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Graduation Celebrations

Graduation Open House on the Blue

We are excited to invite our graduates and their families to an open house on The Blue, Friday, December 13 from 3-5 p.m. Enjoy music and an opportunity to take memorable graduation photos in your regalia on The Blue.

Graduating students will receive additional information via email closer to the date.

 

Commencement Celebrations

Asian/Pacific Islander Stole Celebration

Asian/Pacific Islander Stole Celebration

  • Date: Wednesday, December 11
  • Time: 4 p.m. 
  • Location: Hatch Ballroom, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of Asian/Pacific Islander graduates from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

For more information and to RSVP visit Asian/Pacific Islander Stole Celebration

Black Excellence Stole Ceremony

Black Excellence Stole Ceremony

  • Date: Tuesday, December 10
  • Time: 4 p.m. 
  • Location: Hatch Ballroom, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of graduates who identify as Black from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. These stoles are meant to be worn to the Boise State Commencement ceremony. Students are welcome to wear their tribal regalia to the ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

For more information and to RSVP visit Black Excellence Stole Celebration

Graduation Champagne Toast

  • Date: Wednesday December 11, 2024
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Location: Alumni and Friends Center, Ballroom

Sponsored by the Boise State Alumni Association this event offers an opportunity to toast to the winter commencement graduates and Class of 2024 and most importantly, welcome our graduates to the Boise State Alumni Association. This event is for graduates only to celebrate amongst your peers as well as visit your home in the Alumni and Friends Building. Champagne is complimentary, registration is required. For questions please reach out to sydneymontgomery@boisestate.edu in the Office of Alumni Relations.

For more information and to RSVP visit Graduation Champagne Toast

Gender Equity Center Cupcakes and Cords

Gender Equity Center Cupcakes and Cords

  • Date: Friday, December 6
  • Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Location: Berquist Lounge, Student Union

All are welcome to celebrate the achievements of our LGBTQIA+ and allied graduates, enjoy rainbow cupcakes and light hors d’oeuvres, and mingle with friends during this drop-in event.

Rainbow cords and pins will be available for graduates. No RSVP is needed.

For more information visit Gender Equity Center

Graduating Student Leaders Celebration

Graduating Student Leaders Celebration

  • Date: Thursday, December 12
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Simplot Ballroom, Student Union Building

Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, this event recognizes students who have developed as leaders through their involvement at Boise State and have shown a positive impact on the campus community.

Students must be nominated by a staff or faculty member in order to be eligible for recognition. Nominated students will be sent an email asking them to apply by Sunday, November 24, 2024.

 

First-Generation Graduation Celebration

First-Generation Graduation Celebration

  • Date: Thursday, December 12
  • Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of students who are the first members of their families to graduate from college. If your parent(s) and/or guardian(s) do not have a bachelor’s degree, you are considered to be first-generation regardless of whether a sibling graduated first. Students can recognize those who supported them during their collegiate journey by asking them to present their first-generation cord onstage.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Cords are provided free of charge to graduates.

Click here to RSVP by December 9, 2024

Indigenous Stole Celebration

  • Date: Tuesday, December 10
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Hatch Ballroom, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of Native and Indigenous graduates from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. Students are welcome to wear their tribal regalia to the ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

For more information and to RSVP visit Indigenous Stole Celebration

 

International Graduation Celebration

International Graduation Celebration

  • Date: Thursday, December 12
  • Time: 3-5 p.m. 
  • Location: Lookout Room, Student Union

Help us honor and celebrate the achievements of our departing exchange students, study abroad alumni, and international students graduating from Boise State!

RSVP is not needed. For questions please contact internationalinfo@boisestate.edu

LatinX Celebration

LatinX Celebration

  • Date: Wednesday, December 11
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Jordan D Ballroom, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of students from the Latinx community. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. These stoles are meant to be worn to the Boise State Commencement ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

For more information and to RSVP visit LatinX Celebration

Respiratory Care Department Graduation Celebration

Respiratory Care Department Graduation Celebration

  • Date: Friday, December 13
  • Time: 4 p.m. 
  • Location: Simplot AC, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of Respiratory Care graduates from Boise State. Graduates along with their families and friends are invited to the ceremony.

For more information and to RSVP visit Respirtory Care Graduation Celebration

School of Nursing Convocation Celebration

School of Nursing Convocation Celebration

  • Date: Friday, December 13
  • Time: 4 – 6 p.m. 
  • Location: Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Building

The School of Nursing Convocation is a ceremony to celebrate and honor the academic achievements of nursing students. Join us and share your success with nursing faculty, staff, fellow students, friends, and family.

For more information and to RSVP visit Nursing Convocation

Veteran Cord Ceremony

Veteran Cord Ceremony

  • Date: Wednesday, December 11
  • Time: 5-7 p.m. 
  • Location: Lookout Room, Student Union

This celebration honors the accomplishments of veteran graduates from Boise State. Veteran graduates along with their families and friends are invited to the ceremony. Cords are provided free of charge to graduates.

Veteran graduates unable to attend are eligible to pick up a cord directly from the Veteran Services Center.

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