Undergraduate Commencement

Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

PROCESSIONAL †New Hampshire Pipes and Drums, “Highland Cathedral,” Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb

Flag Bearers:
Paul P. Smith, Private First Class, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Class of 2022
Sarah Jefferson, USNH Student Board Representative, Class of 2023
Mikayla Elizabeth Colburn, Student Body President, Class of 2022
Jordyn A. Carpenter, PSU Pride, Class of 2022

Faculty Marshal: 2021 Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award recipient
Rebecca Noel
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG †Joseph LaCreta, Student Government Association Parliamentarian, Class of 2022
NATIONAL ANTHEM †Plymouth State University Chamber Singers, including from the Class of 2022:

Mikayla Elizabeth Colburn, Logan Halee Cormier, Emily Theresa Hoover, Grace E. Murray, Erika O’Brien, Ethan Paul Pruett, Christian M. Simpson, Liam Noel Tremblay

Conducted by Director of Choral Activities Harmony Markey
INTRODUCTION OF
THE PLATFORM PARTY		Marlin Collingwood, Interim Vice President for Communications, Enrollment & Student Life
WELCOMEMikayla Elizabeth Colburn, Student Body President, Class of 2022
REMARKSMackenzie Elizabeth Goodwin, President, Class of 2022
CHARGE TO THE GRADUATESDonald L. Birx, President, Plymouth State University
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICEDonald L. Birx to Gennet Zewide ’73
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSGennet Zewide ’73
CONFERRING OF DEGREESDonald L. Birx, President; Ann McClellan, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
CLOSING REMARKSWayne P. Semprini ’72
RECESSIONAL †New Hampshire Pipes and Drums, “Scotland the Brave,” Cliff Hanley
† Please stand. During the recessional, please remain standing at your seat until all of the graduates have filed from their seats. Thank you.