College of Urban & Public Affairs Commencement Ceremony Program 2025

College of Urban & Public Affairs

Commencement Ceremony Program 2025

Friday, June 13, 2025
Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center

Order of Ceremonies

Processional

Welcome and Host

Jeremy Youde, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs

National Anthem

Della Simone
Bachelor of Music ’25, School of Music & Theater
College of the Arts

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

Honor Song

Fabian Quenelle
Klamath / Modoc / Umpqua / Chinook

Greetings

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Jeremy Youde, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs

Undergraduate Student Address

AJ Al Jaradi
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Criminal Justice, ’25

Undergraduate Student Address

Erica Rubel
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, ’25
Magna Cum Laude

Alumnus Greeting

Keren Brown Wilson, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy, Urban Studies, ‘83

Presenting and Conferring of Degrees

Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Alma Mater

“Green May We Ever Be”
Written and composed by Bonnie Miksch
Performed by Della Simone
Bachelor of Music ’25, School of Music & Theater
College of the Arts

Closing and Recessional


Please meet graduates in the Park Blocks outside Viking Pavilion.



Alma Mater

“Green may we ever be”
Written and composed by Bonnie Miksch

Oh Portland State, our Alma Mater
Where the forest meets the running waters
On the homelands of the Chinook tribes
Where knowledge, art, and community thrive

Where the bridges cross, and the old elms tower
Where the crows amass at the sunset hour
And progress lies beyond each bend
We see no strangers, only friends

Oh Portland with our hearts we lead
Oh Portland dream a world we need  
Let our knowledge serve, and our love guide our deeds
Oh Portland, green may we ever be


Platform Party

Core Platform Party

Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President

Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jeremy Youde, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs

Laura Hickman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs

Keren Brown Wilson, Ph.D.

Ame Lambert, Ph.D.
Vice President for Global Diversity and Inclusion

Cindy J. Starke, J.D.
General Counsel

Michelle Toppe, Ed.D.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs

Academic Leadership

Joshua Eastin, Ph.D.
Chair, Political and Global Affairs

Kevin Kecskes, Ph.D.
Chair, Public Administration

Mark Leymon, Ph.D.
Chair Criminology and Criminal Justice

Masami Nishishiba, Ph.D.
Director, Hatfield School of Government

Greg Schrock, Ph.D.
Director, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning

Forrest Williams, Ph.D.
Chair, Economics

Chris Shortell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science