86th Annual Commencement Ceremony

LIM's 2025 Commencement ceremony will be held Fri. May 9 at 9 a.m. ET at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. 

Our keynote speaker will be Luisa Herrera-Garcia ’88, Chief Officer, Development & Production Sourcing at Alexander Wang. 

To find out the next steps you need to take to be able to graduate and participate in Commencement - and for other important info, including ticket info - click here. 

A myLIM group for the Class of 2025 has been set up. Graduates should also monitor their LIM email for details. 

If you have any questions about Commencement, email commencement@limcollege.edu.

2025 Commencement Speaker

Our keynote speaker will be Luisa Herrera-Garcia ’88, Chief Officer, Development & Production Sourcing at Alexander Wang. In addition to being a proud LIM alum, Luisa serves on our Industry Advisory Board where her contributions have included mentoring students, facilitating internships, and providing valuable input that has helped the College evolve and grow. In 2016, Luisa received the Maxwell F. Marcuse Award, which is LIM’s highest alumni honor.

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Luisa Herrera Garcia

2025 Honorees

In addition to Luisa Herrera-Garcia, we will honor two LIM graduates who have built outstanding careers in the business of fashion and lifestyle.

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Velissa Vaughn, MPS Class of 2016

Velissa Vaughn, MPS '16, Owner and Co-Founder of JXV Collective will receive the Shining Star Award. Chosen by LIM’s Industry Advisory Board, the Shining Star Award goes to an alum who has demonstrated significant achievement over the course of their career.
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Brandon Smithwrick, Class of 2018

Director of Content at Kickstarter, Brandon Smithwrick '18 is the 2025 Rising Star Award recipient. Also selected by our Industry Advisory Board, the Rising Star Award goes to an alum who graduated between one and eight years ago and has shown significant career growth over this short period of time.

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