2025.03.24
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Take-off Rally was held at Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC).
The Take-off Rally is a graduation event for graduating students about to "take off" from SFC. It began when the first graduating class of SFC students expressed their desire to "depart from SFC for the last time."
Although the event was temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was revived in the 2023 academic year thanks to the dedication of student volunteers. This year's event to send off the 2024 graduates was held under a clear, cloudless sky.
At the graduation ceremony that kicked off the event, congratulatory messages were delivered by Dean Kamo of the Faculty of Policy Management, Dean Ichinose of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, and Mr. Ryutaro Matsuda, a representative of the SFC Mita-kai, to celebrate the graduates' new beginnings. The graduating students were seen listening intently, reflecting on their student lives.
Additionally, a degree conferral, the 2024 SFC STUDENT AWARD ceremony, and the SFC Final Presentation were held.
The SFC STUDENT AWARD, supported by the Education Encouragement Fund, recognizes individuals or groups of students for their outstanding external activities, on-campus activities, and research that are deemed representative of SFC. This year, seven groups of graduate and undergraduate students received the award, with two individuals being honored at the ceremony on the day. The awards for graduating graduate students will be presented at the commencement on Monday, March 24, and the awards for current students will be presented at the Kick-off Lecture on Monday, April 7.
The SFC Final Presentation is an event where graduating SFC students deliver passionate presentations to all members of the SFC community—including current students, new students, prospective students, alumni, and faculty—sharing the knowledge and experiences they gained during their time at SFC. This year, six graduating students took the stage.
In addition, a stamp rally was held this year, allowing students to spend their last moments on campus as they wished. They reminisced while touring the campus where they had spent their student lives and took commemorative photos at a photo space set up for the day.
The university's undergraduate and graduate school commencement is being held today, Monday, March 24, at Hiyoshi Campus.
Congratulations to all the graduates.
Source: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office