Florida Atlantic University held six commencement ceremonies today at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium on its Boca Raton campus, awarding nearly 3,000 degrees to fall 2025 graduates. These new graduates join a community of more than 218,000 alumni since the university’s founding in 1964.
FAU President Adam Hasner addressed the graduates, stating, “We are proud to celebrate the Class of 2025 as they join the ranks of Florida Atlantic alumni, including this year’s commencement speakers, who are shaping the industries of tomorrow. As an Opportunity University, we prepare students to lead in a rapidly changing world, and our fall graduates are ready to make a difference in their careers and their communities.”
The commencement ceremonies featured several notable speakers. Brendan Cavanagh, president and CEO of S.B.A. Communications and an FAU College of Business alumnus; Susan Ball, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Cross Country Healthcare and alumna of FAU’s College of Business; Howard Lanier, distinguished alumnus from FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and general manager at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems; Kirk Brown, CEO of Handy, Inc. and alumnus from FAU’s College of Social Work & Criminal Justice; and Mikki McComb-Kobza, CEO and chief scientist at Ocean First Institute as well as a distinguished alumna from FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
Webcasts for all six ceremonies are available online for those who wish to view them.
