Commencement ceremonies set to unfold April 26
Richard Reiten, chairman of the board for Northwest Natural Gas and the company’s former CEO, will speak at both spring commencement ceremonies this Saturday, April 26. The university will confer 330 traditional undergraduate degrees and 362 graduate, seminary, and professional studies degrees. About 570 students are expected to participate in the ceremonies.
Undergraduate commencement begins at 2 p.m. in Miller Gymnasium in the Wheeler Sports Center, with audience seating at 1 p.m. The ceremony for graduate, seminary, and professional studies students starts at 7 p.m. in the same location, with seating for guests beginning at 6 p.m.
Also, on the morning of April 26, a baccalaureate service is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.
Reiten’s commencement address is titled “A Mission Possible: Making a Difference.” For more scheduling information on commencement weekend, visit the commencement events page.