Schedule of Events — Class of 2023

Time	Event	Location
Noon–1:30 p.m. PDT	Graduates’ Lunch	Linde Activity Center (LAC). Students, families, faculty and staff are welcome, no tickets or RSVP needed.
1:30–2:45 p.m. PDT	Academic Department Dessert Receptions.	Strauss Plaza
3 p.m. PDT	Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal for Seniors	Meet on the lawn between Kingston Hall and the Shanahan Center.
4 p.m. PDT	President’s Reception for Graduates and Families	Oak Tree Lawn

Time	Event	Location
11 a.m. PDT	Commencement tent “opens.”	Mudd Quadrangle.
1:30 p.m. PDT	Commencement Ceremony	Mudd Quadrangle. For those unable to attend, a Livestream of the ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT. This event is open to all friends and families of the graduates. No tickets are required. There is no limit to the number of guests a graduate may invite to cheer their accomplishments.
3:30 p.m. PDT	Commencement Reception	R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning.

Program for Commencement Ceremony

This event is open to all friends and families of the graduates. No tickets are required. There is no limit to the number of guests a graduate may invite to cheer their accomplishments.

Processional

“Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 1 in D, Trio,” Sir Edward Elgar

Introduction

James C. Bean ’77, Chair, Board of Trustees

The National Anthem

“The Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key
Brass Quintet

Welcome

Maria M. Klawe, President

Henry T. Mudd Prize

Maria M. Klawe

Student Keynote

Sonia Bliss
“The Journey We Share”

Keynote Address

Michael Ellison
CEO/co-founder of CodePath

Conferring of Degrees

Presiding

James C. Bean ’77, Chair, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Candidates

Tom Donnelly, Vice President for Academic Affairs and R. Michael Shanahan Dean of the Faculty

Reading of Candidate Names

Thyra Briggs, Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid

Awarding of Diplomas

Maria M. Klawe

Welcome to the Alumni Association

Gregory P. Rae ’00, President, Alumni Association

President’s Address

Maria M. Klawe

Recessional

“The Rondeau,” Jean-Joseph Mouret
The audience will remain standing, allowing the academic procession to exit site first.

Reception

R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning

The Commencement Marshals