COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
JUNE 16, 2024
Out in the mountains
animal howls in the sky flatten
& diffuse. I forgot silence,
like hands cupped over
ears, huge swath of valleys
of silence, makes its own
skin.
— Tommy Pico, IRL
Tommy “Teebs” Pico is a poet, artist, and tv writer. He is author of the books IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, Feed, and has written on the shows Reservation Dogs, Resident Alien and Crystal Lake. He is originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation. He spoke at the historic 2020 Pandemic Class Commencement for Muir College.
Processional
Pipe Master Charles R. Rosenberger
Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band
Welcome
K. Wayne Yang
Provost, John Muir College
Commencement Remarks
Johnathan Greene
Graduating Student ‘24
Pharmacological Chemistry
Shyanne Smith
Graduating Student ‘24
Communication
Conferring of degrees for the Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Closing
K. Wayne Yang
Provost, John Muir College
Student Recessional
The Class of 2024 requests that families and guests remain seated until the graduates have recessed.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2024!