PRESIDENT KWANG-WU KIM, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE FACULTY OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THE CLASS OF 2024
COVER IMAGE
SYLWIA SZOPA
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Game Design
“My goal with my photography is to depict what euphoria is to me. It was a word assigned to me in a photography class a couple of years ago, and since then, I’ve focused my work on capturing details that illustrate what I believe this emotion to mean. When I think of memories where I feel euphoric, the images are always bright and sometimes tinted with a color filter that gives the moment an ethereal feel. Because light plays a crucial role in my recollection of these memories, I focus on the lighting in my photos to bring that same sense of euphoria into the images.”
2024 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024, 10 A.M.
• American Sign Language
• Creative Writing
• Cultural Studies
• Dance
• English
• Environmental and Sustainability Studies
• Fashion Studies
• Theatre
Order of ceremony on page 4
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024, 3 P.M.
• Audio Arts and Acoustics
• Business and Entrepreneurship
• Communication
• Photography
Order of ceremony on page 5
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024, 10 A.M.
• Cinema and Television Arts
Order of ceremony on page 6
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024, 3 P.M.
• Art and Design
• Interactive Arts and Media
• Music
Order of ceremony on page 7
In an effort to make our Commencement sensory-accessible and inclusive, we have set aside a quiet room away from the ceremony for our guests and community members who may need it. Please ask an usher for directions. A limited number of sensory bags are available in the quiet room.
ORDER OF CEREMONY: SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024, 10 A.M.
Full musical selection and musician credits on pages 27-28
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT
PROCESSIONAL, CONCLUDING WITH
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Lyrics on page 8
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Lyrics on page 8
WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Richard Walker
Assistant Professor of Theatre
MANIFEST 2024 MUSIC VIDEO
Scenes from Manifest, the college’s annual celebration of graduating student work
GREETING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John M. Holmes, Chair
GREETING FROM THE NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
Karen L. Jones ’86, President
STUDENT ADDRESS
Jory Mikyle Holmes
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting
Biography on page 10
POETRY READING: “DREAM WORKSHOP”
By Cesar Toscano
Winner of the 2024 Allen and Lynn Turner Commencement Poetry Competition
Read by the author
Text on page 9
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES
Marcella David, JD, Senior Vice President and Provost
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS FACULTY
Katharine J. Hamerton, Associate Professor of History Emerita
Deborah H. Holdstein, Professor of English Emerita
Garnett Kilberg Cohen, Professor of Creative Writing Emerita
CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREE AND ADDRESS
Nivine Megahed
President, National Louis University
Biography on page 11
Introduced by Steven Corey, PhD, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
By Kwang-Wu Kim, DMA, President and CEO, assisted by:
• Jerry Tarrer, MBA, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
• Dean Corey
• Suzanne McBride, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
• Rosita M. Sands, EdD, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts
RECESSIONAL
ORDER OF CEREMONY: SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024, 3 P.M.
Full musical selection and musician credits on pages 27-28
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT
PROCESSIONAL, CONCLUDING WITH
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Lyrics on page 8
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Lyrics on page 8
WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Richard Walker
Assistant Professor of Theatre
MANIFEST 2024 MUSIC VIDEO
Scenes from Manifest, the college’s annual celebration of graduating student work
GREETING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John M. Holmes, Chair
GREETING FROM THE NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
Karen L. Jones ’86, President
STUDENT ADDRESS
Zoe Veasey
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science, Music Technology
Biography on page 10
POETRY READING: “DREAM WORKSHOP”
By Cesar Toscano
Winner of the 2024 Allen and Lynn Turner Commencement Poetry Competition
Read by the author
Text on page 9
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES
Jerry Tarrer, MBA, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS FACULTY
Dawoud Bey, Professor of Photography Emeritus
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT ADDRESS
Nivine Megahed
President, National Louis University
Biography on page 11
Introduced by Steven Corey, PhD, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
By Kwang-Wu Kim, DMA, President and CEO, assisted by:
• Marcella David, JD, Senior Vice President and Provost
• Tom Dowd, Interim Dean, School of Media Arts
• Suzanne McBride, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
• Rosita M. Sands, EdD, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts
RECESSIONAL
ORDER OF CEREMONY:
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024, 10
A.M.
Full musical selection and musician credits on pages 27-28
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT
PROCESSIONAL, CONCLUDING WITH
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Lyrics on page 8
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Lyrics on page 8
WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Beth Ryan
Associate Professor of Instruction, Business and Entrepreneurship
MANIFEST 2024 MUSIC VIDEO
Scenes from Manifest, the college’s annual celebration of graduating student work
GREETING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John M. Holmes, Chair
GREETING FROM THE NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
Karen L. Jones ’86, President
STUDENT ADDRESS
Hannah Brumfield
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Film and Television
Biography on page 10
POETRY READING: “DREAM WORKSHOP”
By Cesar Toscano
Winner of the 2024 Allen and Lynn Turner Commencement Poetry Competition
Read by the author
Text on page 9
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES
Jerry Tarrer, MBA, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS FACULTY
Ron Falzone, Associate Professor of Directing and Cinema Studies Emeritus
Michael Niederman, Professor of Cinema and Television Arts Emeritus
CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREE AND ADDRESS
Raymond E. Crossman
President, Adler University
Biography on page 11
Introduced by Rosita M. Sands, EdD, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
By Kwang-Wu Kim, DMA, President and CEO, assisted by:
• Marcella David, JD, Senior Vice President and Provost
• Tom Dowd, Interim Dean, School of Media Arts
• Suzanne McBride, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
RECESSIONAL
ORDER OF CEREMONY: SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024, 3 P.M
Full musical selection and musician credits on pages 27-28
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT
PROCESSIONAL, CONCLUDING WITH
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Lyrics on page 8
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Lyrics on page 8
WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Beth Ryan
Associate Professor of Instruction, Business and Entrepreneurship
MANIFEST 2024 MUSIC VIDEO
Scenes from Manifest, the college’s annual celebration of graduating student work
GREETING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John M. Holmes, Chair
GREETING FROM THE NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
Karen L. Jones ’86, President
STUDENT ADDRESS
Cass Martinez
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Music
Biography on page 10
POETRY READING: “DREAM WORKSHOP”
By Cesar Toscano
Winner of the 2024 Allen and Lynn Turner Commencement Poetry Competition
Read by the author
Text on page 9
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES
Marcella David, JD, Senior Vice President and Provost
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS FACULTY
Adam Brooks, Professor of Fine Art Emeritus
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT ADDRESS
Raymond E. Crossman
President, Adler University
Biography on page 11
Introduced by Rosita M. Sands, EdD, Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
By Kwang-Wu Kim, DMA, President and CEO, assisted by:
• Jerry Tarrer, MBA, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
• Tom Dowd, Interim Dean, School of Media Arts
• Suzanne McBride, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
• Dean Sands
RECESSIONAL
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING STAR SPANGLED BANNER
BY FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
O, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footstep’s pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native land.
“DREAM WORKSHOP”
BY CESAR TOSCANO CANDIDATE FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CREATIVE WRITING WINNER OF THE 2024 ALLEN AND LYNN TURNER COMMENCEMENT POETRY COMPETITION
You know, if you want to make a dream you might have to craft a little
Grab that brain of yours, you know, the one that sits behind your forehead
With that hand, yes, the one you forgot held crayons and markers as if your little paws resembled those of Van Gogh or Picasso if you paid attention to Mrs. Green’s 3rd grade lesson, art history
If you don’t remember, let the talking bear say a word of encouragement, you know, he was your friend once Don’t tell me you forgot
He’ll say buddy, friend, Dreams are what make you and me
And yes, when this has all settled, drop that little brain––or big, if you so mind
Let your mind drift like Clouds
until they form objects like cotton candy
It’s like coffee without caffeine, it’s like, you know, whatever you want it to be
STUDENT SPEAKERS
JORY MIKYLE HOLMES
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
SPEAKING SATURDAY, MAY 11, 10 A.M.
Jory Mikyle Holmes is graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. Having been a storyteller his whole life, Holmes is deeply inspired by compelling narratives that give a voice to the voiceless, offering healing and lessons that help shape our world. Drawing from this passion, he has dedicated his studies to honing his craft and looks forward to bringing impactful and transformative stories to life on stage and screen.
ZOE VEASEY
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
SPEAKING SATURDAY, MAY 11, 3 P.M.
Zoe Veasey is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Music Technology. Her passion for music, science, and mathematics brought her from Rock Island, Illinois, to Columbia, where she dedicated herself to her studies to earn a spot in the Honors Program and on the Dean’s List each semester. Outside of the classroom, Zoe served as the President of Women in Audio, the Audio Arts and Acoustics Senator in the Student Government Association, a Math and Audio peer tutor, a Resident Assistant, and an audio classroom assistant. Zoe also spent her summers interning at the Adler Theatre and JoyRide Studio. After graduation, Zoe hopes to continue to advocate for underrepresented voices to make the audio industry more inclusive to diverse perspectives.
HANNAH BRUMFIELD
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television
SPEAKING SUNDAY, MAY 12, 10 A.M.
Hannah Brumfield is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television. A Minnesota native, Hannah has an innate passion for creating. Her talents span many different forms of art such as graphic design, SFX makeup, and production design, all of which illustrate her zeal to create. Guided by the mantra “Work hard with passion and be kind,” Hannah embodies the lessons earned from her experiences on stage and on set. She believes that combining passion into one’s work elevates the final product.
CASS MARTINEZ
Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Music
SPEAKING SUNDAY, MAY 12, 3 P.M.
Cass Martinez is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. A Chicago native, Martinez combines her musical and artistic abilities to create unique art and new modes of learning. Martinez used her time at Columbia to hone her artistry to create her future with bright color and bright sound.
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Each year, Columbia College Chicago confers honorary degrees on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, journalism and the media, education, politics, and the business world. Their professional accomplishments, creative vision, and social and political engagement truly embody the highest ideals of the college.
NIVINE MEGAHED
TO BE HONORED SATURDAY, MAY 11, 10 A.M.
TO ADDRESS GRADUATING STUDENTS SATURDAY, MAY 11, 3 P.M.
Nivine Megahed has worked in higher education for over thirty-five years. As an educational entrepreneur, her passion is building innovative student-centered organizations that are focused on student success and empowering even the most marginalized populations to achieve social and economic mobility through education.
Since 2010, Dr. Megahed has served as the 11th president of National Louis University, a 137-year-old institution recognized for its leadership in professional preparation across a broad set of disciplines, and for its commitment to closing the post-secondary attainment gap through cost-effective, scalable models of education.
Dr. Megahed serves as the Finance and Investment Committee Chair for Chicago Public Media and as Vice Chair of the Partnership for College Completion, and is a Fellow for Complete College America. She is the former Board Chair of University of Arizona Global Campus. She is also a member of the Chicago Network, the Economic Club of Chicago, and the Commercial Club. She has been sought out internationally to present on issues related to the democratization of education, women in leadership, innovation in education, and closing the achievement gap.
Dr. Megahed earned her bachelor degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her master and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology were earned at the University of Rochester.
RAYMOND E. CROSSMAN
TO BE HONORED SUNDAY, MAY 12, 10 A.M.
TO ADDRESS GRADUATING STUDENTS SUNDAY, MAY 12, 3 P.M.
Raymond E. Crossman is a social justice advocate, educator, and psychologist who is among North America’s longest-serving university presidents. Following 20 years of service, he will step down from the presidency of Adler University in September 2024. Over the course of his tenure, the institution has grown from a psychology school enrolling fewer than 200 students to a graduate university preparing over 2,000 students in social justice practice disciplines at campuses in Chicago and Vancouver, British Columbia, and online.
Prior to assuming the presidency of Adler, Dr. Crossman led a small independent psychology school in Hawai’i, focused on education and training in diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has held faculty appointments in clinical psychology since 1992. Dr. Crossman writes and teaches about leadership and diversity, and his 2022 book, LGBTQ Leadership in Higher Education, is the first on this topic. He serves on several civic and professional boards, and he was recently recognized with the Amplifier Award from Chicago Public Media and the Visionary Leadership Award from Haymarket Center.
Dr. Crossman co-founded the advocacy organization LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education, hosted its inaugural meeting in Chicago in 2010, and co-chaired it from 2015 through 2018. In 2015, he chaired the first national conference for development of LGBTQ leaders in higher education on Adler’s Chicago campus. In 2017, he became the first university president to disclose his HIV status publicly, using his personal story to advocate for marginalized communities.
Dr. Crossman received his B.S., summa cum laude, in Psychology and Fine Arts from Fordham University, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University, and studied at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic.
View the list of past honorary degree recipients
CANDIDATES FOR THE
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Grace Frances Beatty Intimacy for Stage and Screen
Katherine Susan Coyl Intimacy for Stage and Screen
Alexander Childress Ferguson Intimacy for Stage and Screen
Jenny Weiner Intimacy for Stage and Screen
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Carlos Acevedo
Strategic Communication
La’Tasha C. Bennett
Civic Media
Shemeka Buckner
Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Isabella Bertozzo Franca
Strategic Communication
Louis Chak Fu Lam
Strategic Communication
Lynette L. Hoover Entrepreneurship for Creatives
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Emma Joy Bray Broun
Mateo David Canizares
Eden Ratnam George
Jazmin Dorothea Johnson
Acting and Contemporary Performance Making
Erin Luo
Acting and Contemporary Performance Making
Daniellia Marshall
Strategic Communication
Kai S. Moore
Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Ksymena Anna Pawlowicz
Strategic Communication
Edith Marie Pedemonte Interaction Design
Sebastian H. Pedersen Interaction Design
Ciara Petruna Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Winther V. Polk Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Jillian Joy Schendel Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Stephanie Solis Entrepreneurship for Creatives
MANAGEMENT
Hyun jin Kang
Junqiao Li
Tongqian Li
Danielle Rhea Lioce
Jesús Mario Negrón Emmanuelli
Nicole Jessica Rodriguez
Strategic Communication
William Rossi Interaction Design
Sabrina Sternberg
Strategic Communication
Bioré S. Sweeney
Strategic Communication
Lillian Thomas Interaction Design
Shannon N. Twenter
Acting and Contemporary Performance Making
Hugo Nugraha
Cameron Theresa Rosenthal
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Michelle Noel Alexander
Creative Writing
Aniruddh Immaneni Ashok
Music Composition for the Screen
Marco Bacchetta
Cinema and Television Directing
Andre Lamonte Owen Barker Jr.
Fine Arts
Nora Michelle Benjamin
Photography
Kennedy Bonner
Creative Writing
Pamela Carolina Cavero Zapata
Music Composition for the Screen
Callie Clark-Wiren
Fine Arts
Lor H. Clincy
Creative Writing
Jacob Cromwell
Cinema and Television Directing
Ahsha Davis
Cinema and Television Producing
Lorena Angelica De León
Cinema and Television Directing
Noah J. Fodor
Photography
Kimberly Ann Galovich
Creative Writing
Tianyue Gao
Cinema and Television Directing
Josh Getman
Music Composition for the Screen
Eli Robert Giclas
Photography
Tiecheng Gu
Cinema and Television Directing
Matthew James Gutierrez
Creative Writing
Mohamed el Amine Hattou
Cinema and Television Directing
Matthew Javier Hernandez
Fiction
Natalie Lopez Herrera
Cinema and Television Directing
Arrietta Louise Horn van der Voort
Photography
Joshua Robert Huffman
Acting and Contemporary
Performance Making
Ash Huse
Photography
Hillary Irene Johnson
Photography
Daniyal Ali Khan
Cinema and Television Producing
Charles Leonard King III
Cinema and Television Directing
Tanya M. Leon-Moreno
Creative Writing
Jingyuan Li
Music Composition for the Screen
Dehan Liang
Music Composition for the Screen
Yaoyang Liu
Music Composition for the Screen
Zhirui Liu
Cinema and Television Directing
Ming Lou
Cinema and Television Directing
Chengyu Lu
Cinema and Television Directing
Ruoming Ma
Music Composition for the Screen
Adam MacArthur
Fine Arts
Jaeda L. Mason
Cinema and Television Producing
Emma Therese Mazurek
Cinema and Television Directing
Emoonah McClerklin
Creative Writing
Gabriela Mejia
Creative Writing
Giselle Mira-Diaz
Photography
Julia Kathryn Nusbaum
Creative Writing
Matt O’Connell
Cinema and Television Directing
Grace Papineau-Couture
Fine Arts
Olivia Grace Parker
Acting and Contemporary
Performance Making
Eesha Patkar
Cinema and Television Directing
Jennifer Lee Popovich
Cinema and Television Directing
Joshua Emil Prost
Creative Writing
John Kent Rake
Music Composition for the Screen
Alexandra Beth Riseman
Creative Writing
Ankita Sadarjoshi
Creative Writing
Abigail B. Schneider
Creative Writing
Lily Dora Sharratt
Music Composition for the Screen
Nyla E. Smith
Music Composition for the Screen
Sebastian Splinter
Music Composition for the Screen
Daniel Steinmetz
Creative Writing
Eve Talley
Fiction
Shawn M. Taylor Jr.
Cinema and Television Producing
Marshall Allen Villarreal
Music Composition for the Screen
Andrew C. Vogelp
Photography
Max Warchol
Cinema and Television Producing
Dawn Angie Armeda Williams
Cinema Art and Science-Creative Producing
Tingjian Wu
Cinema and Television Directing
Tiffany Zhao
Cinema and Television Producing
GRADUATION WITH ACADEMIC HONORS
Columbia College Chicago undergraduates who graduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 are recognized as having graduated with academic honors. Students with a 3.75–3.79 GPA graduate cum laude (“with honors”); students with a 3.80–3.89 GPA graduate magna cum laude (“with high honors”); and students with a 3.90–4.00 GPA graduate summa cum laude (“with highest honors”). These students wear a gold tassel on their mortarboards at Commencement, and their names are listed with an asterisk in the program.
HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES
The following 2024 graduates of Columbia’s undergraduate Honors Program have successfully completed 15 credits of Honors coursework in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher over the course of their college career. At Commencement, Honors Program graduates wear a gold Honors stole on which is embroidered the college seal.
