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
Faculty
Platform Party
Welcome and Host
Jeremy Youde, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Urban & Public Affairs
Land Acknowledgement
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
AJ Romero-Gemmell
Graduate Student Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Jeremy Youde, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Urban & Public Affairs
Alumnus Greeting
Keren Brown Wilson, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy, Urban Studies, ’83
Student Address
Brian Montes
Master of Public Policy, ’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
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 & Public Affairs
Laura Hickman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Urban & Public Affairs
Keren Brown Wilson, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy, Urban Studies, ’83
AJ Romero-Gemmell
Graduate Student Trustee, PSU Board of Trustees
Cindy J. Starke, J.D.
General Counsel
Academic Leadership
Joshua Eastin, Ph.D.
Professor, Political and Global Affairs
Billie Sandberg, 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