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Last Update: 5-23-2009

Commencement 2009

San Francisco State celebrates Commencement once a year for all graduates. SF State's 108th Commencement will be Saturday, May 23, 2009. This Web site will be your one source for all Commencement-related information and will be updated often, especially in the final weeks leading up to the event. Although the focus is on the main ceremony, limited information on the many separate department ceremonies (and receptions) will be posted as it becomes available. Please check with your department or program for more details.

 

Read President Corrigan's welcome statement to graduates.

 

Commencement news

• Commencement speakers promote social justice

• SF State Alumni Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees

• Civil Rights champion to keynote Commencement

• Willie Mays to receive honorary degree

• Tambor named Alumnus of the Year

• Exceptional students

• Give the graduate a gator gift

• Commencement media advisory

• Student Health Center's message regarding H1N1

 

Watch or just listen to Commencement live online

On the day of the ceremony, beginning around noon:

• Watch and listen to the ceremony live here.

• Listen to the ceremony live here.

 

Overview

• The gates to Cox Stadium open at 10:30 a.m.

• The graduates line up at noon to march into the stadium at 12:15 p.m.

• The ceremony begins at about 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 3:30 p.m.

• Due to the size of the event, you will not be able to get close to your graduate or family in Cox Stadium. Please make arrangements to meet somewhere on campus after the ceremony ends.

 

Commencement Day Bay Area forecast

Friday through Memorial Day
Areas of low clouds and fog night and morning hours with partly cloudy afternoons. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s. Lows near 50.

 

Please note:

Alcoholic beverages, balloons, coolers/ice chests, banners, signs, beach balls, silly string, and fireworks are not allowed in Cox Stadium. Also, because the majority of guest seating in the stadium is on bleachers with steep steps, the use of baby strollers is not recommended. Smoking is not permitted in or around Cox Stadium. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas on campus; please see the Smoking Areas Map.