Samaher S. Aburabah
Jackson Pafford Anderson*
Mia Isabel Balangue*
Lauren C. Barina*
Jaeya Nelice Bayani*
Jala Mary Aje Bell*
Aunna Marie Beranek*
George Milton Blackwell III
Matias Gaston Boeri*
Hannah Rose Brumfield*
Trevor Rhys Bucek*
Elly Burke*
Emma M. Butterworth
Oli Chavez*
Joy Marie Ciancanelli*
Emma Catherine Close*
Owen Riley Coleman*
Sabel Marí Colón*
Danielle Monique Crim*
Alondra Cruz*
Logan Czernia*
Gisèle Romayne Easton*
Meridian Ren Eck*
Brandon Isaiah Eddy
Ashlynn Marie Egan*
Nicholas William Eisner*
Meriah Fearon*
Hannah Beth Flores*
Amari A. Flowers*
Isabella Flowers*
Nathan Frederic Gagnon*
Ana Karen Garcia
Ari Gates*
Amina Simone Gilbert*
Tatum Hammerschmidt*
Avery R. Heeringa*
Ebony P. Hernandez
Cole G. Hughes
Lydia H. Jacobson*
Ethan Henry Janey*
Alistair Jaques
Sloane Kirsten Clarke Johnson*
Christianna Jones*
Andrea Lynn Kloehn*
Abigail Kendall Knox
Veronica Ann Kostka*
Maya A. Krueger*
Josh LeBlanc*
Elena Hope Leon*
Madeleine Ruth Libman*
Karin Anabritt Linne*
Sam Ludwig*
Brita JoAnn Lundberg*
Ciara Frances Lynch*
Annie Mainwaring*
Sydney Denise Mantei*
Ryan Alexander Marx*
Sarah D. McArthur-Self*
Isaac Benjamin Meier*
Caleb Matthew Mitchell*
Micah Angelic Mixon
Samantha Ann Molback
Laura Carroll Moore*
Mia Moore*
Nurrah A. Muhammad*
Mackinley Pearson-Muggli
Kaylee Roxanne Neely*
Miles T. Pretel*
Trent W. Ramert*
Brianna Yrene Ramirez
Andres Rodriguez*
Cole Joseph Ruoto*
Eli Sanchez
Aliya Imelda Segura*
Huckleberry Maceo Shelf*
Kai Owen Short
Kaylee F. Smith*
Ned Smith
Cristian Oscar Soto
Mari Taleff*
Quinn Atticus Tessmann
Cynthia Edith Uribe*
Isabel Mae Vasich*
Zoe Elizabeth Veasey*
Molleigh Rae Verhoye*
Lucas Connor Walkowiak*
Javon Anthony White Jr.
Tangbao Zhong*
CANDIDATES FOR THE
SECOND BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Sogand Hamidfar*
Theresa Kerouac*
Ashley Koltun Kirckof*
Nicole Marie LoCicero
Molly Moline
Pablo A. Rajczyk
Quentin Steinken*
Aniya Jewel Thompson
Amanda Rose Vinson*
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
RileyGrace Abbott
Aiedai Zuhdi Abdallah
Alberto Abreu*
Alice Abreu*
Samaher S. Aburabah
Tyshawn Marquis Adams
Dylan S. Adkins
Maxwell William Adrien*
Kenyon Agnew
Neida Adriana Aguilar*
Valerie C. Aguilar
David Agustin-Mesas
Mac Ahrens*
Maria Aiello
Ali Ajaz
Alaina AnnaBelle Alberico
Ian James Eisley Albracht
Jacob Patrick Albrecht
Paige Alexander
Malik Leoba Allen
Milo Allen
Oscar Joaquin Almonaci
Gabrielle Alston
Randi Alvarado
Alexis M. Alvarez*
Areli Ashley Alvarez
Caritza Emerie Alvarez
Manuela Álvarez Márquez*
Claire Luppold Alves
Jesus Enrique Amador Gonzalez
Jessica Marie Amanti
Nell Isabel Ambrose*
Grace L. Anders*
CJ Anderson
Grace Marie Anderson*
Justin Bartlett Anderson
Monty Anderson*
Morgan Joy Anderson*
Ryan Matthew Anderson*
Sarah Marie Anderson
Megan Stephanie Andjulis
Monica Anguiano*
Angelina V. Angulo
Alicia Isabell Elisabeth Ankarström
Lucca Dopazo Antonio Jose
Gabryela Aquino
Daniela Aranda
Jenny Aranda
Verania A. Arellano
Armando Armenta II
Matthew Armitage
Adrian Arreguin
Amaya Marie Arroyo
Stephanie Arteaga
Erin Lyn Arzich
Jaquan B. Aubert
Nathaniel Eduardo Avelar
Jordan Nicole Avery
Andréz Joseph Avila
Evangelina Celeste Avila*
Gunnar James Axne
Angela Azpeitia*
Sophia Luisa Baez*
Haya Bahjat
Jade Bailey*
Lucy Bailey
Timothy L. Bailey
Jewel Baker*
Reese Baker
Tyson Santana Baker
Mia Isabel Balangue*
Cristian Antonio Balderas
Quinn Rabil Bankler*
JohnMichael Banuelos
Oscar Barajas Laguna*
Elizabeth Barajas Vasquez*
Carly Ann Baranak*
Lauren C. Barina*
Christalyn J. Barker
Michelle Renee Barker*
Joshua Emmanuel Barnett
Lillianna Coralyn Bartlett*
Cameron A. Bates
Charles Bates
Bailey D. Bauer
Kayla F. Bauer
Jaeya Nelice Bayani*
Khalil Beals
Jonathan Taylor Bear*
Kristel Becares
Mariana Belaval
Jala Mary Aje Bell*
Gabriella Grace Bennetts*
Callie Rachel Beran
Aunna Marie Beranek*
Paige Judith Berndt*
Drusillah Maurine Bernhardt
Leroy Berts IV
Gray Beyer*
Casey John Bielanski
Thomas James Bien
Endya Jamique Black
Jordan Sienna Blair
Margueritte May Blashill*
Isabel Irene Blaskovich*
Joe Blaugrund
Jerziah Amena Blossom-Black
Madeline Blumberg
Matias Gaston Boeri*
Sebastian Bolaños
Christopher Efrain Bonino
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Heaven Christine Bonner
Jeremy Brian Borchers
Katherine Taylor Bordon*
Simona S. Boson
Dani Boudreau*
Carissa Jane Bracken
Ian David Bradford
Grace Ann Bradley
Thomas Brady*
Trinity Amber Branch*
Megan Lynn Brand*
Kaylee Kathleen Brebner*
Molly Ann Brennan*
Cole Hutton Briggs*
Jenna Kristen Brixie*
Steve BrizuelaFernandez
Brianna Joann Brooks
Adriana Jewel Brown
Alicia Lanay Brown
Elaine Caroline Brown*
Vincent Oscar-Martin Brown
Zackery Weidner Brown*
Claire Catelyn Brugioni
Hannah Rose Brumfield*
Davis Bryant
Trevor Rhys Bucek*
Miranda Bucio*
Sarah Budds
Cecilia Chloe Budzyn*
Nick Bullock
Shelby Jean Burge*
Anna C. Burke*
Elly Burke*
Tara Burke
Camryn L. Burnett
Emily Grace Burroughs
Dianna Bustamantez
Patrice Butler
Emma M. Butterworth
Val Caballero
Katie Cahal*
Clemente Calandra
Melissa Calderon
Koda Calma*
Kelsey Camarena*
Jacob Jay Cambray
Renée Merrily Cammarata
Axóchitl Campos
Dana Aslyn Campos*
Jose Nicolas Canchola*
Mikela Cangonji
Sa’eeda Ameera Cannon
Gabriela Cantú*
Juliana Amaral Leite Canuto*
Carlos Cardona
Mariajose Cardona*
Tyra Faye Carey
Zachary James Carpenter
Aileen Araceli Carranza*
Angel William Carreras
Anahi Carrillo
Vanessa Carrillo
Reenie Carroll*
Patricia Carteno
Kamil Joi Carter
Nia Carter*
Haley Thorpe Cary*
Christian Castillo*
Daniela Castillo Briones
Daniela Castro*
Cameron Causey
Luis G. Cazares
Alexis Marie Cazarez
Matt R. Cerny
Katherine Cervantes
Raina F. Chaber-Tully*
Joshua Lubin Ishmael Chaffeé
Isabella Jamelle Chahine
Kaleed J. Chandler
Destiny C. Chapman
Christian Chavez
Samantha Chavez
Alex Chen*
Beini Chen
Alecia Ariel Chestang
Sophie Mahnke Chevako*
Herbert Lee Chillis
Noah Dominic Chlebeck
Julienne Esli Chollette
Emily Michaela Chronopoulos*
Bella Clarey
Breilynd Najhai Clark*
Jada Ariana Clark
Jacob Cooper Cocking*
Olivia Frances Cohen*
Samara Colbert
Aidan C. Colby
Meg Cole*
Owen Riley Coleman*
Hugo G. Colin
Sabel Marí Colón*
Rowan T. Colosky
Elise Concari
Jessica Rhae Conde*
Justine Conde
Gavin J. Connell*
Priscilla Contreras
Yarely Contreras
Zeb Cooley*
Terence David Cooney-Waterhouse*
Engrid Naomi Cooper
McKenna Copeland
Ryan Zachary Cordero
Aramis Raven Sky Cordova*
Herman Corneille*
Alfonso Javier Coronel
Katherine E. Corrigan
Brittany Cortes-Herrera
Hollie Wynter Coto
Emily Cotto*
Karington R. Cox
Kelsey Crane
Kyle Justin Crenshaw
Julia A. Crews*
Grace Elizabeth Crosby
Luke James Crowe
Alondra Cruz*
Leonardo Cruz*
Cosme Cruz Castillo
Anthony Francis Cuomo
Ariana Jada Currie
Catherine Marietta Cutaia
David Christan Cutts
Yvette Lilla Czéh*
Logan Czernia*
Sage Czerwinski
Rachelle A. Damasco*
Holden Montgomery Daniel
Misael Davila*
Donovan Davis
Kalah Denese Davis
McKay Davis
Tim Davis*
Jordan Ammani Dawson
LeNece Alexandra De Salle*
Kevin Richard Deely
Hande Sevval Degirmenci*
Kass Degrado
Shalyn Delhaes*
Jackson Campbell DeMask
John Michael Demcisak*
Danielle R. Dennis
Robert T. Devereux
Chloe Rose DeVries
Alexis Lauren DeWitt
Elijah Dilbeck*
Bingjie Ding
Colton Patrick Dixon
Kennedy N. Dixon
Jaxon S. Dobbins
Ross Michael Dobbins
Connor Miles Dore
Hannah Marie Dormady*
Brooke Piper Dourron
Dylan M. Drew
Kyle Michael Drexler
Barbara L. Dubnick
Sophee Frances Dull
Tally Dully
Reilly Dultz
Nancy Dumitru*
Dylan Travis Duncan*
Maesie Dwayne Duncan
Kimberley Ruthann Dunkerley
Nicholas Joseph Dunnigan
Chloe Mae Rose Dutton
Joshua Patrick Dzakowic
Tetyana Dzyuba*
Victoria L. Eason
Jordan R. Ebel*
Sophia Ikénné Echendu
Meridian Ren Eck*
Brandon Isaiah Eddy
Sarah Jane Ellmaker*
Audie Embley
Aria Brynne Endahl
Namuun Enkhtaivan
Paulina Enriquez Mata*
Alexis Erey
Veronica N. Erickson*
Zoë Oryan Erickson*
Emily E. Ermel
Mikey Ernst*
Catherine Marie Espada
Alondra Esparza
Yadira Esquivel
Abigail Ruth Evans*
Ingrid Mariela Evariz*
Kefira Evenari
Molly Ryan Fay
Meriah Fearon*
Claire Ann Featherston
Sage Feliciano
Lucia Felix
Daniela Adelina Feliz
Michael Fergus*
Medina Ferizovic
Arianna Leyana Ferris
Dominick Samuel Figola
David Emanuel Figueroa
Nicole L. Finegan
Brooke Elaine Fisher
Alexis Rose Flores
Cleo Flores
Hannah Beth Flores*
Kimberly Diana Flores*
Amari A. Flowers*
Isabella Flowers*
Sean Riana Fontno
Spencer Ward Forbes
Madisonne C. Fort
Chloe Rothschild Fosse
Nathan Thomas Fournier
Tayah Danyiel Fox*
Georgia Franchini
Bruno Stephanos Francis-Hall
Aliayanna Francois
Daniel G. Frank
Jack Andrew Frankwick*
Manuela Freda
Jake Fredrickson*
Natalie Marie Freisinger*
Bill Freskos
Carlee Fye
Juliana Nicole Gabriel*
Samuel Jack Gallant
Dominique Gandy
Keosha D. Gant
Ana Karen Garcia
Esmeralda Nati Garcia
Jenny Garcia
Kenzi Garcia
Lesleigh Garcia*
Stephanie Michelle Garcia
Zach Martin Garcia
Anna Laura Garcia-Daly
Belmaris Garcia-Gomez
Joey Garner
Adrián Gustavo Gavidia
Andrea Gaviña
Wiktoria N. Gawor
Dylan John Gee*
Juno Murphy Gee*
Jake Genc
Kyndal Patrice Gennings
Sabrina BreAnn George*
Kelvin Gerard
Jada A. Gerisma
Amina Simone Gilbert*
Sage Anthony Gillespie
Sydni Suvnh Gillon
Valentina Beatriz Giron*
Kieran Bailey Gleeson*
Nicolette Alexis Glisovich
Maddie Glynn
Emily Go
Matthew Goblirsch*
Eric Godinez
Samuel Webster Goldberg
Gabriel Francisco Gomez Gaztambide
Enrique Gonzaga
Alexander González
Jonathan Gonzalez
Rosario Guadalupe Gonzalez
Yiseli Jalexi Gonzalez
Cameron Alan Goode*
Jack P. Goodman*
Cameron J. Gouthro*
Paige Lynne Grable
Destiny Graham
Joshua Ross Grauer
Ada Sabrina Robinson Greene*
Natalie M. Greene*
Chloe Rose Griffith*
Cole Hirsch Grodzin
Kirsten Marie Gronau
Cooper John Gros
Alani Michelle Gross-Roberts
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Sydney Alexis Grote
Chris Grych*
Nat Grzesik*
Em Guczal
Amaris Ciara Guerra
Andres Guerra
Diego Guerra
Magaly Andrea Guerrero
Ben Guest
Caroline Patricia Guffey
Jazmin Montes Guillen
Oleksandr Markovych Guinot
Jack D. Gunther
Jessica Gutierrez*
Marc Anthony Gutierrez
Melanie Krystal Gutierrez
Miriam Guzman
David Aaron Hacker
Nadia Hamadeh
Bryce Edward Hamel
Delani Hamilton*
Tatum Hammerschmidt*
Isabel A. Hanna*
Gillian Marie Hannold*
Melanie Marie Hansen
Matthew Lee Hanssen
Caleb S. Hardaway*
Genevieve Hardin*
Kayla Sue Harger
Matthew Harrington
Mikayla A. Harrison
Carrie Liang Hartman
Jenna Diana Haskins
Shayann Ruth Hastings
Michelle Hathaway
Elijah Alan Hawkins
Olivia Adel Hawkins*
Kaitlyn Marie Hayes*
Katrina M. Hayes
Tamara Hayes
Alexis Marie Hays*
Luc N. Hedstrom*
Avery R. Heeringa*
Paul Heflick
Jayda Mikel Heflin
Cali Lynn Hegeman
Simone Anniesse Locke Heim
Lani Marae Heiser
Charles Anthony Heiter*
Alicja Hejnar*
Madison L. Helland*
Julia Leigh Henning*
Aidan Matthew Henry*
Alberto Octavio Heredia
Diana Hermosillo
Andrea Liliana Hernandez*
Ariana Sofia Hernandez
Chloe Izabella Hernandez
Ebony P. Hernandez
Kiara Hernandez
Warren Jesse Hernandez Jr.*
Inaija Tieyana Herrell-Butler*
Alonso Herrera*
Crystal A. Herrera
Eli Rafael Herrera
Oscar J. Herrera
Juan Antonio Herrera-Salcedo
Hyniah Herrin-Overby
Roan Robert Hesse*
Grant Edward Heus*
Jennifer Parker Heusser*
Timothy Hight
Matthew Higueros
Christopher Michael Hill*
Le’Kayla NiKole Hill
Anejha R. Hines
Felicia Rae Hinojosa
Chloe Noelle Hoelscher
Anna Lorene Czechut Hoffman*
Judith Grace Hoffman*
Fio Holloman*
Jasmine Marie Holloway*
Lauren Danielle Holt*
Hedy Hong
Karleen LaDonna Horton
Junnan Huang*
Peiyu Huang
Julianna Mari Huerta*
Zachary Huff
Grace Leona Huggler
Cole G. Hughes
Maliaka Hughes
Liam Joseph Humel*
Madeline Rose Humphreys*
LauraAnn Frances Hunn
Fae Hunt
Aiya Li Hunter*
Huiyao Huo
Alexander Huot
Malik Hurdle
Jordan R. Hurrelbrink
Jack Hoon-jae Hurst
Freddy Husbands
Emma Lauren Hutchinson
Mason James Hutson*
Hanah Hwang*
Christian Ibarra*
Ruby Scot Igoe
Mackenzie L. Iles
Clayton Macaulay Ingalls*
Mathieu Apple Isanove*
Keeley Reese Ivanyi*
Alec Jabr
Aubriella LouAnn Jackson
Cullen P. Jackson
Jessica Beatrice Jackson
K’Von Anthony Jackson
Jack R. James
Jacquez K. Jameson
Erika Brandy Janasz
Ethan Henry Janey*
Alistair Jaques
Jordan B. Jefferson
Brianna Dayan Jennes
Devyn E. Jessogne
Aaliyah Ebonie Johnson
Andrew Gunnar Johnson
Ardilla Johnson
Arianna Marie Johnson
Brianna M. Johnson
Corey Skyler Johnson*
Kendyl Delyse Johnson
Paige Victoria Johnson
Ruth Marie Johnson*
Sloane Kirsten Clarke Johnson*
Imani Corrine Johnson-Batts
Caroline Grace Jones*
Christianna Jones*
Eryn Christina Jones
Kyra Elizabeth Jones*
Thaddeus M. Jones Jr.
Sabrina Virginia Jones*
Mikayla Amani Jordan*
Shannon Rose Joyce*
Fabiola Juarez*
Kenneth Rhys Junas
Refik Kajic
Benjamin Caleb Kammer
Ariana Mieko Kanaya
Madeline Claire Kane
Heuigyeong Kang*
Sarang Kang*
Chloe M. Kapica
Ryo Karr*
Gracie Kassanits
Sophia G. Kassela
Megan Theresa Kaszuk
Freddie Keady
Joseph Edward Kedzuch
Jack Steven Keilman
Brian Patrick Kelley*
Michael Christopher Kelley
Emily L. Kelly
Ryder Nickolas Kennedy
Roa Nazmi Khalil
Nilana Phonekham Khoxayo
Patryk Kijek*
Chase Emery Kile*
Obediah Eugene Kimmel
Cashimir Deonte King
Courtney King
Jasmine Samone King
Sadie Elisabeth King
Chloe Elizabeth Kinkaid
Brian Kitchel
Benjamin Paul Kneblik
Donald Charles Knechtel*
Victoria Helene Knoll
Abigail Kendall Knox
Joshua Christian Knox*
Joseph Arthur Koehne
Zach Kolbus
Jonathan James Kolo*
John Kontos
Michael Koppenhoefer
Vivian Marie Korolewicz
Jessica Megan Kosior
Veronica Ann Kostka*
Andrew Nicholas Kostko*
Seth Kotraba
Ryan Thomas Kranz
Chloe Anna Love Krasowski*
Mason Wade Krinke*
Julia B. Krol
Maya A. Krueger*
Dylan Jacob Krull*
Chad Eric Kubrak*
Carsten Kuehn
Zoë Kuehn*
Tabitha Rose Kushlakus*
Samantha Brooke Kuykendoll*
Riley Alaina Labrosse*
Joey Lagattuta*
Josh Lagunas
Daniella Elsa Laino
Daniel William Lambert
Renaissance Kamaree Lance*
Sable Dee Landingham
Kayla Simone Lane*
Broderick S. Langdon
Samiyyah R. Lanier
Portia Kathlyn Lannak
Dylan Michael LaPierre
Michael Richard Larimer*
Sonja Larsen*
Grace Larson
Isabella Josephine Larson
Morgan Lee Laszlo*
Jack Lebersfeld
Josh LeBlanc*
Aaron Lee
Cameron L. Lehr
Hannah Elizabeth Lemon
Cierra Monee Lemott
Elena Hope León*
Jonael Queani Leon Guerrero
Yulian Leshuk
Ella Rose Levi
Davion Lewis
Jada P. Lewis
Ryan Jason Lewis
Bohan Li
Muyuan Li
Madeleine Ruth Libman*
Luke Joseph Limberis
Kendra Birgette Lincoln
Aaliyah S. Lindsey
Reilly Linehan*
Karin Anabritt Linne*
Jack M. Lisula*
Pengcheng Liu
Elizabeth G. Locascio
Elliot Jefferey Lockshine
Kyah Logan*
Brittanyrose F. Lonergan
Olivia Miranda Longarini*
Angelo Lopez
Eva Lopez
Giselle Leonor Lopez Avila
Jacob Santos Lopez
Jessica Lopez
Angel Loredo
Melia P. Lorenz*
Shannon Johanna Lorigan
Avanté Antonio Love
Leah Love
Raul Lozano Jr.
Eliana Luchinsky
Sam Ludwig*
Jennifer Luna*
Viviana Luna
Elijah Christion Luna McKnight*
Brita JoAnn Lundberg*
Jacquelyn Luria
Isabelle Ingrid Lutter
Arriana D. Lyles*
Ciara Frances Lynch*
Julian M. Lyons
Melissa Maciel
Forrest Roy MacKay
Maria Joanna Macko*
Natalie Madanat*
Joshua Luke Maddock
Macee Capri Maddox*
Miles Alexander Scott Madsen Borden
Magdalene Rosemarie Magak
Jared Maldonado
Rachel H. Maloney*
Joseph M. Mandarino Jr.
Evan Laronde Manley
Kelli Elise Mansker
Sydney Denise Mantei*
Leila Wanza Manthi*
Andrea Marchan
Brandon Cho Maroney
Harry Roger Marsh
Hayden Grace Martin
Cassidy Elizabeth Martinez
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Frida Jukari Martinez
Keanu Caleb Martinez*
Lana Martinez
Mia Liana Martinez
Tyler River Martinez
Cristina Martinez Serrano
Jonah Hiroki Marutani
Ryan Alexander Marx*
Mei Ling H. Marzonie*
Angela Mascote*
Llewyn Mason*
Kylee Alexis Masterson
Marjorie Nicolle Matamoros
Luke B. Matias*
Gerson Xhina Rey Matias-Ryan
Simon Marcel Atticus Matisse
Nakiyah N. Matthews
Hugh R. Maxey
Patrick James McArdle
Sarah D. McArthur-Self*
Zac McCarthy
Sydney F. McCormack
Arica Jasan McDaniel
Brian Keith McDaniel
Jessica Marie McDermott*
John Wolfgang McGowan
Paige Lynn McGowan*
Michaela P. McGuire*
Andrew Darcy McIntyre
Morgan Leigh McKinnis*
James Patrick McLaughlin
Stella L. McLemore*
Kyle Patrick McMahon
Mary Kathleen McNulty*
Kierdis P. McReynolds
Taylor Jordan McVicar
Kaela Jordan McVicker*
Emmy Jean Meadows*
Jenifer Alejandra Medina
Miriam Medina
Julissa Mejia
Luz Ostilia Melendez Juarez
Javier E. Mena-Fuentes
Matthew W. Menke
Athena B. Merry
Amy Marie Mescall*
Joey Mescall
Cadence Eve Messier
Carly Metea
Marcos Vidal Meza
Amanda Rose Micus*
Antonio Joseph Milazzo*
Cody Alan Miller*
Julia Lawrence Miller
Keldyn Faith Lynne Miller*
M Miller*
Madolyn Grace Miller*
Sterling Charles Mills
Tacco Mills
Darien Devon Milner
Tayonna M. Minnis
Jeremy Eric Minor
Cheenee Marie Danga Miranda
Ariel Ayn Drake Mitchell
Micah Angelic Mixon
August Moats
Gabriela Adela Molina Velarde
Lillian Molitor
Jasmine Celestina Monarrez
Sugey Celia Mondragon*
Nailah Mondisha Montano
Ellie Marie Moody*
Caroline Annette Moore*
Jada Nakia Moore
Laura Carroll Moore*
Malik Lamar Moore
Mia Moore*
Jack Edward Moorman*
Luis Isaac Morales
Mia E. Morales
Haley Eileen Moran
Patrick Moran
Sarah Grace Moran*
Madison Ann Mordus
Aidan Matthew Morgan
Ryan A. Morgan*
Lauren Moriarity
Vera-Rose Melody Morici*
Rosemary Morillo
Emi Renee Morris
Kaia Dominique Morrison-Burks
Allan Morton*
Robert Mosby Jr.*
Beatrice Hope Moxon*
Evan William Moyer*
Nurrah A. Muhammad*
Sean Justin Murphy
Joseph Brendan Murray Jr.
Wisdom J. Murray
Jacob Malachi Nader
Simone A. Nagan
Emily Najera
Yamilet Navarrete
Christine E. Navarro*
Lia Jethzabel Navarro*
Jordan Neal
Kaylee Roxanne Neely*
Valerie Negrete
Emma Jean Rose Nelson
Jenna Taylor Nelson*
Lyric Ashone Newbern
Long Ngoc Nguyen
Zoey Nguyen *
Nicole A. Nicolalde*
Katelyn Nix
Joy Sally Wanjiru Njuguna
Kieran E. Noble
Sol Ruby Nolasco*
Alexis Kristine Norris*
Raine Nwosu
Megan Elizabeth O’Brien
Karla I. Ochoa
Faith Victoria Oehlberg
Chloe Anais Offer*
Kai Elise Offett
Alison Ama Kakra Ofori-Atta
Priscilla Damola Olajide
Michelle Olivares
Mitchell Oliveira Bueno
Juliette Marie Olivo*
Blake Miles Olsen*
Miranda Emily Olsen
Ainsley Jayne Olson*
Parker F. Olson
Shelby Ireland Olson
Charlie Orr
Gianni Colette Ortiz
Melina Gabriela Ortiz
Viviana Ortiz
Aime Ximena Osuna
Daniela C. Ovando
Rachel Grace Owen
Adriana Pacheco
Isabella Pacheco*
Nikki Pacheco*
Jessica Lynn Padilla
Andrew J. Pahl
Audrey Elizabeth Paige*
Christian A. Paiz
Jose Eusebio Palencia III
Peyton Jazmir Pannell-Johnson*
Madeline Ann Paradis*
Caleb M. Parks
Madison Lynn Parr*
Ryka Parra
Valentina Partida
Nikolaos Paschalis*
Alejandra Pasillas Delgado*
Charles Patrick
Daniel Matan Patt*
Damia J. Patton
Guthrie M. Paulson
Sasha Ann Pavlovic
Alina J. Pawl-Castanoñ
Mackinley Pearson-Muggli
Christopher Peffers
Ysabela Gabrielle Penaflor
Jordan Penelle
Isabela Jacques Penner
Nathan Oscar Percifield
Gerardo Perez*
Ingrid Yamilet Perez
Moises Abdias Perez
Saulo Andres Perez
Yessica Perez
Sarah Jacqueline Perkins*
Kymeisha Perot
Dale William Perry*
Alexander Stuart Peters*
Cassidy Lee Peters*
Justice L. Petersen*
Andrew Peterson
Stella Grace Peterson
Griffin Frances Pettyes*
Chau Khanh Linh Pham*
Andrew V. Phan
Maddie Phelps*
Roderick Lee Philipp
Jaylen Phillips
Kendall Amari Phillips
Madison Kay Phillips*
Ta’Jae Pickett
Britney Piedra
Evan Pigott
Maxwell James Pishny*
Chasity Coy Pitts
Sebastian James Pokorny
Riley Rose Polatsek*
Phoebe M. Pope*
Roxana D. Posadas
Colette Marie Postaer
Shelby Lynn Potter*
Anela Poturovic
Meagan M. Power
Brennan Michael Pozzi
Nathan James Pranger
Ruthie Theresia Prayitno*
Elise Anne Praz*
Aleyna Rose Prehn*
Miles T. Pretel*
Constance Brier Prince
Abigail Marie Pruitt
Connor David Pseja*
Gabriella Pudelko*
Marco Antonio Pulido*
LaCole Purley
Ashleigh Marie Putz
Katherine Quezada
Niomi M. Quirindongo*
Sebastian Rabon
Olga Radelytska*
Adithi Raghavan*
Neal Christian Ramesh
Brianna Yrene Ramirez
Juan Gabriel Ramirez
Julissa Ramirez
Karel Ramirez
Lilo Jazmine Ramos
Liina Raud*
Welzanna A. Ray
Faith N. Redeaux*
Clara Alia Reed*
Michaela Dionne Reese
Janae Reid*
Melanie Ann Remkus*
Dolores Michelle Rempala
Jackson Mays Renda
Marissa Katelyn Rennols
Jesús Reyes
Abra M. Richardson
Natalie Renee Richardson
Nia Amani Ricks*
Rich Riera
Jasmin Alicia Ríos
Keanu Rios*
Miles J. Rios
Noah Elijah Rivera
Rosario Rivera De Jesús
Marjorie Rizon
Connor Dalton Roberts
Kady Mae Roberts*
Virginia Rose Roberts
Noa Robida*
Jack Henry Robinson
Maya Annabelle Robles
Ian Jake G. Robleza
Aleyah Christina Rodriguez
Andres Rodriguez*
Angel H. Rodriguez*
Evelyn P. Rodriguez
Giselle Rodríguez
Saul Esteban Rodriguez
Luke Thomas Roe*
Anna Rogers*
Isabelle Rose Rogers
Madeline Rogers*
Emmanuel Rojas
John Roldan
Indira Guadalupe Roman*
Jessica Roman*
Natalie Grace Roman
Veyonce Roman*
Allison Grace Rooney*
Mathew K. Rosario
Bea Ross*
Joshua Ross
Olivia Leslie Ross
Nicki Rossi
Nathan John Roth*
Michelle Naomi Rotteveel*
Ash Rottman*
Wilson Rouse
Emma Catherine Rout
Luisa Alejandra Rozo Castañeda*
Arnold Ruiz
Jordilin Fatima Ruiz
Leonardo Ruiz
Raul Ruiz
Cole Joseph Ruoto*
Olivia Marie Rusch*
Jhonn Simon Rusic
Emmy Russell
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
John Parsons Russell
Isabel Lynn Rutledge*
Katie JoLynn Rutter
Sophia Marie Sadler*
Emily F. Safko
Wren Sager*
Teya Renee Sainz*
Connor Daniel Salata
Salmah Yasmeen Saleem
Melanie Salgado*
Sofia Salgado*
Anna Elizabeth Salisz*
Alyssa Salm*
Maya Ann Salman*
Ellie Samide
Makayla Ashanti Sampson
Christian Sanchez
Eduardo Andre Sánchez
Eli Sanchez
Enrique Sánchez
Leonardo Sanchez
Olivia M. Sanchez*
Valery Monzerat Sánchez
Megan Leigh Sanders*
Isaac Octavio Sandoval
Jake Sandvik*
Nicolas Rafael Santa Ana
Mateo Ivan Santana
Morgan Elizabeth Santiago
Tatianna Isabel Santiago
Nimiahn Santos
Basil M. Sarwar
Jairo Saucedo*
Matthew Curtis Sauve
Saidazizkhon Saydaminov
Kristian C. Schmutz*
Leo Patrick Schnellinger*
Katie Layne Schroeder*
Riley Elisabeth Schroeder*
William Schuerman
Gordon J. Schultz
Amy Elizabeth Schwartz*
Ben Schwartz
Riccardo Gerald Seaman
Aliya Imelda Segura*
Westin James Seifert
Eve Morgan Senderhauf*
Myla Danielle Sexton
Jazib Shakeel
Fiona Jacobsen Shampine*
Morgan Claire Shanahan
Emily E. Shanholtzer*
Jametra E. Shanks
Joseph Raphael Shaul
Joseph Shea
Huckleberry Maceo Shelf*
Audrianna Robbie Shelton
Robert Morgan Shepardson III
Brennan H. Sheridan
Frances R. Sherry-Savage
Afreen Shethwala*
Maika June Shibata
Kai Owen Short
Love Ann Raseph Siafa
Declan Giovanni Sibley
Noah Park Siegel
Flor Sifuentes
George Andrew Sikorski
Grace Adison Silcox
Micah Michalla Simmons
Adonijah Sims*
Nihal Singhsachathet
Blake Francis Skowron
Kevin Alexander Sliczniak
Robin A. Sluzas*
Abreana Smith
Anyla Antoinette Smith
Ariana Renee Smith
Breyona Jaye Lanae Smith
Cody W. Smith*
Joshua Morris Smith
Karis Ruby Smith
Keshauna Shanice Smith
Maurice Jerome Smith
Nathaniel T. Smith
Ned Smith
Noah Elliot Smith
Lily Snider
Ella Jenae Sobczak*
Kevin Sobotka*
Jovannass Solmaira Soekhies*
Charlie Sokolovsky
Nicholas Solis Pereda
Yasmine Essence Soria*
Citlalli Magali Sotelo
Cristian Oscar Soto
Sasha Olympia Spallina*
Asia Christina Spaulding
Nina H. Spence
Aryssa Lyndsie Spielmann
Grayson Simms Spitzer
Peyton Spitzer
Melanie Spore
Savanna M. Stark*
Meagan St. Aubain
Kaleena Eve Steakle
Iyanna Steele
Samantha Elizabeth Stefanski
Joseph Michael Steffel*
Randall Domenic Stern*
Ryan Patrick Stetzer
Abbigail Kaitlyn Stevenson*
Bernadine Jane Stevenson
Molly Kathleen Stevenson
Justen Christopher Stock
Seven Strubbe
Alex Suarez*
Archer Sudermann
Antoinette Marie Sullivan
Liam E. Sullivan
Wyatt Rothschild Sutter*
Jacob Elijah Sutton
Maya Star Swan-Sullivan
Deandre Swift
Safiya Saher Syed
Sumana Fatima Syed*
Brittani Nichole Sylvester
Sylwia Szopa
Folasade O. Taiwo
Mari Taleff*
Denzel Lavell Talison
Flo Talyamsky
Alexia Tamayo*
Zachary Tan*
Jessica Alejandra Tapia*
Juan Carlos Tapia*
Emily Anne Tapp
Emi Teitelbaum*
Emily Jasmin Teran
Jane Marie Teska*
Quinn Atticus Tessmann
Tuesday Jenne Thacker
Rowan William Thiel
Corianna M. Thomas
Raissa Simone Thomas
Damaris Thomason
Angela E. Thompson
Evan Michael Thompson
Jamie D. Thompson
Sierra Elle Thompson
Logan Dean Thoren
Annabella L. Thornton*
Mimi Thran*
Kailun Tian
Alana Jolie Tidquist
Dheeratva Tikoo
Madison Kathleen Tinsley
Lauren E. Toepper
Leah Tolliver
Carla Ivon Torres
Alexander Torres-Gómez
Cesar Alexander Toscano*
Travon Toussiant
Ben Andrew Tovornik
George Trenholm Tracy
Alexis Renae Trammel
Thien Duc Tran*
Maxwell Dennis Treptow
Bella Triggiano Rogan*
Joshua Michael Trimarco
Hannah Marie Trimble*
Dianeli P. Trinidad*
Taylor Josephine Trotter*
Chante Tucker
Benjamin Tufts
Musa Turner*
Nautica Turner
Cynthia Edith Uribe*
Barrett Gideon Ury*
Caitlyn Jolene Valderrama
Rogelio Valdes
Anna J. Valek
Lancelot Valenzuela
Clara Margaret Valladares*
Angela Lucia Valladares Suazo
Leo Vallecillo
Natalia Valles Garcia
Jasmine Arielle Valverde
Ollie van den Heuvel
Kassidy Wayne Vann
Anna Grace VanWingerden*
Isabel Mae Vasich*
Joanna Vasquez
Kimberly Monserrat Vazquez*
Nick Vazquez*
Sarah Danitza Vazquez
Evannah Estella Vernon
Jayson Mycheal Verrett
Gabrielle Alyssa Vidal
Naomi Nadege Vieux
Daniel Vilchis
Angeles Alexandra Villalobos
JR Villanueva
Abigail Esperanza Villasana*
Abad Viquez
Gursimar Virdi
Jobella V. Vongsomchith*
Nick Wagenblast
Olivia Wagner*
Reena Noelle Wagner*
Amelia Danielle Walczak*
Ausar Walker
William Terrell Walker
Lucas Connor Walkowiak*
Elizabeth Brooke Walters
Julia Wang
Lijing Wang
Jabari Zakee Ware
Bella Warner
James Choi Warner
Marcel Derald Washington Jr.*
Ngozi Amoi Watts
Jackson Davis Weaver
Savannah Wegener
Karson Ashley Weigl
Christopher Jay Wenceslao
Brea Weston*
M. Sophie Wheeless
Ethan Carter White*
Javon Anthony White Jr.
