Commencement
Congratulations! You have worked hard and now you are getting ready to graduate. What you should know:
- Save the Dates for 2025
- Details on How to Apply to Graduate
- Apply for the Student Speaker Competition by Feb. 21 (Class of 2025)
Save the Dates
College of Professional Studies
2025 School Celebration
Hold the date for CPS's undergraduate & graduate school celebration:
Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 7 PM
Charles E. Smith Center,
Washington, DC
Each graduate will receive 8 guest tickets.
GW Commencement
on the National Mall
Hold the date for our #OnlyatGW Commencement experience:
Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 10:30 AM
The National Mall,
Washington, DC
Each graduate will receive 6 guest tickets.
Program Insights from SSgt. James Miller, GW Homeland Security Graduate
Academic Pathway from Community College to GW: Bruce Skillern, GW Cybersecurity Graduate
Join the GSPM Network, For Doers by Doers: Michael Pissos, GW Political Management Graduate
Jumpstart Your Career Opportunities: Chris Linares, GW IT Program Graduate
Commencement 2024 Featured News

2024 Toast the Network & Alumni Achievement Awards
The GSPM community gathered May 15 to celebrate the achievements of our 2024 Alumni Achievement Award Winners and toast the graduating students.

2024 Paralegal Graduates Inducted into LEX Honor Society
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2024 inductees of Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX), the esteemed national honor society for paralegals.

Sustainable Urban Planning Students Showcase Capstone Projects
Four spring 2024 graduates presented their Capstone Projects May 10th to an enthusiastic audience of students, alumni and faculty, as well as family and friends. The Capstone is the culminating experience for students in the master’s program in Sustainable Urban Planning (SUP). Students complete individual projects to showcase the knowledge, skills and abilities they have learned.

2024 Founding Dean Arterton Awardee: Lillie Thurman
The Founding Dean Arterton Award is given to the graduating student who epitomizes professional distinction and ethical conduct in political management.

2024 Dr. Richard F. Southby Police Science Prize Awardee: Elizabeth Chen
The Dr. Richard F. Southby Police Science Prize is presented to an exceptional graduating student from the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Homeland Security program.

2024 Graduate Distinguished Scholar Awardee: Casey Aimer
The Distinguished Scholar Awards recognize the undergraduate and graduate students who best demonstrate the college’s core competencies of strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, leadership, and ethics.

2024 Undergraduate Distinguished Scholar Awardee: Christopher Linares
The Distinguished Scholar Awards recognize the undergraduate and graduate students who best demonstrate the college’s core competencies of strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, leadership, and ethics.

2024 Mark And Debbie Kennedy Frontiers Of Freedom Awardee: Guillermo Alejandro Noriega Esparza
The is award recognizes the GSPM graduating student who best exhibits actions to promote or protect the expansion of political and economic freedom beyond the borders of the United States.