Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to UArts 2020 Commencement Event!
29:24 - Pomp & Circumstance - Nicholas Blum ’20 (Instrumental Performance)
31:21 - President & CEO David Yager’s opening remarks
33:43 - America the Beautiful, preformed by School of Music Faculty
36:18 - President & CEO David Yager's Commencement Address
43:51 - Greeting from the Board of Trustees, Jeff Lutsky (Chairman of the Board)
47:40 - Valedictory speaker - La’Needra Louise Luvenia Cornelious ’20 (Acting)
52:19 - President's award announcements
58:48 - Teaching Awards, presented by Carol Graney (Vice President for Academic Affairs)
1:01:55 - With a little help from my friends, preformed by graduating students from the School of Music
1:09:10 - Alumni Association welcome - Adam Blackstone ’04 (Instrumental Performance)
1:15:57 - Silver Star Alumni Awards, presented by Mike Attie & Patricia Smith
1:22:40 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degrees
1:23:28 - HDFA recipient, Njideka Akunyili Crosby
1:26:24 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts, honors causa, on Njideka Akunyili Crosby
1:27:01 - Dr. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Commencement address
1:34:38 - HDFA recipient, Phong H. Bui BFA ’85 (Illustration)
1:37:47 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts, honors causa, on Phong H. Bui
1:38:19 - Dr. Phong H. Bui’s Commencement address
1:55:37 - Presentation of degree candidates/reading of the names
2:46:49 - Conferral of Degrees & Tassel turn
2:48:35 - President & CEO David Yager’s closing remarks
2:49:21 - Samba Band performance
This video has been re-uploaded and is not our original event (small errors have been corrected). The original live event can be found here:
youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2U1yiXxqg
Welcome to UArts 2020 Commencement Event!
29:24 - Pomp & Circumstance - Nicholas Blum ’20 (Instrumental Performance)
31:21 - President & CEO David Yager’s opening remarks
33:43 - America the Beautiful, preformed by School of Music Faculty
36:18 - President & CEO David Yager's Commencement Address
43:51 - Greeting from the Board of Trustees, Jeff Lutsky (Chairman of the Board)
47:40 - Valedictory speaker - La’Needra Louise Luvenia Cornelious ’20 (Acting)
52:19 - President's award announcements
58:48 - Teaching Awards, presented by Carol Graney (Vice President for Academic Affairs)
1:01:55 - With a little help from my friends, preformed by graduating students from the School of Music
1:09:10 - Alumni Association welcome - Adam Blackstone ’04 (Instrumental Performance)
1:15:57 - Silver Star Alumni Awards, presented by Mike Attie & Patricia Smith
1:22:40 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degrees
1:23:28 - HDFA recipient, Njideka Akunyili Crosby
1:26:24 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts, honors causa, on Njideka Akunyili Crosby
1:27:01 - Dr. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Commencement address
1:34:38 - HDFA recipient, Phong H. Bui BFA ’85 (Illustration)
1:37:47 - Conferral of Doctor of Fine Arts, honors causa, on Phong H. Bui
1:38:19 - Dr. Phong H. Bui’s Commencement address
1:55:37 - Presentation of degree candidates/reading of the names
2:46:49 - Conferral of Degrees & Tassel turn
2:48:35 - President & CEO David Yager’s closing remarks
2:49:21 - Samba Band performance
This video has been re-uploaded and is not our original event (small errors have been corrected). The original live event can be found here:
youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2U1yiXxqg
