Fall Commencement at Florida Tech Set for Dec. 14

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech will hold its Fall 2024 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Clemente Center on the university’s Melbourne campus.

Over the 9:30 a.m. ceremony for graduates from the Bisk College of Business and the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts and the 2 p.m. ceremony for graduates of the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Aeronautics, 923 students are expected to cross the stage to collect their diplomas and shake hands with President John Nicklow.

Florida Tech will bestow a total of 1,164 degrees at the ceremonies to graduates representing 61 countries and the entire contiguous United States – 48 states. Even with its amazing diversity, Florida Tech remains a key Sunshine State option for many: this fall’s graduating class includes nearly 350 Florida residents.

Nicklow will offer welcome remarks, and the distinguished Maj. Gen. Timothy Sejba is scheduled to offer the keynote address at both ceremonies. Sejba is the commander of the Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), which is in the process of relocating from Colorado to Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County.

Established in 2021, STARCOM is responsible for preparing the U.S. Space Force and more than 8,600 Guardians to prevail in competition and conflict through innovative education, training, doctrine and test activities.

A 1995 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he majored in computer engineering, Maj. Gen. Sejba commissioned into the Air Force that year through his distinguished service in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). He would later earn an MBA from San Jose State University.

After his first assignment at Falcon Air Force Base in Colorado, Sejba went on to serve in a wide variety of operations and acquisition leadership positions within the National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency and U.S. Strategic Command. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2021 and Major General in 2023.

His assignments included duties as a Flight Commander, Project Manager, Executive Officer, Congressional Liaison, Squadron Commander, Group Commander, Deputy Program Director, Program Director, and Program Executive Officer.

“We are honored and excited to have Maj. Gen. Sejba join us for commencement,” Nicklow said. “His engineering background and involvement in STARCOM are a perfect fit for our students. We look forward to hearing his insightful remarks.”

Both ceremonies will be live streamed at www.fit.edu/commencement-stream/.