Commencement 2026

UCLA Humanities I Commencement Ceremony
To Be Announced

Eligibility to Participate in Humanities I

Students have to declare their degree expected term in one of the approved Humanities majors and minors by the end of Fall 2025 and no later than Summer 2026.

*Please note that for Fall 2026 candidates, students need to do a Special Inclusion Petition with the College of Letters and Sciences. Please complete the petition on my.ucla.edu to participate in the Humanities commencement ceremonies. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that these requirements are met.

Student Regalia Ordering

Students must wear regalia to take part in Humanities I. Students can begin placing orders approximately in early March, and can be purchased through the UCLA store.

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation such as ASL, wheelchair access, etc., please contact the Undergraduate Student Advisor Virginia Cortez-Carmona at vcortez@humnet.ucla.edu.

For questions about the event, please contact the department office at spoffice@humnet.ucla.edu.

Ticketing:

To Be Announced

UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department Graduation Celebration

To Be Announced

COVID:

• Masks are recommended but not required
• No guest related restrictions

PARKING:

To Be Announced

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2025 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement

Class of 2025 Senior Graduation Reception

Saturday, June 14, 2025, Rolfe Courtyard

Spring 2025 Awards:

• Audrey Banzali-Marks (Double Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology & Spanish): José Rubia Barcia Essay Prize— Essay on the Historical Context in the Formation of Feminine Identities across Spain Post-war for the course SPAN 150
• Jacob Bower (Double Major: Cognitive Science and Spanish & Linguistics): Carroll B. Johnson Outstanding Senior Award—Highest Departmental GPA as a graduating senior
• Celia Kebbeh (Major: International Development Studies, Minor: Spanish and International Migration Studies): Claudia Parodi Essay Prize— Essay on Language Representation Index for the course SPAN 160
• Kyle Pinto (Major: Psychobiology, Minor: Spanish): Dolores Huerta Community Service Award— Essay on Language-Concordant Care for the course SPAN 195

2024 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement

Class of 2024 Senior Graduation Reception

Saturday, June 15, 2024, Rolfe Courtyard

Spring 2024 Awards:

• Jose Guillermo Naranjo (Major: Spanish & Community and Culture), Nicole Soroya Fuches (Major: Spanish & Linguistics): Carroll B. Johnson Outstanding Senior Award — Highest Departmental GPA as a graduating senior
• Sofia Paolucci (Double Major: Political Science and Spanish): Richard Reeve Essay Prize— Essay on Spanish American literature or culture
• Isha Das (Major: Psychobiology, Minor: Spanish): The Dolores Huerta Community Service Award — Essay on the Experiences of the Spanish Speaking Population written for the course SPAN M165XP
• Wenchen (Victor) Shi (Double Major: Applied Mathematics and Spanish & Linguistics): The Claudia Parodi Essay Prize — Essay in Spanish Linguistics
• Gabriela Holian-Martinez (Double Major: Spanish and English), Nicole Soroya Fuches (Major: Spanish & Linguistics), Horacio Marin Gomez (Major: Spanish), Zora Lam (Double Major: Anthropology and Spanish, Minor: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies): Departmental Honor Students — Completion of the Departmental Honors Research Program with at least a 3.7 GPA

2023 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement

Class of 2023 Senior Graduation Reception

Saturday, June 17, 2023, Rolfe Courtyard

Spring 2023 Awards:

• Mayra Elizabeth Gallo (Double Major: Spanish, Community & Culture, Chicana & Chicano Studies): Carroll B. Johnson Outstanding Senior Award — Highest Departmental GPA as a graduating senior
• Mary Ralston (Major: Physiological Science, Minor: Spanish): Richard Reeve Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish American literature or culture
• Simona Simoenova (Major: Physiological Science, Minor: Spanish): José Rubia Barcia Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish Literature
• Anna Davies (Double Major: International Development Studies, Minor: Spanish): The Claudia Parodi Essay Prize — Essay in Spanish Linguistics
• Zion Gassner (Double Major: Mathematics and Spanish): The Dolores Huerta Community Service Prize — Essay and/or portfolio written only for the following courses SPAN M165XP, SPAN 172XP and SPAN/PORTGSE 195
• Reyna Daria Ediss (Major: Spanish, Community & Culture): Departmental Honors — Completion of the Departmental Research Honors program with a GPA of at least 3.7

2022 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement

Class of 2022 Senior Graduation Reception

Saturday, June 11, 2022, Rolfe Courtyard

Spring 2022 Awards:

• Christian Erickson (Spanish Major): Richard Reeve Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish American literature or culture
• Jennifer Lozano Huerta (Double Major in Applied Linguistics and Spanish, Minor: Chicana/o Studies): José Rubia Barcia Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish Literature
• Grace Freedson (English Major, Portuguese Minor, and Brazilian Studies Minor): The Randal Johnson Essay Prize — Essay on Luso-Brazilian literature, film or culture
• Rik Olivares Zapata (Spanish and Community and Culture Major): The Claudia Parodi Essay Prize — Essay in Spanish Linguistics
• Esther Wan Chan (Double Major in Biology and Spanish): The Dolores Huerta Community Service Prize — Essay and/or portfolio written only for the following courses SPAN M165XP, SPAN 172XP and SPAN/PORTGSE 195