--- title: 128th Commencement Exercises - Graduate Ceremony description: 128th Commencement Exercises - Graduate Ceremony image: https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/Image_066-May-17-2024-04-20-17-6224-PM.jpg --- [![Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hubfs/FitchburgStateUniversity/logo.png)](http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/) ![sgoce-blog-logo-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/sgoce-blog-logo-1.png?width=266&height=113&name=sgoce-blog-logo-1.png) ## [128th Commencement Exercises - Graduate Ceremony](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/128th-commencement-exercises-graduate-ceremony) Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/author/andy-cunningham) on May 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/FitchburgStateUniversity) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/school/fitchburg-state-university/mycompany/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/Fitchburg_State) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Fitchburg State celebrated its 128th commencement exercises, [graduate ceremony](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/academic-affairs-division/commencement/graduate-commencement), on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The ceremony includes remarks from President Richard S. Lapidus as well as a speech by Master of Science in computer science recipient Ali Raza, the Spring 2024 recipient of the Graduate Student Leadership Award. Learn more about Ali, and the Graduate Commencement [here](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/academic-affairs-division/commencement/graduate-commencement). ![Image_221](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_221.jpg?width=1008&height=754&name=Image_221.jpg) ![Image_066-May-17-2024-04-20-17-6224-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_066-May-17-2024-04-20-17-6224-PM.jpg?width=633&height=512&name=Image_066-May-17-2024-04-20-17-6224-PM.jpg) ![Image_072-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7144-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_072-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7144-PM.jpg?width=1313&height=845&name=Image_072-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7144-PM.jpg) ![Image_127-2](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_127-2.jpg?width=934&height=702&name=Image_127-2.jpg) ![Image_131](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_131.jpg?width=672&height=827&name=Image_131.jpg)*Ali Raza blows a kiss to his mother, who traveled from Pakistan to attend graduation.* *![Image_145-1](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_145-1.jpg?width=530&height=826&name=Image_145-1.jpg)* ![Image_074-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7444-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_074-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7444-PM.jpg?width=1031&height=1546&name=Image_074-May-17-2024-04-20-17-7444-PM.jpg) ![Image_166-3](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_166-3.jpg?width=1013&height=695&name=Image_166-3.jpg) ![Image_086-May-17-2024-04-20-17-8150-PM](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_086-May-17-2024-04-20-17-8150-PM.jpg?width=906&height=1284&name=Image_086-May-17-2024-04-20-17-8150-PM.jpg) ![Image_163](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_163.jpg?width=622&height=662&name=Image_163.jpg) ![Image_178](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Image_178.jpg?width=859&height=605&name=Image_178.jpg) See more photos here; 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