End of the Year Ceremonies
The End of the Year Ceremonies are the university’s community recognition programs celebrating cultural traditions for graduates.
These ceremonies celebrate the diverse experiences and backgrounds of our graduating students. Each recognition program takes place in May and highlights outstanding student achievements in the areas of service, academics, and leadership, while honoring the meaningful contributions students bring to the university community.
the 18th Annual USF Lavender Commencement
Lavender Commencement honors graduating undergraduate and graduate students through celebration and recognition among their chosen friends and families. The ceremony celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s cultures and vitality, and the accomplishments of USF’s graduating undergraduate and graduate students. Registration for Lavender Commencement is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View our photos from the 2025 Lavender Commencement Ceremony.
the 20th Annual USF Interwoven Ceremony
The Interwoven Graduation Ceremony celebrates graduating undergraduate and graduate students through traditions of the Asian diaspora. This event honors student achievements in service, academics, and leadership, while fostering community.
Registration for the Interwoven Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View our photos from the 2025 Interwoven Ceremony
the 2nd annual USF Barakaat Ceremony
The Barakaat Ceremony honors graduating undergraduate and graduate students through traditions of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities. The ceremony celebrates graduate achievements, triumphs, and cultures while being surrounded by their friends and family.
Registration for the Barakaat Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View our photos from the 2025 Barakaat Ceremony: Set 1, Set 2
The 3rd Annual Native & Indigenous Graduate Honoring ceremony
USF's annual Native & Indigenous Graduate Honoring Ceremony is a celebration of graduating undergraduate and graduate students through the traditions of Native American, First Nations, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples in the North American continent more broadly. The ceremony is an intimate space and will provide individual recognition of each graduate.
Registration for the Native & Indigenous Graduate Honoring Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View photos from the 2025 ceremony
the 26th Annual USF LatinE Recognition Ceremony
The Latine Recognition Ceremony is intended to celebrate and recognize graduating undergraduate and graduate students through the traditions of Latine/o/x, Hispanic, Chicanx/@ cultures. The ceremony honors individual graduate accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership, but also pays tribute to the collective victories and sacrifices of the Latine/o/x community.
Registration for the Latine Recognition Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View our photos from the 2025 Latine Recognition Ceremony.
View SLE photos from the 2025 Latine Recognition Ceremony.
the 10th USF Annual Indigenous Peoples of Oceania Ceremony
The Indigenous Peoples of Oceania Ceremony honors graduating undergraduate and graduate students in the traditions of Indigenous Oceanic, Native Pacific Islander, and Pasifika peoples. The ceremony celebrates the visibility and representation of Pacifika through performances and speakers from the Pasifika community to celebrate graduates. Family members, friends, and guests of graduates are recommended to bring a lei, signs, or gifts to share with your graduate.
Registration for the Indigenous Peoples of Oceania Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View photos from the 9th Annual IPOC Ceremony
the 30th Annual Vizuri Kabisa Ceremony
Vizuri Kabisa is Swahili for "excellence." Vizuri Kabisa is a recognition event that honors the academic and leadership achievements of graduating undergraduate and graduate students through traditions found in the Black, African American, and African diaspora.
Registration for the Vizuri Kabisa Ceremony is open to all graduating students from Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026, and the event is open to all USF community members and guests of the graduates to attend in the audience.
View our photos from the 2024 Vizuri Kabisa Ceremony.
GALLERY OF PAST CEREMONY IMAGES
EYC Photos by the Cultural Centers
2023 Interwoven Ceremony Photos by SLE
2022 Indigenous Peoples of Oceania Ceremony
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