Graduation

Washington State University is preparing for an in-person Fall 2021 semester and is making its plans in accordance with state and public health guidelines.

All members of the WSU community are invited to attend this year’s Fall Commencement, a virtual affair that kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The virtual celebration is taking place on Saturday, Dec. 12 beginning at 10 a.m. Registration is required by Nov. 16.

While such a cancellation is unprecedented, it’s an essential step to safeguard the health of graduates as well as their families and friends.

WSU’s online virtual celebration Saturday drew thousands of viewers to help salute the University system’s 5,532 graduates.

Washington State University is hosting its first-ever system-wide virtual celebration for all graduating students and their families Saturday, May 9.

The ceremony—expected to take two hours—is free and open to the public. A shuttle will transport visitors from the Alumni Centre parking lot to and from Beasley Coliseum.

An estimated 1,400 students, family members, faculty, staff and others are expected to attend WSU’s Multicultural Graduation Celebration at 6 p.m. May 3 in the Compton Union Building Senior Ballroom.

More than 5,500 students are expected to graduate from WSU campuses statewide this spring, with a record number planning to participate in commencement exercises.

Never in a million years did formerly incarcerated scholar Noel Vest believe he’d be graduating from WSU with a PhD and going on to a prestigious postdoc at Stanford University.