University of San Diego Set to Celebrate Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Students During Commencement Ceremonies

San Diego, CA – The University of San Diego will hold in-person commencement ceremonies over two weekends beginning this Saturday, May 21. This year, more than 2,900 students will be graduating during five commencement ceremonies at Torero Stadium.

• Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.— School of Law 
• Sunday, May 22, 9 a.m.— Graduate Programs: School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Professional & Continuing Education
• Saturday, May 28, 9 a.m.— Graduate Programs: College of Arts and Sciences, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Knauss School of Business, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
• Sunday, May 29, 9 a.m.— Undergraduate Programs: College of Arts and Sciences
• Sunday, May 29, 2:00 p.m.— Undergraduate Programs: Knauss School of Business, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

A livestream of all of the ceremonies will be available to view online here. 

2022 Undergraduate Valedictorians:

• Sarah Sisney is receiving her bachelor’s degree in behavioral neuroscience from USD’s College of Arts and Sciences
• Chaney Wollaston is receiving her bachelor’s degree in business economics and accounting from USD’s Knauss School of Business
• Matthew Soares is receiving his bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from USD’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Graduating Class Highlights:

• Five McNair Scholars will continue on to master's degree programs and five McNair Scholars will continue on to doctoral programs
• The Naval ROTC program will commission 15 graduates, including nine Navy Ensigns and six Marine Corps Second Lieutenants
• Two students have accepted appointments with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps
• Kellyn Wilde ’22 received a Fulbright award and will use this opportunity to promote a better understanding between the people of the United States and Latin America through her role as an English teaching assistant
• Official data will not be available for several months, but many graduating students have accepted career-track positions including appointments at companies such as Amazon, Deloitte, Dell Technologies, Northrop Grumman and Qualcomm

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.