154th Commencement Program

Saturday, june 17 | reser stadium | 10:30 a.m.

  • 9 a.m. Reser Stadium gates open for guests. 
  • 9 a.m. Processional lineup for graduates. 
    • Undergraduates: Report to the Memorial Union Quad.
    • Master's and Doctoral Candidates: Report to the Valley Library Quad.
  • 10 a.m. Processional begins.
  • 10:30 a.m. Processional enters Reser Stadium.
  • 11 a.m. Commencement ceremony begins. 
  • 1:30 p.m. Commencement ceremony concludes.
Music Prelude

Oregon State University Wind Ensemble, Erik Leung, Director  

Procession

Doctoral and Master’s Degree Candidates

Baccalaureate Candidates

Platform Party

The National Anthem

Dylan Lewis, Class of 2023, accompanied by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble

Opening Remarks

Jayathi Y. Murthy, Ph.D., President, Oregon State University

Greetings from the Board of Trustees of Oregon State University

Kirk E. Schueler, Chair, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Honorary Doctorate

Edward Feser, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President

Conferring of Honorary Degree

President Murthy

Dr. Charity Dean, MD, MPH, TM, Class of 2000 | Founder and CEO, The Public Health Company

Commencement Address

Charity Dean

Greetings from ASOSU

Matteo Paola, President, Associated Students of Oregon State University

Alma Mater

Dylan Lewis, Class of 2023, accompanied by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble

Welcome to the Class of 2023

Julie Lambert, Class of 1985, Chair, OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors

Commissioning of Officers of the United States Armed Forces

Lt. Col Matthew Cunningham, United States Air Force | Professor of Aerospace Studies

Faculty Senate Approval of Candidates

Katherine A. MacTavish, Ph.D., President, OSU Faculty Senate | Associate Professor, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Associate Professor, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Presentation and Conferral of Doctoral Degrees

President Murthy

Philip Mote, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate School

Diploma Distribution

Doctoral Diplomas

Presentation and Conferral of Master’s and Baccalaureate Degrees

President Murthy

Dean Mote
Master's Degrees

College Deans
Baccalaureate Degrees

Closing Remarks

President Murthy

Diploma Distribution

Master’s and Baccalaureate Diplomas