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.
156th Commencement Program
Music Prelude
Oregon State University Wind Ensemble, Erik Leung, Director
Procession
Doctoral and Master’s Degree Candidates
Baccalaureate Candidates
Platform Party
The National Anthem
Paul Denison, Class of 2025, 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
Román Hernández, Chair, Board of Trustees
Presentation of Honorary Doctorate
Belinda Batten, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Conferring of Honorary Degree
President Murthy
Dawn J. Wright, Ph.D., Geographer and oceanographer
Commencement Address
Nicholas D. Kristof, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist
Greetings from ASOSU
Audrey Schlotter, Class of 2025, President, Associated Students of Oregon State University
Alma Mater
Paul Denison, accompanied by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble
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
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Clifford, United States Army | Professor of Military Science
Faculty Senate Approval of Candidates
Andrew Valls, President, OSU Faculty Senate | Professor, College of Liberal Arts
Presentation and Conferral of Doctoral Degrees
President Murthy
Steph Bernell Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Education
Diploma Distribution
Doctoral Diplomas
Presentation and Conferral of Master’s and Baccalaureate Degrees
President Murthy
Dean Bernell
Master's Degrees
College Deans
Baccalaureate Degrees
Closing Remarks
President Murthy
Diploma Distribution
Master’s and Baccalaureate Diplomas