End of the Year Cultural Celebrations
It’s time to celebrate you!
Register for a 2025 End of the Year Ceremony
Cañada College is so proud of you! You did it! We recognize what it has taken for both you and your loved ones to get to this time in your life, and we want to celebrate you! We proudly invite our 2025 Cañada graduates to participate in our End of the Year Ceremonies. These ceremonies center around the cultural identities and backgrounds that our graduates hold. Each event is intentionally designed to highlight, affirm, and joyously celebrate what it has taken for you to accomplish this goal.
Please note, these end-of-the-year cultural celebrations are in addition to your main Commencement graduation with the entire campus. If you are also participating in the main all-campus Commencement, please be sure to RSVP at https://canadacollege.edu/commencement/index.php
Puente End of Year Celebration
Monday, May 12th, 2025 | 4:30PM-6:30PM |Cañada College, Building 6 Room 101
Join us in celebrating our Puente students’ success. Food and refreshments will be provided.
AANHPI Graduation Ceremony
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 | 5:30PM - 7:30PM |Cañada College, Main Theatre
Cañada College is proud to invite you to our inaugural Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025. The ceremony celebrates your higher education completion and achievement. This event is open to AANHPI students graduating and/or transferring from Cañada and their friends, family and loved ones. Dinner will be served.
Registration link and deadline coming soon!
Questions? Contact Mary Ho, hom@smccd.edu
LatinX Graduation Recognition Ceremony
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM |Cañada College, Main Theatre and The Grove
Cañada College is proud to invite you to our Annual Latinx Graduation Recognition Ceremony. The event is intended to highlight the achievement of higher education completion in all degree fields for the Latinx student community. This event is open to Latinx students graduating and/or transferring from Cañada and their friends and family. Dinner will be served following ceremony.
Registration link and deadline coming soon!
Questions? Contact Maggie De Paz Fernandez, depazfernandezm@smccd.edu
International Student Achievement Ceremony
Friday, May 16th, 2025 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM |Cañada College, Building 6 Room 101
You are cordially invited to join the Cañada College International Student Center in a very special ceremony honoring the achievements of our graduating and transferring international students, scholarship winners, Intensive English Program graduates as well as celebrating academic excellence and campus leadership among our international students. Please join us for an afternoon of celebration, special alumni and current student speakers, international hors d'oeuvres, and more!
Register Here for the International Student Achievement Ceremony.
SMCCCD Lavender Graduation
Friday, May 16th, 2025 Time TBD | | Skyline College, exact location TBD
The San Mateo County Community College District is proud to invite you to our Second Annual Lavender Graduation, hosted at Cañada College. This event will celebrate the achievements of LGBTQIA+ identified students at Cañada, College of San Mateo, and Skyline who are receiving an Associates Degree, Certificate, or transferring. The event will feature queer performers, student speakers, and a recognition ceremony for students in attendance.
Registration link and deadline coming soon!
Questions? Contact Dr. Michiko Kealoha, kealoham@smccd.edu
SMCCCD Migration Celebration
Saturday, May 17th, 2025 |11:00AM-1:00PM| Skyline College
The Undocumented Community Centers across the district are proud to invite you to our 8th Annual Migration Celebration! This special ceremony honors your hard work, resilience, and achievements in higher education. Join us as we celebrate your journey and accomplishments!
Registration link and deadline coming soon!
Questions? Contact Jasmin Padilla, padillavalenciaj@smccd.edu
Umoja District-Wide Celebration
Date and Time TBD | | exact location TBD
Join us for the annual celebration of the Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College Umoja Communities. Students and their families from all three programs are invited to attend, and the celebration will include dinner, speakers, and the annual awarding of graduation sashes!
Questions? Contact Brittney Seed, csmumoja@smccd.edu
