24th Annual Commencement Ceremony
10 a.m., June 15, 2025
Bagpiper
Bend Fire Pipes and Drums
Procession
Please remain seated during processional.
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory by Sir Edward Elgar (London Philharmonic Orchestra and David Parry)
Bend Fire Pipes and Drums
Doctoral and Master’s Degree Candidates
Baccalaureate Candidates
Platform Party
National Anthem
Stand for the National Anthem.
Opening Remarks
Sherman H. Bloomer, Ph.D., Chancellor and Dean, ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Ú – Cascades
Greetings from the ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Ú President
Jayathi Y. Murthy, Ph.D.
Greetings from the Board of Trustees of ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Ú
Julia Brim-Edwards, Trustee
Distinguished Service Award
Chancellor and Dean Bloomer
Recipient, Mark Kralj, Class of 1977
Acknowledgement of Distinguished Service Award
Emily Kralj
Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Chancellor and Dean Bloomer
Commencement Address
Derek Abbey, Ph.D., Class of 1999
President and CEO, Project Recover
Greetings from Associated Students of Cascades Campus
Whitney McFarlane, ASCC President
Remarks on Graduating Class of 2024
Chancellor and Dean Bloomer
Christine Pollard, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Presentation and Conferral of Degrees
President Murthy
Chancellor and Dean Bloomer
Closing Remarks
Chancellor and Dean Bloomer
Recessional
Colonel Bogey March by Kenneth J. Alford (New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
Diploma distribution in Charles McGrath Family Atrium, Edward J. Ray Hall.