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PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
Dr. Kim Costino
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
CSU Dominguez Hills ROTC Color Guard
Max Starr
National Anthem Singer
WELCOME AND PLATFORM PARTY INTRODUCTION
Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal
President
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER
Dr. Terry McGlynn
Chair, Academic Senate
STUDENT SPEAKER
Samantha Alvarez Chavarria
BA, Political Science and BA, Women's Studies
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Kim Costino
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Ms. Meher Tatna
Board Member, Golden Globe Foundation
ALUMNI PINNING
Ms. Eva Sevcikova
Vice President, University Advancement
RECOGNITION OF HONORS RECIPIENTS
Dr. Kim Costino
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CLASS FOR CONFERRAL
Dr. Kim Costino
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES AND PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal
President
TASSEL TURN AND CONGRATULATIONS
Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal
President
CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. Edgar Mejia-Alezano
President, Associated Students, Inc.
Platform Party
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Ms. Meher Tatna
Board Member, Golden Globe Foundation
STUDENT SPEAKER
Samantha Alvarez Chavarria
BA, Political Science and BA, Women's Studies
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS听
- Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal
President - Ms. Samantha Alvarez Chavarria
Student Speaker, BA, Political Science and BA, Women's Studies - Dr. Jenn Brandt
Dean, Undergraduate Studies - Dr. Stephanie Brasley
Dean, University Library - Dr. Tim Caron
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities - Dr. Tim Chin
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities - Dr. Kim Costino
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Dr. Andrew Drummond
Associate Vice President, Academic Advising and Career Development - Dr. William Franklin
Vice President, Student Affairs - Dr. Justin Gammage
Vice President, Information Technology - Dr. Mi-Sook Kim
Dean, College of Health, Human Services and Nursing - Dr. Philip LaPolt
Dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences - Dr. Corinne Martinez
Associate Dean, College of Education - Dr. Terry McGlynn
Academic Senate Chair - Mr. Edgar Mejia-Alezano
President, Associated Students, Inc. - Dr. Enrique Ortega
Associate Dean, College of Health, Human Services and Nursing - Dr. Jessica Pandya
Dean, College of Education - Dr. Bobbie Porter
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice - Ms. Eva Sevcikova
Vice President, University Advancement - Dr. Jessi Smith
Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Development - Ms. Meher Tatna
Keynote, Board Member, Golden Globe Foundation - Ms. Deborah Wallace
Vice President, Administration and Finance
Commencement Speaker
Meher Tatna
Board Member, Golden Globe Foundation
Meher Tatna was born in Mumbai, India and came to the U.S. on a scholarship to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where she graduated cum laude with a degree in economics. For the past 20 years she has freelanced for publications in Asia and her film criticism, essays and interviews have appeared in Vogue, Grazia, Femina and Elle in India, IMN in Singapore and Malaysia, and The New Paper in Singapore. Tatna has been a voter of the Golden Globes since 2002, serving in every position in the association鈥檚 administration including president from 2017 to 2019. During her presidency, the group significantly increased philanthropic giving by expanding its film restoration funding and inaugurating its support of journalistic organizations with million-dollar grants announced at the Golden Globes. In 2018 she was invited to chair the Committee to Protect Journalists鈥� International Press Freedom Awards in New York with host Bill Whitaker of CBS News.
