Colorado State University’s College of Health and Human Sciences will celebrate undergraduates at an in-person commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, in Moby Arena. Watch the webcast. Graduate students will be honored at a separate ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16. See the Graduate School website for more info.
Line-up for students attending the undergraduate ceremony is at 8 a.m. in the Intramural Gym. Students and guests can find more information on the University’s commencement page and on the College’s commencement webpage.
General information
Tickets
No tickets are required for the College of Health and Human Sciences fall ceremony.
Parking
The Moby Arena Parking Lot offers free parking on weekends. More information on parking and a map of parking locations can be found on CSU’s commencement page.
Security and safety
To ensure the safety and enjoyment of all attendees, metal detectors will be in use, and graduates and guests must follow event conduct guidelines as well as CSU’s Clear Bag Policy.
Online webcast and program
To watch the ceremony live, see the webcast. Visit the College’s Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for ceremony photos, and follow us to keep in touch! The webcast will also be archived and posted for viewing a few days after the ceremony on the commencement website. View the Fall 2022 College of Health and Human Sciences Commencement program.
To congratulate your graduates on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, use hashtags #RamGrad and #CSUClassOf2022.
Featured Speaker Brian Kingsley
After the graduates are individually recognized, Brian Kingsley, superintendent of Poudre School District – will give the Charge to the Class.
Kingsley, who has 24 years of experience in public education, became Poudre School District’s superintendent in July 2021. Since then, he has worked with the PSD Board of Education and district staff to begin the development of a district strategic plan, to guide PSD’s collective work from 2023-2025 – and beyond. The plan – and all work in PSD – is rooted in the district’s priorities of literacy, mental health and belonging, school safety, and graduation with options. PSD is one of the top-performing school districts in Colorado and the nation, and Kingsley is passionate about working with students, staff, families, and community partners to take it to even greater heights, ensuring that all students experience great outcomes.
Before his time in PSD, Kingsley served as the chief academic officer of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, the 18th-largest school system in the U.S. He has worked with others to close racial and economic opportunity and achievement gaps for students in his roles as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and chief academic officer at some of the nation’s largest and most diverse school systems.
An alumnus of the Chiefs for Change Future Chiefs program, Kingsley earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Florida Atlantic University. His recognitions include Florida’s 2014 Middle School Principal of the Year and Broward County’s Principal of the Year in 2013.
Other ceremony details
Associate Dean Jennifer Aberle will emcee the ceremony, which will feature a welcome from Dean Lise Youngblade, individual recognition of students, music by CSU Brass Ensemble and Mainstreet A Capella as well as the presentation of colors by CSU’s Wing Walker Honor Guard. Armando Valdez, vice chair of the Colorado State University System Board of Governors will confer the degrees.
Additional speakers will include Interim Provost Jan Nerger and Ben Bongers (’15), academic success coordinator for the Center for Educator Preparation in the School of Education, who will welcome the graduates to the CSU Alumni Association. Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Matthew Hickey will congratulate honors graduates, and LTC Mathew L. Tillman, Army ROTC, will recognize newly commissioned officers.
