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Commencement 2020 dates
- Friday, June 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10:00 am
The webcast event will include remarks from commencement speakers and honorees and performances by musicians. Links to watch the event will be emailed to graduating students the week of the ceremony, and be posted to this page on the day of the event.
Friends and family will be able to attend the event. They also will be invited to share photos and join watch groups to celebrate with fellow grads.
This annual celebration is open to all students graduating during the 2019–2020 academic year, including summer quarter.
While this year’s event will be different in many ways from our traditional ceremony, we are building a celebration that brings our community together to honor the class of 2020. Read a message about commencement from President George Bridges.
Graduation program
Welcome and Dedication George S. Bridges, Ph.D., President, presiding
Trustees’ Welcome Karen Fraser, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Speaker Stephanie Coontz
Graduation Address Faculty Speaker, Undergraduate Student Speaker Graduate Student Speaker
Presentation of the Candidates Jennifer Drake, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Conferring the Degrees Karen Fraser, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Recognizing the Graduates Members of the Board of Trustees: Monica Alexander ’13, Lucera Cox ’20, Karen Fraser, Fred Goldberg, Irene Gonzales, David Nicandri, Miguel Pérez-Gibson ’89, and Ed Zuckerman ’77
Closing Please join us in singing the Alma Mater and Geoduck Fight Song; Both songs written (1971) by Malcolm Stilson, M.L., Emeritus Librarian, and arranged by Linda Waterfall (2007).