Jordyn Symone White
Luke Daniel White*
George Whitehill
Courtney H. Williams Jr.
Genae Raychele Williams
Josiah Israel Williams
Larry Darnell Williams Jr.
Malkia Judith Williams
Samantha Henny Williams
Christina Faith Wilson
Django Nick Wilson
Michael Marie Wilson
EllaRose Winston
Reyes Witt*
Tamron Matthew Wochok
Madison Wohlfeil
Brandon Wolf
Noah B. Wolf*
Christopher Jalen Womack
Caitlin N. Wonsowski*
Ayyub Antonio Wright
Sydney Alexandria Wynn
Bianca Nicole Yan*
Daisy Yáñez*
Xubing Yao*
Seung Min Yoo
Joey You
Maria Bertilla Younan*
Kayla Young
Llexxi Youngs
Maxwell Yun*
Yelizaveta Yuvkhimenko
Sofia Marie Zabawa*
Nate Zain*
Jack Vincent Zampillo
Joey Zanetti*
Jack Zaro
Simon Zaslavsky
Marina Zeglin*
Nick Anthony Zenzola*
Tangbao Zhong*
Han H. Zhou*
Yuan Zhuang
Madilyn Grace Zurawski
Grace E. Zygowski*
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF FINE ARTS
Brean W. Adames
Samantha C. Aguilar
Evelyn Aguirre Jaimes*
Alua Amangeldikyzy*
Jackson Pafford Anderson*
Frida Arellano*
Juan Pablo Ariza
Gaia Ayres*
Ella A. Barton
Jay Black
Jason Matthew Boelens
Paul Genang Bonokollie
Emilio Bou Onk*
Fernando Joaquin Carpio Braganza
Bai Buckingham
Peter Buonincontro*
Shahad Amer Busaleh
Rose Gitter Casolari*
Kyle Castillo
Madison Skylar Chain
Xander Quinn Chatman*
Oli Chavez*
Liyang Cheng
Emma Catherine Close*
Angelina Rose Cruz
Connor Benjamin Dalrymple*
Lilly-Karin Dandenell*
Cassandra Davis
Benjamin Dawson*
Alex Del Re*
Nicole L. Dela Rosa*
Ziccy Delamarter*
Jabriauah Aisha Diab
Nora Elizabeth Dolin*
Kasia Dziedzic*
Gisèle Romayne Easton*
Porter Drew Edwards
Ashlynn Marie Egan*
Isaiah Dwight Engram
Danielle Erickson
Norma Espinoza
Loren Grace Fay*
Chané Fischer*
Robyn L. Flynn
Sofía Forero*
Alice Mae Franssen*
Emma Fulmer*
Nathan Frederic Gagnon*
Isabella Celeste Garcia
Natalie Mariel Garcia
Ari Gates*
Lauren M. Glowacki*
Michelle Arial Goldshmidt*
Isaac Gomez
James Arthur Gray II*
Shikha P. Guruji
Griffin Dennis Hall
Ian William Havemann
Marjorie Hellyer*
Ruby Jane Henson*
Jory Mikyle Holmes
Armand Andre Honarkar
Shih-Yong Blake Huang*
Skye Huff
Makenzie Claire Iszard
Sarah Fozyah Jaber
Lydia H. Jacobson*
Ashton Johnson*
Gianna Ariel Johnson
Lexie Jones
Jacqueline Renee King-Tran*
Andrea Lynn Kloehn*
Andrew P. Kubik*
Ricky Luoto*
Natalia Jenia Madl
Douglas Joseph Maes
Annie Mainwaring*
Kassidy Jo Martinez*
Ivan Matiash
Ariaunna Felisha McCloud
Makayla Lashay McGee
Daniela Medina
Madison A. Medina*
Amy Monti*
Alexander Joseph Morris
Megan Mary Mulvihill
Gillian Christine Naradowski*
Paige Elizabeth Nehmzow
Daniel Nevarez
Caia C. Olden
Allison Suzanne Peggs*
Jimmy Piraino
Anthony Michael Polk
Trent W. Ramert*
Kezia Arenas Ranillo*
Karina Doris Rebb
Elizabeth May Reed
Carolina Romo
Rubi Nathalua Ruiz-Martinez
Jacob Lee Russ*
Adam M. Salame
Bibiana Jazmin Saucedo*
Idriz Sejdiu
Maggie Eylse Shannon
Gabby Sheets
Inna Sheremeta
Kaylee F. Smith*
Peter Sim Som*
Ciera Lillian Louise Speer
Treyvon Deontaye Spiva*
Michael Stone*
Ashleigh Thomas*
Kate N. Tierney*
Destina Tokbas*
Se’Niyah Tribble
Mel Tulagan*
Kiara Rose Tymec*
Molleigh Rae Verhoye*
Yasmin Villasenor
Ryan R. Walker
Lucia Louise Wallin
Julian L. Watson*
Sofie Way
Sawyer J. Weidman*
Jenna Marie Wendlick
Kirstin Marie Whitlatch*
Jadyn Alexis Wilson
Kendal M. Wilson*
Gianna Leonni Witte
Amanda M. Zapal*
Taylor Alice Zeto
Nikolai J. Zychowicz
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF MUSIC
Doniahl Afshar*
Roscoe Constantin Bazarini
Connor Aron Bohn*
Kacie Ruth Helen Brown*
Rani D. Bynum
Aliana Michelle Chambliss*
Joy Marie Ciancanelli*
Danielle Monique Crim*
Alexia Ryan Lumas
Matt McGrath
Isaac Benjamin Meier*
Max Furley Mellor*
Bradford Elisabeth Michela
Samantha Ann Molback
Fernando Montoya
Meihui Piao
Ethan William Reinbach*
Shefali Sharma
Martha Froehle White*
Jacob Wiley
Yuxin Zhang
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
George Milton Blackwell III
Maxwell Buzone
Zoe Mackenzie Carson
Nicholas William Eisner*
Angelo Xavier Esparza
Christian Magnus Wideburg Freytag
Colin Michael Gaines
Fabian Gomez
Marcus A. Gualandri
Damaris Joyrene Jochebed Jenkins
Magdalena Kuczek
Shaunak Mehta
Caleb Matthew Mitchell*
Suzy Muldowney
Rae M. Quarles
Omar Shawish
Luke Raymond Uritescu*
Zoe Elizabeth Veasey*
Nicholas Vitacco
THE CUSTOMS AND SYMBOLISM OF COMMENCEMENT
ACADEMIC REGALIA
The customs governing the wearing of regalia at academic convocations such as this weekend’s Commencement exercises have their origins in the patterns of dress of Roman Catholic clergy-scholars in the universities of 12th- and 13th-century Western Europe. As with all such “invented traditions,” which appear fixed and unchanging when they are anything but, they have evolved over time and within cultures, resulting in a range of national and institutional variants and adaptations. The standard protocol for academic dress at U.S. higher education institutions is set out in the American Council on Education’s Academic Costume Code (1986).
What follows is a summary of the more prominent elements of the regalia that will be worn at these ceremonies by students, faculty, members of the administration, trustees, and guests. Through color schemes and other design features, the three garments that make up the regalia—the robe or gown, the hood worn around the neck, and the cap or tam—visually represent the highest degree earned by the wearer, the institution that conferred it, and the academic discipline in which it was granted.
THE HOOD
The core garment is black, but it is lined in satin in the color(s) of the institution that conferred the degree, and edged in velvet in the color designated for the academic discipline in which the degree was granted. Thus, at this weekend’s Commencement, candidates for master’s degrees will wear hoods with a periwinkle and grey lining— the colors registered by Columbia as its official colors—and edged with the color appropriate to the degree field:
• Master of Arts: white
• Master of Arts Management: drab
• Master of Fine Arts: dark brown
Most U.S. institutions of higher learning, including Columbia, dispense with the hooding of bachelor’s degree candidates at Commencement, although bachelor’s degree holders will wear a bachelor’s hood. The width of the edging and the length of the hood indicate the type of degree conferred; the longer the hood and the wider the edging, the more advanced the degree.
THE GOWN
Academic gowns customarily are black, although some U.S. institutions have created their own doctoral robes with more colorful designs. (At this weekend’s Commencement, master’s degree candidates will wear silver-gray gowns.) The gowns of bachelor’s and master’s degree holders are untrimmed. The gowns of doctoral degree holders have velvet trimming down the front and three large velvet bars across both sleeves. The velvet features ordinarily are black but may be in the color designated for the academic discipline in which the degree was conferred.
THE CAP
The most familiar type of academic headgear is the square mortarboard or cap; some doctoral degree holders wear a soft tam instead. All headgear comes with a tassel, usually black, although Columbia’s graduating students wear caps with either gold (for honors graduates) or silver tassels. The custom, which Columbia observes, of having degree recipients move their tassels from the right to the left side of their caps at the conclusion of the degree conferral sequence is of relatively recent origin.
THE COLLEGE MACE AND PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION
The college mace, which is carried into the Commencement ceremony by the chief faculty marshal, represents the collective authority of the college’s faculty. The ceremony does not officially begin until the mace is placed in its stand on the stage. Columbia’s mace is a threedimensional representation of the college seal; the design symbolically depicts light breaking out into the world.
