Washington State University Spring Commencement. Commencement ceremonies are a time when the campus community comes together to honor all. Spring 2019 Convocation dates. May, 21, 2019 08:00 PM. What ceremony should you attend? Undergraduate students, explore the chart on this page to find out which ceremony to attend for your Faculty. Review the full convocation schedule for undergraduate programs.
Community Service
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Biological Sciences, Chemistry
- Chandler, Arizona
Involvement
Pen-pal with elementary school children to improve their reading and writing skills; taught the gospel and volleyball to kids in the community through her church; Special Olympics volunteer at annual basketball tournament; volunteered at the Hope Center thrift store; volunteered at the Regency Center retirement home, playing bingo, painting nails and building relationships with community elders; volunteered with Little Spikers, promoting physical activity and providing mentorship. 6’ 4” captain of the women’s volleyball team for two years; named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team three years in a row, and named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® 8 team; finished WSU career ranking eighth all-time in kills (1,257), eighth overall in kills per set (2.95), and fourth all-time in total points (1,445.5).
Favorite WSU experience
I fell in love with volleyball and figured out there were options to play in college. I was scouted while playing with a club team in Chandler, Arizona. I visited a lot of other colleges but decided this is where I wanted to go. My small-town roots came out—I was raised in Sedona, Arizona—and Pullman seemed like the kind of town I wanted to fight for. It’s very family-friendly, and I liked the culture of the volleyball program—that underdog feeling. WSU women’s volleyball was at the bottom of the Pac-12 when I got here, so I liked the idea of joining in and trying to help turn that around. And with the help of a lot of people, we made that happen! I was twice named to the USA College National Team, which meant I got to travel to Europe in 2016 and Thailand in 2017. I worked with a lot of kids at various camps, which our coaches wanted us to do, but that’s who I am, too. I want to be someone who is a servant and serve the community. It was odd to me to get an award for community service—that’s just something you do! That said, I am deeply honored.
Future plans
More volleyball! I’m headed home for the summer, back to Chandler. Probably starting in September, I’ll be playing professional volleyball, probably in Europe—but I don’t know exactly where or for who yet, as contracts don’t come out until later in the summer. Volleyball is super big in Europe and they’re always looking for American players who can hit—and I guess that’s me! So I’m going to keep playing while I can. Eventually, I’ll get into the health sciences and going back to school. My dream is to do medical mission work.
Tara Westover, best selling author and one of Time Magazine's Top 100 Influential People, will give the 2019 Freshman Convocation Lecture in honor of MSU’s incoming freshman class.
Join us at MSU Convocation to celebrate your entrance into Montana State University.
Tickets
Convocation is free and open to the public, however members of the community must obtain a ticket through one of the ticket outlets listed. Members of the new freshmen class do not need tickets. Tickets are available beginning June 11 through all Bobcat Ticket outlets including:- The Bobcat Ticket Office
- The AskUs Desk in the SUB
- Rosauers
- By calling 994-CATS or (866) 443-2849 or via link to direct ticketing
- Online at www.ticketswest.com
Event Information
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Tara Westover, whose bestselling memoir about the transformative power of being educated will speak at MSU’s 2019 Convocation on Aug. 22 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
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Westover is a historian and writer known for her courageous personal journey that is detailed in her memoir “Educated.” Westover was born to survivalist parents who opposed public education and grew up near Buck’s Peak in southeastern Idaho. She was not allowed to attend school, have a birth certificate or see a doctor. Yet she taught herself enough mathematics, grammar and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University when she was 16. She graduated magna cum laude from BYU in 2008 and won the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She earned a doctorate in history from Trinity College, Cambridge, and has been a visiting fellow at Harvard University.
Tara Westover, whose bestselling memoir “Educated” is about her transformation from the daughter of survivalists who was kept out of school into a Cambridge doctoral graduate, will speak at Montana State University’s 2019 Convocation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Westover’s lecture is free and open to the public, but advance tickets are required. They will be available June 10. Supplied photo by Lorentz Gullachsen.
“Educated” has been at the top of many bestseller lists for more than a year including The New York Times’ list, where it has been on or near the top of the nonfiction bestseller list for 60 weeks. “Educated” has also won many book awards, including being a finalist for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence.
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Common Reading
In preparation for Montana State University's 2019 convocation, students will read 'Educated'
Master Class
The Master Class with Tara Westover will allow students the opportunity to interact with this incredible speaker and author in a more personalized, smaller group setting.
Application to Participate in the Master Class with Tara Westover, August 22, 2019 4-5 PM, Procrastinator Theater SUB, Deadline to apply: Sunday August 11, 2019 10 PM MST”
The Master Class application is open to all MSU students, including students in Gallatin College and the Graduate School.
Convocation Guide
More information coming soon.
Freshmen
Members of MSU’s incoming freshman class have reserved seats and will not need tickets to attend the event.
More Information
For more information, please contact:
Provost Robert Mokwa
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
406-994-4460
[email protected]
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
406-994-4460
[email protected]
Disabled students wishing to request an accommodation may contact 406-994-2824.