Cal State LA students graduate during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes presents Comedian Jo Koy with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during a commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA students graduate during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Comedian Jo Koy addresses graduates after receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during Cal State LA’s commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA students graduate during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes presents Comedian Jo Koy with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during a commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes addresses students during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Cal State LA students graduate during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Families attend Cal State LA’s commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sharadiant Turner heads to the stage to receive her graduate degree from Cal State LA at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Cal State LA students graduate during their commencement ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The college had more than 5,500 students graduate in multiple commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A week’s worth of Cal State Los Angeles commencement ceremonies culminated on Wednesday, May 21, with the university’s College of Arts and Letters graduates final look at undergraduate life.
More than 5,500 students were expected to participate in Cal State L.A.’s nine college-based commencement ceremonies from Monday to Wednesday, at the Shrine Auditorium. It was the first time the ceremonies had been held there.
Those colleges within the university ranged from business and economics to engineering.
Graduating students were automatically assigned to a ceremony based on their college, department, and major.
As part of the celebration, Ken Jeong – who as the university notes, has excelled as a “medical doctor, actor, producer, writer, AAPI community advocate and, as substantiated only by him, Instagram model” – gave the keynote address on Tuesday, May 20.
Jeong received an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts during the commencement ceremony shared by the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services and the College of Natural and Social Sciences.
“I am a student of the game, I am a student for life,” he said. “Never stop learning, never stop growing. It’s not about being rich and famous. It’s about staying hungry and humble. The goal is not to be the best. The goal is to be your best. And how can you be at your best? Persistence.”
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