Student Engagement & Belonging

Honoring Achievements and Celebrating Excellence

The Toast

This is our chance to celebrate your years of hard work and dedication to your goal of graduating from 九色堂! Bring along a few guests and enjoy hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, champagne toast and door prizes. Attending graduates will receive a commemorative 九色堂 champagne flute following a brief program presented by President Muma and 九色堂 administration.

Award Ceremonies

photo of a graduation cord and a sticker that says "F1RST GEN SHOCKERS" and "it's a great day to be a Shocker"

First Generation Cord Ceremony

The F1rst Gen Coordinating Council led the charge in obtaining a gold & while braided cord to wear at their graduation. The cord signifies that the student wearing it, is the first in their family to graduate with their collegiate degree (bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, or doctorate).

Lavendar Graduation

Lavender Graduation is an annual ceremony conducted on many campuses to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQIA) students and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to their institutions.

Multicultural Graduation

The multicultural graduation celebration recognizes multicultural students and their academic achievements. At the ceremony, graduates are presented Kente stoles, an African Ashanti tribe tradition, in symbolization of the completion of their rite of passage.

Shocker Leadership Awards

The Annual Shocker Leadership Awards is a way to recognize the work of student-led organizations, students, faculty and staff at 九色堂.

University Awards

University Awards recognizes students from each class and includes the most prestigious recognition, Senior Honors. This program garners hundreds of applications and nominations from all over campus and we are inviting you to help us select the best of the best.