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A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…

Twelve graduating seniors have been named as the 2017 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. The University Scholars will represent the entire graduating class at the May 14 Commencement ceremony. On Wednesday, May 10, the…

Gerald Brown and Anjana “Angie” Pati were named senior class marshals for the Class of 2018 by the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, which oversees the selection process. Brown and Pati will lead their class and carry the…

Our Senior Class Marshals announce this year’s Commencement speaker during ceremonies at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on March 22, 2017.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., civil rights activist, business executive and attorney, will deliver the 2017 Commencement address at the ceremony for Syracuse University on Sunday, May 14, at the Carrier Dome. Jordan will also be awarded an honorary degree, a…

Each year, Syracuse University designates two rising seniors to lead their class as the all-University student representatives for Commencement. Applicants must be current undergraduate students graduating in May 2018.  The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 27. Senior Class Marshals…

Donald Newhouse ’51, president of Advance Publications, delivers the 2016 Commencement address. (Transcript of Donald Newhouse address) “I am proud that a Newhouse graduate was selected student speaker, but Kaitlyn, you sure are a hard act to follow. Thank you,…

Chancellor Syverud elicits the importance of what our mascot Otto respresents as he speaks to students, their families, and their friends, during commencement ceremonies held at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, May 15, 2016.

The Vice President, a member of the College of Law class of 1968, delivered the College of Law commencement address at the Carrier Dome on Friday, May 13, 2016.

We hope you are enjoying a great Commencement Weekend and the exciting and wonderful events taking place across our campus. The weather forecast for today indicates the possibility of thunderstorms and some significant winds this afternoon between approximately 1-6 p.m…