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Cal Poly Pomona got this year’s commencement season underway with a Friday morning, May 16, ceremony on campus.
Seniors in the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture became graduates in the first of 12 ceremonies that conclude Sunday, May 18.
Cal Poly Pomona agriculture students graduate Friday, May 16, 2025, on campus. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya Coley speaks Friday, May 16, 2025, at the university’s first graduation ceremony of the season. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona student Chelsea Walls is seen with her service dog during a Friday, May 16, 2025, commencement ceremony. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Family and friends cheer for Cal Poly Pomona graduates Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona graduates listen to speeches Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona staff members greet students during a Friday, May 16, 2025, commencement. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona students enjoy the university’s first graduation of the season Friday morning, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona students take their seats for the Friday morning, May 16, 2025, commencement. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona graduates turn their tassels Friday, May 16, 2025 at the end of graduation. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A Cal Poly Pomona student is seen Friday, May 16, 2025, during the a graduation ceremony. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona students take their seats Friday, May 16, 2025, during the university’s first graduation of the season. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Cal Poly Pomona graduate Jadien Camacho points toward his family from the stage during the Friday morning, May 16, 2025, graduation. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Cal Poly Pomona agriculture students graduate Friday, May 16, 2025, on campus. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Also on Friday, Cal State San Bernardino began its graduations with an afternoon event. Jubilant seniors were set to walk across the stage at the Toyota Arena in Ontario in two graduations, with three more scheduled for Saturday, May 17.
At Cal Poly Pomona, the university plans to award two honorary doctorates.
Retired Rep. Grace Napolitano will receive hers at the 8 a.m. graduation on Sunday, May 18.
Aerospace engineering alum Mike Huggins, a longtime supporter and industry adviser for the College of Engineering, was scheduled to be similarly honored at two Friday commencements.
