Pacific Northwest College of Art
Commencement and Hooding Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4 p.m. Emerald Ballroom, Tiffany Center, Portland
PROCESSIONAL
INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Jennifer Cole
WELCOME REMARKS Jennifer Cole, Jordan Schnitzer Dean, Pacific Northwest College of Art
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Kimberly Howard Wade, Executive Director, Caldera Arts
INTRODUCTION OF BFA STUDENT SPEAKER Linda Kliewer, Director, BFA Thesis
CONFERRING OF DEGREES Stephen E. Thorsett
BFA STUDENT ADDRESS Emma Wiseman, BFA in Graphic Design
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Ron Rutter, Registrar
PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS Linda Kliewer
INTRODUCING Kelvin Clark, Associate Dean of Students
INTRODUCTION OF GRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKER Sharita Towne, Program Head MFA Visual Studies
HOODING Jennifer Cole
GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS Elizabeth Arzani, MFA in Visual Studies
PRESIDENTIAL VALEDICTORY & CONCLUSION Stephen E. Thorsett
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS Jessie Spiess Werner, Administrative Director of the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies
RECESSIONAL Last Regiment Drum Corps
CONFERRING OF EMERITUS DIPLOMA Jennifer Cole
Reception to follow at the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design, 6–7:30 p.m.
Commencement Speaker KIMBERLY HOWARD WADE Executive Director, Caldera Arts
Prior to coming to Caldera, Howard Wade led PGE Project Zero, Portland General Electric’s social impact initiative to empower the next generation to create cleaner, greener, more equitable communities. As part of the Community Impact Team at PGE, she provided leadership, project management and community engagement strategies for education and workforce development. She also served as the program officer for the PGE Foundation. Howard Wade is excited to lead Caldera to inspire and support young people to awaken the potential of their creative voice through a unique fusion of arts, environment and mentorship. She has worked in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She was the Trust manager of the 38
Oregon Cultural Trust, managing director at Portland’s Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, education/outreach director for Artists Repertory Theatre and the Director of Catering for Il Solito (formerly known as Pazzo Ristorante,) part of the Kimpton Group. She currently serves as chair of the Oregon State Board of Education; she also serves on the board of directors for Portland Playhouse, and the Center for Performance and Civic Practice. She previously represented Oregon on the Western States Arts Federation’s Regional Multicultural Advisory Committee. In addition, Howard Wade is an accomplished actress, with credits in New York, the Williamstown Theatre Festival and several Portland theaters. After attending Wellesley College, she received her BA from Pacific Union College in political economic history. She holds an MFA in acting from Columbia University and has taught theater at Walla Walla University.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2022
