Native and Indigenous Graduation Celebration

Graduation is such a big honor for you, your family, and the Native Indigenous community. We are all so very proud of you! We hope that your graduation is only the beginning of many more remarkable achievements in your life! The Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion (CMEI) and The Center for Equity and Student Engagement (ESE) congratulates you for your major academic accomplishment.

CMEI and ESE are honoring our fall and spring graduating students each spring. Those who have participated in three or more Native Indigenous programmatic events will be receiving a blanket at this celebration. Students who did not meet the three events requirement will receive a graduation stole at this celebration. We are honored to recognize you as a graduating Native Indigenous leader.

Fall 2025 Native and Indigenous Graduation Celebration

CMEI Combined Celebration

In Fall 2025, there will be a combined celebration, for those attending the API Celebration, the Black Grad Bash, the Native and Indigenous Specialty Graduation Celebration and the Brother to Brother Celebration. Details for the celebration are below.

  • Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
  • Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Location: Tivoli 440s

Spring 2026 Native and Indigenous Graduation Celebration

Details for the Spring 2026 celebration are below.

  • Date: Friday May 8th, 2026
  • Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
  • Location: Tivoli Turnhalle

Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing you at our spring celebration.

We encourage you to attend the graduation celebration to pick up your Native Indigenous blanket and/or stole. Stoles WILL NOT be available at commencement ceremonies.

If you have any questions, please contact Deserea Richards at [email protected].

Past Events

Native and Indigenous student graduation ceremony on May 5, 2024. Photo by Alyson McClaran