Commencement Day Timeline
- 2 p.m. - Graduate check-in (Pavilion/Gym)
- 2 p.m. - Corsair Field gates open for guest arrival (enter on 16th Street)
- 3:30 p.m. - Graduates line up for processional (in front of Cayton Center/Library)
- 4 p.m. - Processional & Ceremony start (Corsair Field)
- After ceremony - Cake and punch (Campus Quad)
Order of Ceremonies
Prelude
Corsair Overture – Dr. David Goodman, SMC Music Professor (ret.)
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 — Sir Edward Elgar
Salutation
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President, Santa Monica College
Welcome from Board of Trustees
Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Chair, SMC Board of Trustees
Introduction of Special Guests
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President
Faculty Challenge
Jamar London, President, SMC Academic Senate
Student Challenge
Patrisia Diaz Maldonado, Graduating Student Speaker
Conferral of Degrees and Certificates
Board of Trustees
Presentation of the Class of 2024
Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President
Recessional
A cake and punch reception will be held in the Campus Quad immediately following the program.