BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — California State University, Bakersfield, is preparing to celebrate its graduates this weekend with spring commencement ceremonies at Dignity Health Arena for the first time.
The university has two Saturday ceremonies scheduled for 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
8 a.m. ceremony: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Administration, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and academic programs.1 p.m. ceremony: Graduates from the College of Social Sciences and Education.
More than 1,500 students are expected to receive bachelor’s degrees, along with hundreds of graduate degrees and teaching credentials.
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The university said moving the ceremonies indoors will help create a more comfortable experience for graduates and their families.
“We have hosted our fall commencement ceremonies at the arena for several years, and we consistently receive glowing feedback from our graduates, their families and our community,” stated CSUB President Dr. Vernon B. Harper Jr. “We want to extend that joyous experience to our spring grads, while taking advantage of the indoor setting that shields us from the unpredictable Bakersfield weather. But no matter where we hold our ceremony, the destination of our Roadrunners is the same: lives of meaning and service on behalf of their families and communities.”
“Our outreach as Kern County’s University is bearing fruit in enrollment and graduation rates,” stated Dr. Harper. “For too long, the majority of students in this region have not considered a university education an option. But the success of our graduates contradicts that assumption, and when a community increases the number of college degrees, prosperity and security follow.”
If you cannot attend the commencement, it will be livestreamed on CSUB’s website HERE.
For more information on the ceremony, click HERE.