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Live Broadcast – 188th Commencement Ceremony
Commencement
Commencement Archives
Class of 2023
Live Broadcast
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 10:30 a.m.
The Academic Procession
The Invocation – Rev. Alexandra Hendrickson
“America the Beautiful”
In Memoriam
President’s Welcome – President Nicole Farmer Hurd
Recognition of Faculty Elected to Emeritus Status
Recognition of Trustees Elected to Emeritus Status – Robert Sell ’84 H’18
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
The Commencement Address – Elizabeth A. Mowins ’89
Conferring of Degrees in Course
Presentation of Senior Class Gift
Presentation of Pepper Prize Finalists and Recipient
Pepper Prize Recipient’s Remarks – Fatimata Damba Cham ’23
Class Fanfare – “Overture to New Beginnings”
The Alma Mater
President’s Remarks
The Benediction
The Academic Recession