2026 Ceremony Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 13 | 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.

 

157th 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

TBD, Class of 2026, 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

Roy Haggerty, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President

Conferring of Honorary Degree

President Murthy

TBD

Commencement Address

TBD

Greetings from ASOSU

President, Associated Students of Oregon State University

Alma Mater

TBD, accompanied by the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble 

Welcome to the Class of 2026

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

Jacob Hamblin, 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