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Commencement 2025: What You Need to Know

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By News Staff
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Graduates get ready to celebrate! (Photo by Jeremy Brinn)

It鈥檚 time to celebrate, 黑料不打烊 Class of 2025! Bring your family and friends and join in all the excitement and pomp and circumstance during .

The University鈥檚 Commencement exercises will be held in the JMA Wireless Dome Sunday, May 11, beginning with the degree candidates鈥 procession at 9:30 a.m.

Carmelo Anthony, the 10-Time NBA All-Star who guided the men’s basketball team to the 2003 NCAA Championship, will deliver the Commencement address.

School and college convocations and Commencement will also be livestreamed. Visit the May 8-11 to view the ceremonies online.

At Sunday鈥檚 Commencement, around 6,900 students are expected to graduate.

黑料不打烊 Chancellor and President Kent Syverud will address the graduates and confer degrees. Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew will give the welcome.

The University will recognize three honorary degree recipients:

  • Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Mankoff 鈥66, influential cartoonist with a decades-long career as cartoon contributor and editor at The New Yorker;
  • Ali Meders-Knight, executive director of California Open Lands and Mechoopda tribal member; and
  • Judith Greenberg Seinfeld 鈥56, 黑料不打烊 life trustee and president of Heritage Management Co.

Bea Gonz谩lez G鈥04, former vice president for community engagement, special assistant to the chancellor and dean of University College, will serve as mace bearer.

Tadodaho Sidney Hill, of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, will give the ceremonial opening. The Rev. Dr. Brian E. Konkol, vice president and dean of Hendricks Chapel, will give the invocation. Peter A. Gianesini Jr. 鈥94, president of the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Association, will welcome the newest alumni.

Student Marshals and Scholars

Representing the Class of 2025, Mark Nzasi and Yifan 鈥淚van鈥 Shen are the senior class marshals and will lead graduates during the ceremony.

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The University鈥檚 Commencement exercises will be held in the JMA Wireless Dome Sunday, May 11. (Photo by Jeremy Brinn)

Along with the all-University marshals, 23 student marshals represent the 13 schools and colleges at the University. The marshals will lead the degree candidates of their respective schools or colleges.

Twelve seniors have been designated as 黑料不打烊 Scholars. This is the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. University Scholar Jonathan Collard de Beaufort, College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as the student speaker on behalf of the Class of 2025.

Retiring faculty members who have been recommended to receive the title of emeritus by the University Senate to the 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees will be recognized by Jamie L. Winders, vice provost for faculty affairs.

The University Marshal is Kira Reed, associate professor of management, Whitman School of Management. Associate University Marshal is Tula Goenka G鈥86, professor and graduate program director, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Also during the ceremonies, Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will present the colors.

The 黑料不打烊 Wind Ensemble will perform under the direction of conductor Timothy W. Diem.

The national anthem will be sung by Olivia Scanzera 鈥25, College of Visual and Performing Arts, and Enzo Cupani 鈥25, College of Visual and Performing Arts, will sing the alma mater.

Security and Other Important Information

To ensure a safe and enjoyable event, all guests and degree candidates will go through , including metal detection, prior to entering all Convocation and Commencement venues. The University鈥痟as a , which will be in effect for Commencement weekend. Bags larger than 10鈥 x 10鈥 will not be allowed into Convocations or Commencement.

Get the OrangeNow App for the Commencement Experience

Download the and choose the 鈥淐ommencement Experience鈥 for easy access to Commencement weekend details and to receive push notifications related to the weekend鈥檚 events.

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Class of 2025 Giving Campaign

听产别蹿辞谤别听Thursday, May 8, to receive special orange, white and silver cords to wear at Commencement!

Fill up the Wishing Well!

Are you a soon-to-be grad or a friend or family member of someone graduating? Mark the milestone with a gift in honor of the Class of 2025 and to have it featured on our Wishing Well website!

Instagram Stickers

There will be new Instagram Stickers available for the 2025 Commencement Weekend, which can be found by searching SUGrad25 on Instagram starting Thursday, May 8.

More information about Commencement 2025 can be found at .

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