April 13, 2017
…17 invitation-only All Campus Commencement. UC San Diego is the first stop on the Dalai Lama’s 2017 U.S. tour. The events are presented in partnership with The Friends of the Dalai Lama Foundation, which was founded by Ven. Lama Tenzin Dhonden, the Personal Emissary for Peace to His Holiness the…
May 12, 2016
…Graduates at All Campus Commencement Ceremony A father of four who went back to school at age 29 to provide a better future for himself and his children and a psychology major whose post-graduate plans include eradicating poverty have been selected to inspire new graduates to give back, as the…
February 2, 2017
…at UC San Diego Commencement The exiled spiritual head and leader of the Tibetan people will address graduating students at commencement in June 2017. He will also speak at a second event on campus open to the public. His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. Photo…
June 7, 2022
Student Commencement Speaker Lucas Anthony Lima will share his message of how persistence and self-love can help overcome any obstacle this Saturday at All Campus Commencement. Photo by Erik Jepsen, University Communications. It Starts from Within As Lucas Anthony Lima prepares to deliver a message of congratulations to his 7,000…
June 18, 2020
…UC San Diego’s keynote commencement speaker inspires graduates to create meaningful change for ‘healing, rebuilding, re-imagining’” For UC San Diego’s Class of 2020, students are graduating in an unprecedented time of uncertainty. Yet, this turning point in American history is also an opportunity for new graduates to shape our changing…
June 22, 2017
…the university’s All Campus Commencement. His message to graduates centered on the power of compassion, the importance of emotional knowledge and the responsibility that younger generations have to make the world a better place. UC San Diego was the first stop on His Holiness’ 2017 U.S. tour. He offered a…
June 17, 2017
…and their families today during the university’s All Campus Commencement. His message to graduates centered on the power of compassion and the importance of emotional knowledge. He emphasized that through loving kindness toward others, the next generation can manifest a more peaceful world.
April 14, 2021
…to Deliver Keynote at Commencement Alicia Garza is Principal at Black Futures Lab, author of “The Purpose of Power” and co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network. Author, political strategist and organizer Alicia Garza will serve as keynote speaker at UC San Diego’s Commencement 2021 ceremonies, which will be…
June 7, 2018
…advocate and All Campus Commencement student speaker Lucero Camarena calls on graduates to embrace their authenticity She didn’t speak until the age of 6, silenced by the fear that her true self would not be accepted. For more than 20 years, Lucero Felicita Camarena felt a dissonance inside, assigned a…
June 20, 2013
…Preserver’ Thurgood Marshall College commencement one of 8 ceremonies held on campus over weekend Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Always keep your sense of humor. Hold on to your idealistic beliefs. Pursue your dreams. Take care of each other. And never look at your cell phone during a…
