The Student Recruitment & Retention Center supports student-led cultural graduation celebrations each academic year. We are excited to be the advising department for two student-run, student-led graduation celebrations. Both celebrations are planned by student leaders for students, and supported by their respective community programs.
Filipinx Graduation Celebration
FilGrad will be held at Wright Hall (210 Hutchison Dr, Davis, CA 95616) on Saturday, June 15, 2024, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The Filipinx Graduation Celebration Ceremony (Fil-Grad) is an annual graduation celebration honoring the personal and academic achievements of graduating students -- both undergraduate and graduate -- who identify as Filipinx American or are friends of the FilAm community on campus.
Learn more and apply: http://tinyurl.com/filgrad24app
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 4th, 2025 @ 11:59 pm
Questions? Email FilGrad Coordinators, ucdfilgrad@gmail.com or Carol Huang (SRRC Operations Director), cyyhuang@ucdavis.edu
Southeast Asian Graduation Celebration
SEAGrad will be held at the California Hall (205 California Ave, Davis, CA 95616) on Friday, June 13, 2025, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Southeast Asian Graduation (SEA Grad) is an annual graduation celebration commemorating the personal and academic achievements of the Southeast Asian community's graduating seniors at UC Davis. The ceremony honors the experiences of Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, Lu Mien, Laotian, Sino-Vietnamese, more Southeast Asian ethnic identities, and allied graduates throughout their college careers. SEA Grad offers a more cultural, intimate, inclusive, and personal space to celebrate our graduates and their successes.
Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/SEAGradApp25
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 25th, 2025 @ 11:59 pm
Questions? Email Sidney Rang (SAFE Staff), skrang@ucdavis.edu or Carol Huang (SRRC Operations Director), cyyhuang@ucdavis.edu
Co-Sponsored Graduation Celebrations
Annually, the SRRC provides support and funding for the following department-sponsored celebrations:
- Lavender Graduation
- Chicanx/Latinx Graduation Celebration
- Middle Eastern, North African, and Southeast Asian (MENASA) Community Graduation
- Pacific Islander Graduation
- ImmiGrad
- Black Graduation
- Native American Graduation
The SRRC provides over $10,000 of sponsorship to support campus partners in their programming efforts to celebrate the accomplishments of the students that we serve.
Please note: All graduation celebrations are open to all students; however, participation count and guest count are limited to the capacity of the available event venue and budget allocation for each event. Some events may include participant applications and RSVPs.
To learn more about identity, cultural, and affinity graduation celebrations, please visit: https://www.ucdavis.edu/commencement/spring/celebrations