Over the last week about 10,900 CSUN students had the opportunity to attend commencement ceremonies and many chose to do so wearing personalized graduation caps decorated with sentimental, inspirational and often humorous messages.
Decorating graduation caps is a tradition at many universities and one that CSUN’s students embraced wholeheartedly when it came time to commemorate their remarkable accomplishments in college.
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students wear decorated graduation caps for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students wear decorated graduation caps for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
CSUN students adorn their graduation caps with decor of all types for their Commencement ceremony May 20, 2024. An estimated 10,924 students — including 8,929 undergraduate and 1,995 graduate students — are eligible to participate in the exercises scheduled which began Saturday, May 11 and concluding on Monday, May 20.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
More than 70% of CSUN students are the first in their families to attend university, so they were quite literally making history as they walked across the graduation stage in Northridge and received their diplomas.
This year’s caps included messages thanking family members for their support, expressing career goals and optimism for the next chapter of life.
There were also plenty of pop culture references to go around. From a “Mean Girls” quote to a stuffed toy of the comic book character Groot, the students’ creativity knew no bounds.
