UO Graduations

The University welcomed alumnae Margaret Moore, ‘61, as our featured commencement speaker this year. Margaret is a former educator and administrator and is the first graduate of the Clark Honors College. Margaret was joined by three student speakers, as well as University President Richard Lariviere and other invited guests.

The 2010 Commencement was the inaugural event at setting many new graduation traditions at the University of Oregon. It was a day full of celebration and the start of several new traditions at UO. Over the past year, a committee has been planning a transformation of the commencement exercises to make them more celebratory for our students, families and the community.

The University of Oregon celebrated spring commencement on Monday, June 18, with 5,015 graduates receiving 5,233 degrees. The spring celebration of UO graduates began with an academic parade, called Duck Walk, followed by our University Graduation in Matthew Knight Arena. Following the University Graduation ceremony, each student attended a special ceremony dependent upon the graduate’s major.