Each year, California State University, Northridge recognizes outstanding undergraduate and graduate degree recipients by inviting them to participate in the Honors Convocation ceremony. This year’s event took place on May 20 and kicked off CSUN’s commencement week. Photo by Victor Kamont.

The commencement for the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication on May 21, 2013, was the first of the college graduation events. The 8 a.m. ceremony took place on the Delmar T. Oviatt Library lawn. More than 1,500 students graduated from the college this year. Photo by Nestor Garcia.

The College of Science and Mathematics’ commencement was held on the lawn south of Manaznita Hall on May 21. More than 500 students graduated. Photo by Lee Choo.

The College of Health and Human Development commencement on May 21 was located on the Oviatt Library lawn. The college graduated more than 1,700 students this year. Photo by Lee Choo.

With 2,700 graduates, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences had the largest class of all the colleges during the 2013 CSUN commencement. The ceremony took place on May 22 and was also attended by Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (center), whose son Antonio Villaraigosa Jr. was graduating. Photo by Lee Choo.

Kunal Chitre M.A. ’05 (Electrical Engineering), M.A. ’09 (Engineering Management) spoke to the graduating seniors of the College of Engineering and Computer Science on May 22. More than 600 students graduated from the college in 2013. Photo by Lee Choo.

The College of Humanities’ commencement on May 22 featured a speech by community activist and organizer Chanchanit Martorell, executive director of the Thai Community Development Center. The ceremony also included actress Eva Longoria (bottom center), who was one of the school’s 1,200 graduates in 2013. She received a master’s degree in Chicana/o Studies. Photo by Lee Choo.

The last day of the CSUN commencements, May 23, started at 8 a.m. with the College of Business and Economics on the Oviatt Library lawn. The early morning group heard a speech from president and member of the board of directors of Community Bank David P. Malone ’81 (Accounting). Nearly 1,800 graduated from the college this year. Photo by Nestor Garcia.

The 2013 commencement schedule for CSUN closed with the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, whose graduating seniors took to the Oviatt Library lawn at 6:30 p.m. on May 23. Photo by Victor Kamont.