Friday, June 12, 2026
Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Doctoral Candidates
Master’s Graduates and Candidates
Bachelor’s Graduates and Candidates
Platform Party
Welcome and Host
Maneka Brooks, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
Land Acknowledgement
Amanda Sugimoto, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Education
Honor Song
Fabian Quenelle
Klamath/Modoc/Umpqua/Chinook
National Anthem
Lily Sveinbjornsson
Bachelor of Music, Music Education, ’26
School of Music & Theater
College of the Arts
Greetings
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Robin R. Beavers, Ed.D.
Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Maneka Brooks, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
Keynote Address
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
District 3, Portland City Council
Alumnus Greeting
Katie Quick
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, World Languages and Literature: French, ’14
Student Addresses
Rachel Su
Master of Education, Bilingual Teacher Pathway Elementary, ’26
Miriam Berenice Meneses-Rios
Graduate Certificate in School Counseling, ’26
Presenting and Conferring of Degrees
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Alma Mater
Performed by Lily Sveinbjornsson
Closing and Recessional
Please meet graduates outside the Viking Pavilion!
Alma Mater
“Green May We Ever Be”
Bonnie Miksch
Professor, School of Music & Theater
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
Ann E. Cudd, Ph.D.
President
Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Robin R. Beavers, Ed.D.
Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Maneka Brooks, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
Amanda Sugimoto, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Education
Julie Esparza Brown, Ed.D.
Chair, Department of Educator Licensure, College of Education
Deanna Cor, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Leadership, Learning & Counseling, College of Education
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Keynote Speaker
Katie Quick
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, World Languages and Literature: French, ’14