Graduation Celebrations

December 12, 2023

4 p.m.

Lookout Room, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of Asian/Pacific Islander graduates from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

RSVP to studentequity@boisestate.edu

December 13, 2023

4 p.m.

Lookout Room, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of graduates who identify as Black from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. These stoles are meant to be worn to the Boise State Commencement ceremony. Students are welcome to wear their tribal regalia to the ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

RSVP to studentequity@boisestate.edu

Wednesday, December 13

5 p.m.

Alumni and Friends Center, Ballroom

Sponsored by the Boise State Alumni Association this event offers an opportunity to toast to the winter commencement graduates and Class of 2023 and most importantly, welcome our graduates to the Boise State Alumni Association. This event is for graduates only to celebrate amongst your peers as well as visit your home in the Alumni and Friends Building. Champagne is complimentary, registration is required. For questions please reach out to sydneymontgomery@boisestate.edu in the Office of Alumni Relations.

Click here to register for the event.

December 6, 2023

5 – 7 p.m.

Bergquist Lounge, Student Union Building

All are welcome to celebrate the achievements of our LGBTQIA+ and allied graduates, enjoy rainbow cupcakes and light hors d’oeuvres, and mingle with friends during this drop-in event.

Rainbow cords and pins will be available for graduates. No RSVP is needed.

For more information visit Gender Equity Center

Thursday, Dec. 14

7:30 p.m.

Special Events Center, Student Union Building

Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, this event recognizes students who have developed as leaders through their involvement at Boise State and have shown a positive impact on the campus community.

Students must be nominated by a staff or faculty member in order to be eligible for recognition. Nominated students will be sent an email asking them to apply by Monday, November 27, 2023.

Thursday, December 14

4:00 p.m.

Jordan DE Ballroom, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of students who are the first members of their families to graduate from college. Students can recognize those who supported them during their collegiate journey by asking them to present their first-generation cord onstage.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Cords are provided free of charge to graduates.

Click here to RSVP 

December 13, 2023

7 p.m.

Lookout Room, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of Native and Indigenous graduates from Boise State. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. Students are welcome to wear their tribal regalia to the ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

RSVP to studentequity@boisestate.edu

Thursday, December 14

3 p.m.

Lookout Room, Student Union Building

Help us honor and celebrate the achievements of our departing exchange students, study abroad alumni, and international students graduating from Boise State!

RSVP is not needed. For questions please contact internationalinfo@boisestate.edu

December 12, 2023

7 p.m.

Simplot Ballroom, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of students from the Latinx community. Students are welcome to invite an honored guest to join them as their stole is presented. These stoles are meant to be worn to the Boise State Commencement ceremony.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Stoles are provided free of charge to graduates and you must attend the ceremony to receive a stole.

RSVP to studentequity@boisestate.edu

Friday, December 15

4 – 6 p.m.

Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Building

The School of Nursing Convocation is a ceremony to celebrate and honor the academic achievements of nursing students. Join us and share your success with nursing faculty, staff, fellow students, friends, and family.

For more information and to RSVP visit Nursing Convocation

December 12, 2023

5:00 p.m.

Jordan Ballroom DE, Student Union Building

This celebration honors the accomplishments of veteran graduates from Boise State. Veteran graduates along with their families and friends are invited to the ceremony. Cords are provided free of charge to graduates.

Veteran graduates unable to attend are eligible to pick up a cord directly from the Veteran Services Center.