UIS: Creating a Brilliant Future
The commencement Ceremony
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
(Audience is asked to remain seated during the processional)
Grand Marshal
Ms. Mary Bohlen, Associate Professor, Communication and Chair of the Communication Department
Grand Marshal is an honorary title conferred each year on a professor by vote of the University's faculty.
National Anthem
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1996 and 1999
Presiding
Chancellor Richard D. Ringeisen
Greetings from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Trustee Karen Hasara, Classes of 1972 and 1992
Greetings
President Stanley O. Ikenberry
Commencement Address
Trustee Karen Hasara, Classes of 1972 and 1992
Presentation of Student Commencement Speaker
Dr. Timothy Barnett, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Remarks to Fellow Graduates
Ms. Priyanka Navin Deo, Class of 2010
Presentation of Doctoral Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
President Stanley O. Ikenberry
Presentation of Master’s Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Master’s Degrees
President Stanley O. Ikenberry
Presentation of Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Harry J. Berman
Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees
President Stanley O. Ikenberry
Induction to Alumni Association
Mr. Larry Millburg, UIS Alumni Advisory Board, Class of 1980
Presentation of Graduates
Graduates’ names are read by Amanda Vinicky, Statehouse Reporter, WUIS/WIPA, and Tim Schweizer, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
- College of Business and Management
- College of Education and Human Services
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Public Affairs and Administration
Closing Music
Illinois, Illinois by Archibald Johnston/Charles Chamberlin
Performed by Denise Yates, Class of 1996 and 1999
Recessional
Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar
