Commencement Day Timeline
- 3 p.m. - Graduate check-in (Pavilion)
- 3 p.m. - Corsair Field gates open for guest arrival
- 4:20 p.m. - Graduates line up for processional (Pavilion)
- 5 p.m. - Processional & Ceremony start
- After ceremony - Cake and punch (Campus Quad)
Order of Ceremonies
Prelude
Corsair Overture – Dr. David Goodman, SMC Music Professor (ret.)
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 — Sir Edward Elgar
Salutation
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President, Santa Monica College
Board of TrusteeS Remarks
Barry Snell , Chair, SMC Board of Trustees
Introduction of Special Guests
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President
Faculty Challenge
Jamar London, President, SMC Academic Senate
Student Challenge
Monique Janee Johnson, Graduating Student Speaker
Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President
Commencement Address
Hon. Christopher P. Lu, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Graduation Announcements
Teresita Rodriguez, Vice President, Enrollment Development
Conferral of Degrees and Certificates
Board of Trustees
Presentation of the Class of 2023
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President
Recessional