Spring 2025 Commencement

To the Campus Community:

After careful analysis and discussion with the commencement committee I am excited to announce that for the first time in our College’s history, FSC will host our spring commencement exercises at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This will be a combined ceremony, including both winter and spring graduates, and will provide an opportunity for our students, their families, and the entire campus community to gather together and celebrate the achievements of our winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduating classes.

As many of you know, over the last few years we have held a single spring commencement ceremony on the stadium field at Nold Hall, as well as a single winter ceremony in our main gymnasium. The spring commencement routinely attracted crowds over 6,000 strong, which pushed the limits of our facility and restricted the number of guests graduates could invite. As we experienced last spring, weather can also significantly affect outdoor ceremonies.

As the College continues our legacy of growth and success, we have even more graduates who plan to participate in commencement. A single annual commencement at Nassau Coliseum will enable greater participation from our graduates and their families.

My thanks to the commencement committee for their outstanding work and to all our dedicated staff who help support the growing number of year-end events across campus. I look forward to what promises to be a fitting celebration for our incredibly deserving graduates.

Gregory O'Connor
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer