Order of Ceremony

Friday, May 12 , 2023 | 7 p.m.

Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar Audience will please remain seated.

Welcome Dr. Robert Rhodes Provost

Call to Worship “To God Be the Glory” Dr. Odies Wright Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition

Scripture Reading ............................................................................................................................ Dr. Sara Salkil Program Director, Master of Marriage and Family Therapy and B.S. of Child and Family Services

Invocation Dr. Kari Williams

Department Chair and Program Director, Department of Occupational Therapy

Introduction to Commencement .................................................................................. Dr. Robert Rhodes

Master of Ceremonies

Dr. Phil Schubert President

A Charge to the Class of 2023 ....................................................................................... Dr. Nannette Glenn Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Presentation and Conferring of Doctoral and Master’s Degree Graduates

Dr. Phil Schubert

Dr. Robert Rhodes

Introduction of Doctoral and Master’s Degree Graduates James Wiser Dean, Library Services and Educational Technology

Hooding of Doctoral Degree Graduates

Commencement 2023

Dr. Susan Lewis Vice Provost

Presentation of Diplomas ......................................................................................................... Marelyn

Shedd Member, ACU Board of Trustees

Presentation of Awards and Honors

Dr. Robert Rhodes

“Oh, Dear Christian College” ..............................................................................................

“Oh,

Dear Christian College”

Dr. Odies Wright

Oh, dear Christian College, we love you, Our dear Alma Mater, today; Like the stars shining brightly above you, Your fame shall shine brightly for aye. To you we’ll prove faithful and loyal, While ever upholding the right, And gladly we’ll give forth the royal, Three cheers for the purple and white. Then we’ll pledge our love to Christian, To her is honor due; While we gaily sing let praises ring, For our Alma Mater true.

Benediction

“The Lord Bless You and Keep You”

Dr. Bill Carroll Assistant Provost, Residential Graduate Programs

Dr. Odies Wright

Recessional “Crown Imperial” by Sir William Walton Audience will please remain seated.

Each graduate will be greeted on stage by the dean of their college.

Dr. Greg Straughn, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Ken Cukrowski, Dean, College of Biblical Studies

Dr. Brad Crisp, Dean, College of Business Administration

Dr. Terry Baggs, Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Services

Dr. Nannette Glenn, Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Dr. Marcia Straughn, Dean, School of Nursing

A reception for graduates and invited guests will follow outside the south doors of Moody Coliseum in the Mall Area of Campus.

Note To Audience

Photographs for university publicity will be taken at this event. Sign language interpretation is available in a reserved seating section in the front rows of section 02.