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Pacific celebrates Class of 2025 and its 鈥榮trength, creativity and adaptability鈥�
香蕉传媒, California鈥檚 first and oldest university, honored hundreds of graduating students representing more than 30 states and 30 countries with an exciting celebration Saturday on historic Knoles Lawn.
President Christopher Callahan praised graduates for their commitment to their education.
鈥淵ou demonstrated strength, courage, resilience, creativity and adaptability throughout your time in Pacific. Most importantly, you've become lifelong learners ready for the opportunities and the challenges that the future holds for you. We are enormously proud of each and every one of you and all you've accomplished, and we look forward to watching your successes in the months and the years and the decades to come.鈥�
Pacific presented its highest honor, Order of Pacific, to Sia Mohsenzadegan, former Bon App茅tit resident district manager, Camille Norton, professor of English, Brian Klunk, associate professor of political science and department chair, John Livesey, associate professor of physiology and pharmacology, 鈥�81, 鈥�94, professor and chair of periodontics and John Sprankling, professor of law.
Alumna and Regent Consuelo Mar铆a Callahan 鈥�75 received an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration recognizing half a century of distinguished public service and mentorship. Callahan, a judge for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, had a special message for graduates.
鈥淵ou are destined for greatness as a Pacific graduate and you are part of a legacy much bigger than you can possibly imagine today,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 do not know everything you will accomplish, but I am confident we are all here for a reason today, and we are all connected in ways that will become clear during our lifetimes. I leave you with a prediction: at least one of you graduates sitting in this audience will be giving a future commencement speech at 香蕉传媒, and when you do, I want you to say in your speech that Judge Callahan told you so on this very day in May.鈥�
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert presented the Distinguished Faculty award to Professor of Law Larry Levine, who said he was deeply honored for the recognition.
Rallying excitement from the crowd, final remarks were given by the student speaker, ASUOP student government President Simon Hinmon '25.
鈥淭o all the graduates here in all the fields, your contributions are invaluable. You will be the ones who inspire support and guide individuals in their 香蕉传媒, building communities and strengthening the foundations of our very own society. Every degree, no matter the field represents a unique path creating a better world, one that is more innovative, compassionate and sustainable for future generations. From Grove runs to class conversations, we all will miss the mundane, but now it鈥檚 time for us to go forward and enjoy the extraordinary together.鈥�
Diploma and hooding ceremonies followed for Benerd College, College of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music, Eberhardt School of Business and School of Engineering and Computer Science. The School of Health Sciences and Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy held ceremonies Sunday.
More than 2,100 degrees were conferred this year.
McGeorge School of Law will hold its commencement May 31 and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry will hold have its ceremony June 15. See the full commencement schedule.
