VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver will honor 784 graduating students this year. The honorees include graduates from the fall 2023 and spring and summer 2024 terms.
Commencement begins at 1 p.m. May 4 at RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, 17200 NE Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, Wash. No tickets are required, and parking is free. The seating area opens at 11:30 a.m.; parking opens at 11 a.m. The ceremony will also be streamed on WSU Vancouver’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/wsuvancouver.
Guests as well as graduates will walk through a metal detector at entry. Carry-in belongings will be searched. Only small clutches, wristlets or fanny packs no bigger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches or clear plastic bags no bigger than 12 x 12 x 6 inches will be allowed inside. Guns, pocketknives and other weapons are not allowed. Do not bring balloons, gift bags, fireworks, outside food or drink, coolers, laser pointers, pets, weapons, umbrellas, strollers or playpens, skateboards or inline skates. Graduates and guests will be asked to return these items to their vehicle.
ABOUT THE GRADUATES
The 2024 graduates include 34 doctoral candidates in the areas of anthropology, biology, educational leadership, environmental and natural resource sciences, neuroscience, nursing practice, prevention science and sociology.
The 47 master’s candidates will receive degrees in anthropology, biology, business administration, computer science, education, electrical engineering, environmental and natural resource sciences, environmental science, health communication and promotion, mechanical engineering, molecular biosciences, nursing, plant biology, prevention science, psychology and teaching.
The 703 bachelor’s candidates will receive degrees in anthropology, arts, biology, business administration, computer science, criminal justice and criminology, data analytics, digital technology and culture, earth and environmental science, education, electrical engineering, English, history, hospitality business management, human biology, human development, humanities, mathematics, mechanical engineering, neuroscience, nursing, political science, psychology, public affairs, social sciences, sociology, speech and hearing sciences and strategic communication.
Names of the graduates can be found in the online Commencement program, available at vancouver.wsu.edu/commencement.
ABOUT WSU VANCOUVER
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
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