Four days of UC Santa Cruz graduation ceremonies kick off Friday

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Starting Friday, UC Santa Cruz is hosting four days of graduation ceremonies celebrating 2,921 undergraduates and 350 graduate students who are set to walk the stage.

The UC Santa Cruz community is celebrating 2,921 undergraduates and 350 graduate students who are set to walk the stage during commencement ceremonies Friday through Sunday.

The school’s commencement is organized into individual ceremonies for each of its 10 residential colleges, a graduate division ceremony, and two celebrations: the Baskin School of Engineering and Chicane Latiné Year-End Celebration.

The majority of the ceremonies last 90 minutes, while the Baskin celebration and the ceremonies that host two residential colleges will last 120 minutes. UCSC officials request that guests and graduates arrive at the campus an hour before the start of their ceremony. The processional walk starts 15 minutes before the ceremony start time.

Commencement parking will be at the East Remote Parking – Lot 104 – and permits obtained beforehand are required to park. Graduating students will check in inside the gates of the East Athletics and Recreational Facility, adjacent to the Upper East Field. Guests can check in at the venue’s main entrance on the Upper East Field.

UCSC officials prohibit a range of items including but not limited to weapons of any kind, signs and banners, large flags, noisemakers and alcohol.

Santa Cruz Metro buses will be providing fare-free travel from downtown Santa Cruz to campus for the commencement weekend on routes 11, 18, 19, and 20.

For information on Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant access, click on this fact sheet.

The school advised the campus community to expect traffic delays on campus Friday through Sunday during the commencement ceremonies and encouraged staff to work from home when possible.