2025 Ceremony Program

156th Commencement Program

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 | 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

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

Román Hernández, Chair, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Honorary Doctorate

Interim Provost and Executive Vice President

Conferring of Honorary Degree

President Murthy

TBD

Commencement Address

TBD

Greetings from ASOSU

Audrey Schlotter, President, Associated Students of Oregon State University

Alma Mater

TBD

Welcome to the Class of 2025

Dan Jarman, Class of 1988, Chair, OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors

Commissioning of Officers of the United States Armed Forces

Captain John De Pree, United States Navy

Faculty Senate Approval of Candidates

Andrew Valls, President, OSU Faculty Senate | Professor, College of Liberal Arts

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