Graduation

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.

WSU President Kirk Schulz will confer degrees to 805 students in the fall commencement ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Beasley Coliseum.

Take a stroll through commencement 2018 with slideshows from WSU’s campuses.

Weekend commencement ceremonies in Pullman, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Spokane bring total number of WSU alumni to an estimated 225,000 worldwide. WSU Everett commencement set for May 12.

Awards for research, student achievement, service to WSU Vancouver, and teaching will be given.

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will confer 403 degrees during its commencement ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick, Wash.

An expected 2,959 students will participate in WSU Pullman commencement. Ceremonies also set for Vancouver, Tri-Cities, Spokane and Everett.

Most of the Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates will become family nurse practitioners, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, or take on leadership roles in public health, public policy, or health care administration.