Past Commencement ceremonies

UNIVERSITY-WIDE VIRTUAL CEREMONY

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Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement

University-wide Ceremony
June 13, 2020 at 10 a.m. PDT

Congratulations Messages to the Class of 2020

Sean McVay
LA Rams Head Coach

Congresswoman Katie Porter
U.S. Representative for California's 45th congressional district

Senator John M. W. Moorlach
California's 37th Senate District

Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie - Norris
California's 74th Assembly District

Supervisor Don Wagner
OC Supervisor, Third District

Mayor Christina L. Shea
Mayor, The City of Irvine

VIDEOS OF PAST CEREMONIES

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Claire Trevor School of the Arts

School of Biological Sciences

Paul Merage School of Business

School of Education

Samueli School of Engineering

Samueli School of Engineering
2020 »

Samueli School of Engineering I

2018 »

Samueli School of Engineering II

Graduate Hooding Ceremony

School of Humanities

Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences

School of Medicine

2017

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College of Health Sciences | Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Program in Public Health

School of Physical Sciences

School of Social Ecology

School of Social Ecology I
2019 »
2018 »
2017 »
2016 »

School of Social Ecology II
2019 »
2018 »
2017 »

School of Social Sciences

School of Social Sciences I

2020 »
2019 »
2018 »
2017 »
2016 »

School of Social Sciences II
2020 »
2019 »
2018 »
2017 »
2016 »

BEST ZOT! ZOT! ZOT!

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About the award

Graduates are called upon to join the presiding dean(s) in demonstrating an enthusiastic Zot! Zot! Zot! at the closing of each school Commencement ceremony. The Award is given to the dean(s) of the group that shows the greatest display of Anteater spirit during this part of their ceremony.

Past winners

2019 - Dean Stephen Barker, Claire Trevor School of the Arts

2018 - Dean Nancy Guerra, School of Social Ecology

2017 - Dean Bill Maurer, School of Social Sciences

2016 - Interim Dean Alison Holman, Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing

2015 - Dean Bill Maurer, School of Social Sciences

2014 - Dean Frank LaFerla, School of Biological Sciences

2013 - Dean Hal Stern, Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences and
Dean Gregory Washington, The Samueli School of Engineering

2012 - Dean Gregory Washington, The Samueli School of Engineering

2011 - Dean Albert Bennett, School of Biological Sciences

2010 - Dean Valerie Jenness, School of Social Ecology