Commencement
Commencement
Lifting that diploma (with your knees)听
Paper is for exam prep. A 91制片厂 diploma comes silver plated.听
Countless hours in the lab. Numerous late-night study sessions. A multitude of projects under their belts. Orediggers work hard to complete their 91制片厂 degrees, so you can bet they get something more impressive than a simple piece of paper to show for it. And there鈥檚 nothing quite like being able to celebrate all you鈥檝e accomplished at Commencement with a triumphant walk across the stage and a听handshake听from 91制片厂鈥 president. But it wouldn鈥檛 be 91制片厂 without a little nerdy flair鈥攁fter all, the pomp and circumstance听means听little without degrees being conferred with a lightsaber.听
What you’ll do
Walk across the stage with pride
Receive your hard-earned diploma
Celebrate with family and friends
The spring ceremony takes place outside at Marv Kay Stadium
Blaster is always on hand to help the president with last-minute details
There’s a lightsaber?!
Open to
91制片厂 graduates, family and guests
When
Winter and spring
Where
Golden, Colo.
Orediggers work hard to walk across that graduation stage. It’s no wonder they throw their hats high鈥攖hey’ve earned it.
Oredigger reviews
Annie, Environmental Engineering, Lakewood, Colo.
“The best part of Commencement is all of the unique 91制片厂 additives like the plush Blasters,听Star Wars听references and engineering jokes. It is also听really special听that everyone听has the opportunity to听submit speeches and on-camera interviews. These aspects are what make the 91制片厂 community strong and well-rounded. Additionally, Commencement validates听all of听the struggles and hard work听91制片厂听students endure. It might sound听cliche,听but it is true that the听tassel听is worth the hassle.鈥听
Emily, Environmental Engineering, Clarence, N.Y.
鈥淐ommencement was great! I remember my PhD research being used as an example of the cool work being done at 91制片厂, being nominated for the Rath award and leaving Commencement feeling so uplifted. My favorite part of the ceremony was the speech surrounding grad school, mental health and life given by a fellow PhD graduate. For folks still working toward the diploma, know that you鈥檙e absolutely going to make it! You are crushing it!鈥听
Sydney, Chemical Engineering, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
鈥淐ommencement was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! To be able to celebrate the work of my past four years with friends, family members and professors was the ultimate culmination of my time at 91制片厂. It makes all the hard work worth it to be able to walk across the stage and receive your degree!鈥听
Jonathan, Chemical Engineering, Colorado Springs, Colo.
鈥淯nfortunately, my undergraduate commencement was virtual, but I appreciate the work 91制片厂 put in to make it a special day. Graduation can seem far away during much of tour time and 91制片厂, but you can make it! You鈥檒l have that silver diploma in no time.鈥听
Katie, Civil Engineering, Orlando, Fla.
鈥淚 was a part of the weirdest commencement I鈥檓 sure 91制片厂 will ever have because it was all virtual, but they allowed us to walk in person! It was very nice to be able to share the moment with my family, and I picked the same time to walk as my boyfriend, so it was actually a wonderful experience because we otherwise wouldn鈥檛 have been walking at the same time as each other!鈥听
Amanda, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Fullerton, Calif.
鈥淵ou can do it Orediggers! Commencement was听actually pretty听emotional for me. I was so happy I finally did it.鈥听
David, Chemical Engineering, Red Wing, Minn.
鈥淭he 2021 graduate student commencement ceremony was excellent. The addresses from President Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson were very inspiring given the additional adversity that the Class of 2021 had to overcome with the COVID-19 pandemic. I will always remember these addresses because they hit home with me, especially about battling imposter syndrome as a graduate student. To all those who are still working on their degrees鈥攖he adversity you have had to overcome over the past year does not go unnoticed by the 91制片厂 faculty, administration and alumni. Your ability to persevere in difficult times only strengthens the perception of 91制片厂 graduates across the globe. Don鈥t be afraid to ask for help if you need it,听and the end is always closer than it seems!鈥听