed for security purposes and will be collected after Commencement to reuse the next year. Distribution date/time/location will be sent once assignments have been finalized.
- We are requesting that all team members wear work-appropriate but comfortable attire. Business-casual top. Previous gray Commencement polo shirts okay, no t-shirts or tank tops. Dark pants/dark jeans with no distressed styles like holes, rips, or frays. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes. Nice tennis shoes okay. No sandals/heels.
- If you cannot assist due to scheduling conflicts, please contact your vice president directly to be excused from assisting in this year’s Commencement. Each vice president will then provide the names of those who are excused to the Commencement Office.
We thank you for your ongoing commitment to our students and look forward to your participation. Your involvement will continue to generate excitement and energy for our annual Commencement ceremonies.
For more information, contact the Commencement Office.
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Commencement website last updated: May 5, 2025