The Spring 2024 graduation celebration will take place on May 4th, 2024 in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the University Center.
Celebrando el Éxito Graduation
Thank you for your interest in Celebrando el Éxito (celebrating success) our achievement and graduation ceremony which highlights and celebrates our students as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Celebrate Latinx Excellence
The Intercultural Student Engagement Center, Center for Mexican American Studies, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, in addition to UTA faculty, staff and student volunteers, collectively working together to coordinate identity and culturally based graduation ceremonies that complement the University’s commencement celebrations. These cultural celebrations acknowledge the value and uniqueness of underrepresented student experiences and serve to commemorate and highlight the accomplishments of individuals within a familial and cultural context.
The History of Celebrando el Éxito
Celebrando el Éxito planning and implementation began in Spring 2022, with the hopes to celebrate our HSI status as an institution. Originally The Center for Mexican American Studies had a more intimate graduation celebration for their academic major. After discussions, a proposal was made for various offices to collaborate together to bring this large event.
The ceremony includes various elements and graduates are given the opportunity to be publicly recognized among their peers and family members. Celebrando el Éxito is a chance for friends and family to join students in celebrating their success and accomplishments of college.
When it came to establishing a name for our celebration, our committee wanted a name that would easily characterize the success and achievement of our graduating students and as well as members of the community. Celebrando el Éxito means Celebrating the Success.
Today, there are various celebrations similar to Celebrando el Éxito on many college campuses across the country. At the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), the first-ever Celebrando el Éxito occurred in May 2022. The Intercultural Student Engagement Center includes graduation as part of its yearly programming and works directly with a student-led planning committee.
Celebrando el Éxito FAQ
Any UTA student (undergraduate or graduate) who will be graduating in Spring 2024/Fall 2024 can participate. We provide stoles for the following identities:
- Kente Stoles (Evening of Black Excellence) – African, African American, Black identities
- Serape Stoles (Celebrando El Exito) – Hispanic/Latinx identities
- Satin Stoles (Lotus Laureate) - Asian, Pacific Islander Identities
Yes! The registration form serves to inform the graduation committees to include in their programs, how many students to expect, etc. While we would like to provide a stole and celebrate every graduating senior, stoles are limited so please register early!
Spring registration information can be found here!
Yes. This is NOT an application for the overall UTA graduation. It is an application for identity/cultural based graduation ceremonies that complement the University’s commencement celebrations.
As many as you would like!
What does it cost? Nothing! It is FREE for you, your family, and your friends.
While the Intercultural Student Engagement Center only hosts identity-based graduation ceremonies during the Spring semester, those graduating in December can sign up for this graduation or still purchase a stole at https://www.midwestglobalgroup.com/ or https://www.jostens.com/graduation/college/stoles
There are a variety of options for purchasing stoles and students are not required to use the same vendor as the Intercultural Student Engagement Center.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at isec@uta.edu