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When Will Fresno State's Newest Grads Celebrate Their Diplomas? Here's the Schedule
By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
Published 4 months ago on
March 20, 2024
Fresno State will hold commencements for the Class of '24 in May at the Save Mart Center. (Fresno State)
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Fresno State’s Class of ’24 will be recognized at commencement ceremonies on May 17 and 18 at the Save Mart Center, the university announced Wednesday.
They are:
- Craig School of Business, 8 to 9:30 a.m. May 17.
- College of Social Sciences, 10:30 a.m. to noon May 17.
- College of Arts and Humanities, 1 to 2:30 p.m. May 17.
- Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, 3:30 to 5 p.m. May 17.
- Kremen School of Education and Human Development, 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 17.
- Lyles College of Engineering, 8 to 9:30 a.m. May 18.
- College of Health and Human Services, 10:30 to noon May 18.
- College of Science and Mathematics, 3 to 4:30 p.m. May 18.
Ceremonies will be livestreamed on the Fresno State commencement webpage.
There also will be “affinity” celebrations May 18-19 at various campus locations, including the largest, the Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration from 7 to 9:30 p.m. May 18 at the Save Mart Center.
Other affinity celebrations are:
- International Convocation, 1 to 2:30 p.m. May 18, Satellite Student Union.
- African American Student Recognition Ceremony, 5 to 6 p.m. May 18, Student Recreation Center.
- Rainbow Graduation Celebration, 11 to noon May 19, Satellite Student Union.
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Graduation Celebration, 12:30 to 2 p.m. May 19, Student Recreation Center.
- American Indian Graduation Honoring and Celebration, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 19, The Ruiz Ballroom, Resnick Student Union, first floor.
Two other celebrations will be held prior to commencement weekend:
- Renaissance Scholars Program end-of-year celebration, 2 to 4 p.m. May 9, Cardinal Hall, St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, 1572 E. Barstow Ave.
- Educational Opportunity Program graduate recognition ceremony, 4 to 6 p.m. May 10, The Ruiz Ballroom, Resnick Student Union, first floor.
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Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email
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