Celebrating Stanford: Baccalaureate
The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life celebrates life’s big moments at Stanford by hosting our University's annual Baccalaureate celebration.
Baccalaureate (pronounced “bak-uh-lawr-ee-it”) at Stanford is a celebratory gathering for graduating seniors, graduate students, and professional students, as well as their families and friends. This gathering is part of Commencement weekend and is a bookend to the Opening Convocation held four years earlier.
2023 Stanford Baccalaureate Highlights
Class of 2024 Baccalaureate
Saturday, June 15, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Frost Amphitheater
(351 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305 Map)
The Office for Religious & Spiritual Life celebrates life’s big moments at Stanford by hosting the University's annual Baccalaureate celebration. It is a time to acknowledge the spiritual contribution to the education of the whole person. The celebration will feature a keynote speaker, reflections and readings from graduating students and performances by Talisman and Taiko.
Student Speaker Contest
The story of the Class of 2024 is singularly marked with social detriment during the formative experience that was our first-year transition from adolescence to independent college adulthood. If we may acknowledge the silver lining to this, however, it's that this dampened entrance has challenged us to confront the unexpected. This lesson in resilience and ambition resonates more profoundly than ever on the brink of graduation. We invite you to share these sentiments of Truth-seeking and self-development, your spiritual reflections on your Stanford story, and your future hopes as the Class of 2024 Baccalaureate speaker.
Contest Guidelines:
- Contest is open to undergraduate members of the Class of 2024
- Speech cannot exceed 600 words
- Submit the final version of your speech. You will not be able to edit the speech after submission.
- Entries accepted now through Sunday, April 28, 2024, 11:59 pm Pacific time
- No exceptions to the deadline
- Attach your speech in Word format
- $500 prize will be awarded to the winner
Lusciana Celeste Gomez
Lusciana is graduating with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Astronomy. This fall she will begin the coterminal Master’s program in Community Health and Prevention Research before applying to dental school. In her free time, she loves to perform stand-up comedy and plan her future dental reality TV show. Lusciana can usually be found in the anatomy lab or at her nearest Chipotle. She will always be grateful to the friends and mentors she met at Stanford.
Questions? Contact baccalaureate@lists.stanford.edu