Procession

Please rise

Welcome

Sophia Hayes, Vice Dean of Graduate Education
​Professor of Chemistry

Alumni Guest Speaker

Darrell L. Williams, MA '86, PhD '91
Former Senior Economist at CRA International

Doctoral Student Speaker

Jennifer Frances Beatty, candidate for a doctor of philosophy degree in Psychological & Brain Sciences

Presentation and Hooding of Doctoral Candidates 

Candidates will be hooded by department or program, and the departments will be called alphabetically. 

Anthropology
Art History and Archaeology
Chemistry
Comparative Literature
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Economics
Education
English
Germanic Languages and Literatures
History
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology
Physics
Political Science
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Romance Languages and Literatures

Master's Student Speaker

Ellen Schaaf, candidate for a master of arts degree in Theater and Performance Studies

Presentation of Master's Degree Candidates 

Closing Remarks

Feng Sheng Hu, Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences
Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor

Recession

Please keep aisles clear during the ceremony, and remain at your seats while faculty and graduates enter and leave the chapel.

Please note this ceremony is being photographed and recorded.

A celebration for doctoral and master’s degree recipients and their guests will be held in Bowles Plaza, between Mallinckrodt Center and Umrath Hall immediately following the ceremony. There will be light refreshments, beverage options, and a photo booth.