International Graduates Celebration

ISSS is pleased to announce an in-person celebration of our international graduates!

Celebrate! Honoring International Graduates

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 4:00-5:30 PM (short program from 4:30-5:00 PM)
Student Union Meeting Room 4A/B (indoors, in-person)

Graduating international students and their guests are invited to join us for refreshments and a short program featuring selected Class of 2023 Student Speakers. Graduating students may register for the event by May 19, 2023 and submit photos and a personal message for our slideshow. 

Guests are welcome! Guests do not need to register in advance. We welcome family, friends, faculty, and staff who have supported our interntional students throughout their journey here at SJSU!

Students who are unable to attend the in-person event are encouraged to submit photos and a personal message for our slideshow. 

Are you interested in representing your class and being a speaker at the celebration? Graduating students are encouraged to apply to be a class speaker. Applications are accepted through April 30th. Selected speakers will be notified by May 2nd.

Our 2023 Celebration Speakers are Saketh Kamatham, MS Computer Science and Harshitha Ramesh, MS Data Analytics

 

Graduation Gift

Graduting international students may stop by our in-person Celebration event to pick up a graduation gift from ISSS. If you are unable to attend the event, you may pick up your gift (while supplies last) from ISSS between May 8-31 during drop in hours:

  • Monday-Thursday between 9:00-11:00 a.m. & 2:00-4:00 p.m.

 

Social Media Spotlight

We’re celebrating you on Instagram! Here’s how:

  • Use the hashtag  #GlobalSpartanGrad2023
  • We’ll also highlightour virtual celebration registrants by posting the photo and message you sent us at registration.
  • If you didn't register for the virtual celebration, but would like us to highlight you on Instagram, we're happy to do so! Post on Instagram or Instagram Stories and tag us @SJSUinternational so we can share your photo. We can only see posts when we’re tagged in public accounts.

 

Class of 2023 Online Yearbook

American high school students receive a Yearbook at the end of the school year, which serve as momento and compilation of photos taken throughout the year. It's common practice to write messages in each other's yearbooks to commemorate the past year. 

This year, ISSS has created an online yearbook for the graduating class of 2023. You may upload photos of yourself and write brief messages. Please consider signing our 2023 Online Yearbook!

*Yearbook submissions will be reviewed before being approved for posting.

 

Graduation Playlist

We’ll collect your song suggestions for graduation and/or celebratory songs from around the world and put them in a YouTube playlist. Have a song request? Email us at isss-programs@sjsu.edu