2026 Commencement Program

Here come the graduates!

Welcome to the one hundred forty-eighth Champlain College Commencement, celebrating the Class of 2026! We will confer degrees to candidates graduating from on-campus and online undergraduate programs, as well as online graduate programs, at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 9, at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont. View a brief run-of-show below.

A livestream will be available on the homepage of this Commencement website.


Processional

National Anthem
Root7 a cappella

Board of Trustees Welcome
Sara Byers, Chair, Board of Trustees

Convening of the Commencement Exercises
Dr. Monique Taylor, Provost & Chief Academic Officer

Student Addresses:

Message from the President
Alejandro Hernandez

Conferring of Honorary Degree, Honoris Causa
Led by Alejandro Hernandez

Presented to:
Kyle Clark, Doctor of Technology & Innovation Honoris Causa

Presented by:
Brian Hall, Professor, Computer Science & Innovation and Game Programming

Address to the Graduates
Kyle Clark

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Dr. Monique Taylor
The Class of 2026

Conferring of Associate, Bachelor’s, and Graduate Degrees
Alejandro Hernandez

Recessional

Post-Graduation Gathering

More 2026 Commencement Ceremony
Kamira Peterson & Justine Hanrahan to Give Commencement Addresses
Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies to Give Commencement Address