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:
- Kamira Peterson ’26, Bachelor of Arts, Law
- Justine Hanrahan G’26, Master of Business Administration
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