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2026 CNRE Commencement Ceremony Program

A diagram of the CNRE commencement ceremony layout: At right-center Sustainable Biomaterials rows A through H, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation rows J through P, Masters row R; at right Fish and Wildlife Conservation rows A through F, and Geography rows H through Q.

Order of Ceremony

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 3:00 p.m
Burruss Hall Auditorium

 

  1. Processional of Stage Party
  2. NATIONAL ANTHEM
  3. OPENING REMARKS
    Saskia van de Gevel, Dean
  4. College of Natural Resources and Environment Outstanding Senior
    Ezra Staengl, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  5. College of Natural Resources and Environment 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant
    Brenna Kurtz, Master of Science student in Forestry
  6. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
    1. Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
    2. Department of Geography
    3. Department of Sustainable Biomaterials
    4. Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
    5. College master’s degree recipients
  7. CLOSING COMMENTS
    Saskia van de Gevel, Dean
  8. RECESSIONAL OF STAGE PARTY
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