The medallion worn by the president, which incorporates the college seal, represents the authority vested in the president by the Board of Trustees. The medallion’s custom-designed chain is imprinted with the thumbprints of individual students, faculty, and staff, thereby symbolically honoring the standing of those constituencies within the college community.
The college mace and the presidential medallion were designed and created by sculptor and part-time faculty member Miklos P. Simon. The following faculty members will serve as chief faculty marshals and mace bearers at the 2024 Commencement exercises:
• Saturday, 10 a.m.: Chris Shaw, Associate Professor, Mathematics
• Saturday, 3 p.m.: Jackie Spinner, Professor, Journalism
• Sunday, 10 a.m.: Wenhwa Ts’ao, Professor and Interim Co-chair, Cinema and Television Arts
• Sunday, 3 p.m.: Melissa Potter, Professor, Fine Art
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
Joe Cerqua, Producer/Director
Zack Berenstein ’12, Associate Producer
Sebastian Huydts, Chair, Music Department
COMMENCEMENT CHOIR
“Caravan”
Written by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington Orchestrated by Scott Hall
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
“Brighter Day”
Written by Kirk Franklin Orchestrated by Scott Hall
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Commencement Choir and the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
“All This Love”
Written by Prince and Bria Valente
Performed by the Fusion Ensemble
“What You Don’t Do”
Written by Matthew Hales and Sam Dew
Performed by the Pop Rock Ensemble: Showcase
Medley
“What’s Going On”
Written by Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye
“Be Thankful for What You’ve Got”
Written by William DeVaughn
“Lean on Me”
Written by Bill Withers
Medley arranged by Cassandra O’Neal
Performed by the R&B Ensemble: Showcase
“The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines”
Written by Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell
Orchestrated by Scott Hall
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
“Love Train”
Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Arranged by Thomas Gunther
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Commencement Choir and the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
“Gemimi Vibe”
Written by Danny Janklow
Performed by the Fusion Ensemble
“Dil Mera Muft Ka”
Written by Pritam and Neelesh Misra
Performed by the Pop Rock Ensemble: Showcase
“Canned Heat”
Written by Jay Kay
Performed by the R&B Ensemble: Showcase
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
Written by U2
Arranged by Carey Deadman
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Commencement Choir and the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
PROCESSIONAL
“March of the Columbians”
Written by Scott Hall
“Walk This Way”
Written by Joe Perry and Steven Tyler
Arranged by Scott Hall
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Words by Francis Scott Key, music by John Stafford Smith
Arranged by Joe Cerqua
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Words by James Weldon Johnson
Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
Arranged by Roland Carter
MANIFEST 2024 VIDEO SOUNDTRACK
“Unbelievable”
Written by Manifest Music Video Competition winner
Danielle M. Crim ’24
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
“This Is Me”
Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Arranged by Carey Deadman
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Commencement Choir and the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
RECESSIONAL
“Don’t Get Sassy”
Written by Thad Jones
Performed by the Columbia College Chicago Jazz Ensemble
STUDENT ENSEMBLES
R&B ENSEMBLE: SHOWCASE
Cassandra O’Neal, Director
Sophie Bierman, Vocals
Rani Bynum, Vocals
Danielle Crim*, Vocals
Logan Driver, Vocals
Bea Fuadin, Vocals
Alice Kim, Vocals
Damon Pearson, Vocals
Sam Nesin, Guitar
Jayson Verrett*, Guitar
Isaac Meier*, Keyboards
Dante Nottoli, Bass
Ethan Reinbach*, Drums
FUSION ENSEMBLE
William Boris, Director
Danny Lock, Vocals
Jayson Verrett*, Guitar
Miles Pretel, Keyboards
Dante Nottoli, Bass
Paris Catura, Drums
POP ROCK ENSEMBLE: SHOWCASE
Nicholas Tremulis, Director
Rani Bynum, Vocals
Claire Featherston, Vocals
Anna Henson, Vocals
Aaron Jachim, Vocals
Bradford Michela*, Vocals
Shree Ramesh, Vocals
Shefali Sharma, Vocals
Ryan Winters, Vocals
Hank Garrett, Guitar
Amos Koyama, Guitar
Yuxin Zhang*, Keyboards
Jeremy Donofrio, Bass
William Penne, Drums
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
COMMENCEMENT CHOIR
Typhanie Monique Coller, Director
SOPRANO
Angelina Angulo
Alice Franssen
Mary James
May Privet
Shreemayee Ramesh
MEZZO-SOPRANO
Ava Burns
Bea Fuadin
Eunkyung Kim
Char Vander Molen
Martha White*
ALTO
Isabella Anabalon
Skyla Blumenscheid
Claire Hanam
Greta Hugen
Bryanna Manzanores
TENOR
Joel Arreola
Danielle Crim*
Kyle Powers
Denzel Talison*
BARITONE
Milo Christner
Noah Goodland
Ryan Winters
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Scott Hall, Director
SAXOPHONE
Mark Cangelosi
Danny Gutierrez
Mary-Mullis Keyse
Frank Logan
Gabriel Medina
TROMBONE
Gibson Chidel
Fernando Montoya*
Nick Roach
Ramon Rodriguez
TRUMPET
Leon Allen
Griffin Hall*
Payton Hall
Miles Wilson
VOCALS
Sabrina George*
Denzel Talison*
RHYTHM SECTION
Max Mellor*, Guitar
Richard Gibbs, Piano
Dante Nottoli, Bass
Paris Catura, Drums
Ethan Reinbach*, Drums
*Graduating senior
INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAIR
John M. Holmes
VICE CHAIR
Hugh C. Williams
SECRETARY
Barry M. Sabloff
TRUSTEES
Arjun Aggarwal
Philip Alphonse
Leonard C. Amato ’75
Paul B. Broucek ’74
Robert J. Buford
Melissa Dalrymple
Luis de la Parra ’95
Susan V. Downing
Paul G. Garnes ’96
John R. Gehron
Michael K. Goi ’80
Staci R. Collins Jackson MAM ‘06
Karen L. Jones ’86, ex officio
Kwang-Wu Kim, ex officio
Averill Leviton
Peter Pace Jr.
Richard Poulton
Imad I. Qasim
Arlen D. Rubin
Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg
Sona Wang
Cayla C. Weisberg ’09
Allison Grant Williams
Robert A. Wislow
William E. Wolf
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Samuel E. Pfeffer
Helena Chapellín Wilson ’76
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Bill Kurtis
Allen M. Turner
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
Kwang-Wu Kim, DMA
President and CEO
Patricia Bergeson, JD
Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Marcella David, JD
Senior Vice President and Provost
Charles Kimball, PhD
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives
Lambrini Lukidis
Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and External Relations
Laurent Pernot
Chief of Staff to the President
Miriam A. Smith
Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations
Jerry Tarrer, MBA
Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO
Sharon Wilson-Taylor, PhD
Vice President of Student Affairs
DEANS
Steven Corey, PhD
Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tom Dowd
Interim Dean, School of Media Arts
Douglas Eck, EdD Dean of Students
Suzanne McBride
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Rosita Sands, EdD
Dean, School of Fine and Performing Arts
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
SCHOOL OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Jerry Brindisi Chair, Business and Entrepreneurship
Lisa Gonzales, MFA Chair, Dance
Sebastian Huydts Chair, Music
Duncan MacKenzie, MFA
Interim Chair, Art | Design
Jimmy Noriega, PhD Chair, Theatre
Colbey Reid, PhD Chair, Fashion Studies
Ross Sawyers, MFA Chair, Photography
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Peter Cook
Chair, American Sign Language
Elizabeth Davis-Berg, PhD
Chair, Science and Mathematics
Richard King, PhD
Chair, Humanities, History, and Social Sciences
Jeanne Petrolle, PhD
Interim Chair, English and Creative Writing
SCHOOL OF MEDIA ARTS
Joseph Cancellaro, PhD Chair, Interactive Arts and Media
Margaret Murphy Chair, Communication
Eric Scholl, MFA
Wenhwa Ts’ao, MFA
Interim Co-chairs, Cinema and Television Arts
Ben Sutherland, PhD Chair, Audio Arts and Acoustics
FACULTY LEADERSHIP
Madhurima Chakraborty, PhD
Associate Professor, Literature and Cultural Studies
President, Faculty Senate
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The producers would like to acknowledge the following individuals for helping to make the 2024 Commencement exercises possible:
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION
Esteban Amaro ’05
Jenna Baugh ’00
Danielle Helgeson ’19
Gina Meyer ’19
Jennifer Porter
Olivia Soliz
STUDENT PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Maria Cruz ’28
Jenna Davis ’26
Elisha Dennard ’25
Ayu Eini ’25
Fasika Hailu ’25
Morgan Johnson ’25
Raymia Fowler Jones ’27
Yemima Kebede ’25
Bryan McElroy ’27
Josefina Medrano ’26
John Reyes ’26
Lawrence Schindler ’25
Veronika Stelter ’25
CJ Young ’26
MANIFEST MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCERS
Green River Films, Inc.
Sam Sanders MFA ’01
John Farbrother MFA ’03
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Lorelle Communications, Inc.
Kevin Corcoran, Director
SITE PRODUCER
Charles Gomez
Charles Gomez Productions
STAGE MANAGER
Debra Liddell