Master’s Candidates of Special Academic Units Recognition Ceremony

Spring 2025: Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Materials Science and Engineering, and School of Public Health

Celebrate the achievement of students who have earned a Master’s degree in Cell and Molecular Biology,  Ecology, Materials Science and Engineering, or the School of Public Health!

Friday, May 16, 2025 | Lory Student Center, Theatre

Doors open: 7:30 a.m. | Ceremony: 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Student Processional Lineup

Students must line up at 7:30 a.m. in the ASCSU Senate Chambers. Signs will be posted listing each Special Academic Unit (SAU). Please line up behind the sign for your program.

Order of Ceremony

  • Processional: Big Thompson Brass
  • National Anthem
  • Welcome: Dr. Colleen Webb, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School
  • Land Acknowledgement
  • Delivering Remarks: Dr. Sara Anne Tompkins, Associate Dean of Student Services – Graduate School
  • Presentation of Master’s Degree Candidates: SAU Directors
    • School of Public Health
    • Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
    • Materials Science and Engineering
    • Cell and Molecular Biology and Ecology
  • Concluding Remarks: Dr. Colleen Webb
  • Alma Mater: Big Thompson Brass, Graduates
  • Recessional: Big Thompson Brass
  • Reception Celebration: Lory Student Center, Theatre Lobby

Graduate names announced by Kendra Bigsby.

Members of the Platform

Dr. Carolina Banuelos, Program Manager for the School of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Tracy Nelson, Director of the School of Public Health  
Dr. Ruth Hufbauer, Director of the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology 
Dr. Sara Anne Tompkins, Associate Dean for Student Services of the Graduate School 
Dr. Jozsef Vigh, Associate Dean of the Graduate School 
Dr. Colleen Webb, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School