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Group photo of 2018 Karamu graduates
291 graduates were honored at this year's Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados celebration held May 10, 2018.
291 graduates were honored at this year's Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados celebration held May 10, 2018.
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Female student smiling at 2018 Karamu graduation.
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Karamu 2017
Students celebrate Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados. This is an annual celebration hosted by the Student Multicultural Center.
Students celebrate Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados. This is an annual celebration hosted by the Student Multicultural Center.
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2017 Karamu Celebration
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Karamu Fall 2016 Participants
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Male student Karamu graduation 2017

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/

Celebración de los Graduados

This pre-commencement celebration and final Rites of Passage is graduation ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of all graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students. A senior speaker will provide remarks before students are recognized and bestowed with a cultural stole by a faculty member in their respective college. 

Spring 2023 Karamu Celebration 

The Student Multicultural Center will host an in-person celebration on Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00pm on Manchester Field. 

Registration

An email will be sent to all eligible graduates with a link to register beginning in March. If you did not receive this email, please check your spam folder or email SMC@kent.edu.

Registration closes on Monday, April 17, 2023.

 

Information and Questions

If you have any questions, please call the Student Multicultural Center at, (330) 672-3560 or email us at, SMC@kent.edu.

 
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