Campus
groups preparing for commencements
By Sean Emery
On-line Forty-Niner
With
commencement ceremonies beginning Wednesday,
May 28, the various colleges at Cal State
Long Beach are planning the various events
that will take place during graduation.
The Colleges of Business Administration
and Health and Human Services will hold
their commencement ceremonies May 28. Thursday,
May 29, the Colleges of Liberal Arts and
Engineering will hold their commencement
ceremonies. The ceremonies for arts,
Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Education
will take place Friday, May 30.
In addition to the commencement ceremonies,
some colleges will be holding their own
events. Business administration will be
holding an awards banquet Friday, May 16,
and a luncheon after graduation to award
their honor students. Education will
also be holding a luncheon May 30, to honor
outstanding students.
The College of the Arts will be holding
a variety of events during graduation.
“We will be holding our annual student art
show, ‘Insights 2003,’” said Dina Butler,
the commencement coordinator for the College
of the Arts. “[The show] will feature student
art in a variety of mediums.”
The student art show begins May 8 with a
reception from 5 to 7 p.m., where student
awards will be given out. The show
will be located at the University Art Museum,
and will run until May 30. It will
be open 12 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday,
and 12 to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
The graphic design senior exhibition will
take place May 29 and 30. It will
run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will be
located in the lobby of the Carpenter Center.
The senior design showcase will be held
on Wednesday May 28 through May 30.
It will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the
design gallery.
“It’s just a great way to get out and support
the students,” Butler said.
Also taking place during graduation week
is the Chicano Latino Graduation Ceremony.
The ceremony, which is now in its fourteenth
year, will take place in the Pyramid Sunday,
May 25, at 1:50 p.m.
“It’s a cultural celebration,” said Dorali
Pichardo, one of the organizers of the event.
“The Latino community felt that the regular
commencement didn’t fully provide for the
multi-cultural community.”
The ceremony is put together by the Latino
studies 490 class with instructor Robert
Lara. It is funded through fundraisers put
on throughout the year. Speakers for
the event will discuss this year’s theme:
“Enlightened minds rise above.” Students
are encouraged to invite as many family
members and friends as they want, and admission
will be $3. There will also be a reception
after the event, which will feature music
and dancers.
Over the last few years the event has grown
significantly. Last year there were
around 200 people at the event.
“It shows that the Latino population has
really grown in the past few years,” Pichardo
said.
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