The University of San Francisco to Celebrate More Than 2,000 Graduates at 166th Commencement Ceremonies May 16-18

SAN FRANCISCO (May 13, 2024) – The University of San Francisco (USF) will hold its 166th commencement ceremonies Thursday, May 16 through Saturday, May 18 at St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus. The 2024 spring graduates include 977 students from the College of Arts and Sciences, 177 students from the School of Nursing and Health Professions, 156 students from the School of Law, 342 students from the School of Education, and 375 students from the School of Management. 

Members of this graduating class hail from 68 countries around the globe, and from 44 states and U.S. Territories. Continuing USF’s commitment to access, 618 graduates are first in their families to graduate with a university degree.

The USF Spring 2024 Commencement Schedule is listed below. All events are ticketed and will be held in-person at St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus. 

Thursday, May 16

  • 1:30 p.m. ROTC Commissioning
    Distinguished Guest: Brigadier General Gregory S. Johnson, The Adjutant General of the United States Army
    Location: McLaren Complex, Room 252
  • 6:00 p.m. School of Education
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Sr. Christina Heltsley, OP, Prioress, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa

Friday, May 17

  • 9:00 a.m. - School of Management (Undergraduate Students)
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Mary C. Daly, PhD, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • 12:00 p.m. - School of Management (Professional Bachelors and Graduate Students)
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: José A. Quiñonez, Founder and CEO, Mission Asset Fund 
  • 3:00 p.m. - School of Law
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Lindbergh Porter, Senior Shareholder Emeritus, Littler Mendelson, P.C.
  • 6:00 p.m. - School of Nursing and Health Professions
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, Chief of Bioethics, Head of Section on Human Subjects Research, National Institute of Health

Saturday, May 18

  • 9:00 a.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate Humanities & Science Students)
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Elizabeth A. Hausler, PhD, Founder and CEO, Build Change
  • 12:00 p.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate Arts & Social Science Students)
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Lloyd R. LaCuesta, Broadcast Journalist (Retired)
  • 3:00 p.m. - College of Arts and Sciences (Graduate Students)
    Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Address: Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, Leader, Nuns on the Bus

About the University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco is a private, Jesuit Catholic university that reflects the diversity, optimism, and opportunities of the city that surrounds it. USF offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, law, education, and nursing and health professions. At USF, each course is an intimate learning community in which top professors encourage students to turn learning into positive action, so the students graduate equipped to do well in the world — and inspired to change it for the better. For more information, visit usfca.edu.