For the first time in 30 years, a full Colorado State University graduating class tossed their caps in unison. Universitywide Commencement, the first ceremony to be held in Canvas Stadium, recognized the full class of 2025 on Friday, May 16. Replacing the previous structure of individual colleges holding ceremonies in Moby Arena, the changes to the CSU commencement format were announced in April 2024. The new format featured a universitywide ceremony, complemented by individual department ceremonies. At a universitywide ceremony, graduates are addressed by keynote speakers and members of university and CSU System administration, along with the deans of their respective colleges. They were presented and recommended for conferral of their degrees by college, tassels were turned and caps were tossed. At special department-specific ceremonies, students’ names are read, they walk across the stage and they receive their diploma covers. The new commencement structure drew mixed feelings ...