With the boom of a canon and flight of mortarboards into the blue midday sky, thousands of Colorado State University students graduated Saturday at Canvas Stadium on the Fort Collins campus.
Colorado State University will celebrate the achievements of more than 6,000 graduates during its Spring 2026 Commencement, set May 15-16. The university will welcome about 40,000 family members, friends and supporters to Fort Collins for commencement events throughout the weekend.
He was the commencement speaker at the first University-wide Commencement since 1998, held in Canvas Stadium before an audience of more than 3,000 graduates and nearly 30,000 audience members.
Beginning July 26, volunteers are needed to help paint the nearly 4,000-square-foot street mural that welcomes fans to Canvas Stadium and celebrates Ram pride.