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.
2024 RAZA Cultural Graduation Program
Faculty and Student Processional ft. Mariachi Tecoman
Welcome and Land Acknowledgment
Herman G. Hernandez, Executive Director, Los Cien Sonoma County (Emcee)
Welcome to the Green Music Center
Jacob Yarrow, Executive Director, Green Music Center
Greetings from University Leadership
Mario Perez, Ed.D, Vice President of University Advancement
Raza Graduation Student Speaker
Roberto Eliseo Campos, Graduate, Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with Spanish Minor
Alumni Speaker
Magali Telles, Director of Operations, Los Cien Sonoma County
Presentation of 2024 Graduates
Laura Alamillo, Ph.D., Dean of The School of Education and Monica Lares, Ph.D, Professor of Chemistry
Keynote Address
Samantha Rodriguez, Rohnert Park City Council Member
Closing Remarks
James Mestaz, Ph.D, Professor of History
Performance
Mariachi Tecoman
Special thanks to: Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The HUB Cultural Center, Associated Students, SSU Alumni Association, Campus Prints, Conference & Event Services