More than 700 students will earn undergraduate and graduate degrees, while the university also bestows an honorary doctorate and the coveted Massih Prize during the first in-person spring commencement ceremonies since the COVID-19 pandemic/sports-recreation/outdoor-pursuits.
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May Commencement
May Commencement is the crowning finish to the academic year and a time to recognize the outstanding graduating students of Pacific University.
Join us for a weekend of festivities celebrating their graduation.
May Commencement takes place at Hanson Stadium, 2423 Main St., Forest Grove, OR 97116, on the Forest Grove Campus.
The morning ceremony begins at 9 a.m. and recognizes undergraduate students in the colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business, Education and Optometry who are earning bachelor's degrees.
The afternoon ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. and recognizes graduate and professional students receiving master's and doctoral degrees in social work, business, speech-language pathology, education and teaching, pharmacy, athletic training, physical therapy, vision science or optometry.
Students: Apply to walk at graduation and get all the details you need to prepare for your big day! Graduating Student Information
Guests: Tickets are free but required for attendance at Commencement. Get your tickets and find more important information about visiting campus to celebrate your graduate! Guest Information
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Schnider, a 1982 Pacific University optometry alumnus, will receive the award at Pacific’s Graduate & Professional Commencement, where she also will be the keynote speaker
Stoller, a 1974 Pacific University undergraduate alumnus, will receive an honorary doctor of letters at Pacific’s Undergraduate Commencement, where he also will be the keynote speaker