BLACK/PAN-AFRICAN GRADUATION CELEBRATION

All students, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, or any other protected identity, who are interested in the program’s mission and focus, are welcome and eligible to participate in all Cultural Graduation Celebrations.

Event Information

WhenFriday, May 16, 2025 at 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
DeadlineFriday, April 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Important Note: Only online payments will be accepted, and payment is required to submit your registration.
Location

The Walter Pyramid
Parking Map

Clear Bag Policy

Contactblackgrad@csulb.edu
Cost to Participate

$65

  • You must complete the online registration and pay the registration all at once in order for your registration to be submitted. All payments are final. There are no refunds.
  • Submit online payment with a major credit card/debit card or electronic check (e-Check) by the deadline.
     

*Note: Credit and/or Debit Card payments will incur a 2.75% service fee that will be added to the purchase total. This charge is assessed by CASHNet, Inc. and is paid directly to CASHNet, Inc. Service fee charges are non-refundable. E-Check payments are free of charge but please make sure your routing and account information is correct. If any returned e-Check payments occur for any reason, you will be charged a $20.00 dishonored e-Check fee per occurrence. Please check with your banking institution if you are not sure about your routing and/or account numbers for e-Check payments before making a payment.

AttireGraduates must wear their graduation cap and gown.
Participants Will Receive
  • 5 Complimentary Digital Guest Tickets. No ticket is needed for the graduate. Additional guest tickets may be purchased for $5 each after the registration deadline if seating is available, or on the day of Black Grad at the Pyramid Box Office.
  • Unlimited Electronic Announcements
  • 1 Traditional Kente Sash
  • 1 Program
ADA Accommodation

To request disability-related accommodations, such as Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters, complete the Bob Murphy Access Center Event Request Form. 

Note: Our event location is physically accessible via elevator, ramps, accessible pathways, etc. The CSULB Interactive Map may be utilized to view campus accessibility routes. Please list additional accommodations upon registering or contact blackgrad@csulb.edu for support.

Student ConductStudent Conduct Participants are expected to engage in responsible behaviors that reflect well upon the university, to be civil to one another and to others in the campus community, and to contribute positively to student and university life. For additional information, please review the CSULB Campus Regulations.
Student Speaker
Can I submit a speech?
 
Submit your Student Speaker Application. 
 
Student Speaker Criteria:
If you would like to be in consideration to deliver a speech, please submit a speech to blackgrad@csulb.edu by February 28 before 5pm.
 
Guidelines:
  • The student speech will be approximately 3 minutes long.
  • The speech must incorporate this year’s Black Grad theme: Unapologetically Black; Crowns of Excellence
  • Complete the Student Speaker Application by February 28, 2025
  • Submit your speech via email to blackgrad@csulb.edu by February 28, 2025
  • Candidates will be notified by March 14, 2025 if they have been chosen as the student speaker.
  • The planning committee will review all speeches and select a speaker.

Particularly as federal immigration policies evolve, there may be concerns that representatives and officers from U.S. immigration enforcement agencies may visit university campuses across the country. While we have no knowledge of any planned visit to our campus, we offer this information. The university does not share information about immigration status, religion, nationality, ethnicity or other personal information about individual students or employees with anyone, including law enforcement authorities, without the student’s or employee’s permission, unless presented with a judicially issued warrant, court order, subpoena, or other legally binding requirement. Immigration enforcement is the responsibility of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, not the university. Consistent with the approach of law enforcement agencies in California, our University Police department does not inquire about immigration status in the normal course of its duties.