Scholar-Athlete Graduation 

In 2025, as the Office Intern for the UC San Diego Athletics department, I used my experience as a former scholar-athlete, strong relationships with the current scholar-athletes, and support of the Scholar-Athlete Success team to build and run the inaugural Scholar-Athlete Graduation. 

I developed this event over the course of 6 months, working with our communications team to create promotional materials, collaborating with groups across campus for resources, and gathering input from department leaders and graduating scholar-athletes to ensure that the event met general needs for all parties involved.

Scholar-Athlete Graduation took place on June 12th, 2025, bringing in 447 attendees to celebrate the accomplishments of the more than 100 graduating scholar-athletes who crossed the stage that afternoon. Upon completion of the event, I wrote a Statement of Procedure to aid others in developing future ceremonies and creating a tradition.