Raza Graduation

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Green Music Center 

Raza Graduation is a culturally empowering ceremony that celebrates the diversity of the Chicanx/Hispanic/Indigenous/Latinx culture. The celebration is bilingual and brings together family, friends, and community members to honor graduating Latinx students from SSU.

PRGRAM AGENDA

Faculty and Student Processional

Welcome and Land Acknowledgment

Herman G. Hernandez, Executive Director, Los Cien Sonoma County

Greetings from University Leadership, Alianza Faculty & Staff Association

Maricela Ibarra, Senior Credential & Student Services Coordinator, Staff Co-Chair Alianza for Equity

Student Speaker

Serina Cabrera, Applied Statistics with a minor in Biology

Student Speaker

Nataly Hernandez, Double major in Early Childhood Studies & Spanish

Performance by

Mariachi Jalisco de Miguel Orozco

Presentation of 2023 Raza Graduates

Laura Alamillo, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education Omayra Ortega, MPH, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Assistant Dean of Research & Internships, School of Science & Technology

Keynote address & Alumni Speaker

Richard De Leon, Community Engagement and Events Specialist, Hanna Institute, SSU Alumni 2017

Closing Remarks

Elias Lopez, Ph.D., Sr. Associate Vice President of Strategic Enrollment

Special thanks: Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The HUB Cultural Center, SSU Alumni Association, Campus Prints, Conference & Event Services