Lehigh University’s 150th Spring Commencement - Monday, May 21, 2018

Invocation by Reverend Lloyd Steffen: 19:55
National Anthem led by Quinn A. Furnald ‘18: 22:15
Welcome from Kevin Clayton ‘84 ‘13P, Chair of the Board of Trustees: 24:10
Greetings, President John D. Simon ’19P: 25:03
Graduate Student Remarks, Gorgi Pavlov ‘14 ‘18G: 28:36
Senior Class President Remarks, Hai H. Le ‘18 : 35:53
Undergraduate Student Remarks, Erin A. Garrity ‘18: 42:47
Commencement Address, Catherine Engelbert ‘86, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte: 50:41
Conferring of Degrees: Patrick V. Farrell, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- College of Arts and Sciences 1:07:05
- College of Business and Economics 1:25:50
- College of Education 1:46:27
- P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science 1:52:15
- Interdisciplinary Programs: 2:17:50
Welcome for New Alumni by Outgoing LUAA President, Patrick A. Fischer ‘97 ‘98G: 2:27:23
Benediction, Walead Mosaad, Director of Muslim Student Life: 2:30:25
Alma Mater, led by Quinn A. Furnald ‘18: 2:32:55

Commencement day weather was sunny and warm …… (temps reached 70 degrees F by the 10 a.m. start of the ceremony) …there were 1,103 undergraduates in the Class of 2018…they hailed from 42 states and 21 countries…. undergraduates majored in 60 different disciplines …. there were 402 students who received Master’s Degrees and 59 who received doctoral degrees…of the 1,564 total graduates, degree recipients came from 42 states and 53 countries and majored in 91 disciplines overall … for the sixth year, the commencement ceremony incorporated live video through two large-scale video boards on either side of the stage. …. the ceremony began with an invocation from Rev. Lloyd Steffen, University Chaplain and professor of religion studies, and was followed by the national anthem, which was sung by Quinn A. Furnald ’18 … Gorgi Pavlov ’14, ’18G, delivered the Graduate Student Remarks, and remarks by undergraduates were delivered by Hai H.Le ’18, senior class president, and Erin A. Garrity ’18….Patrick A. Fischer ’97, ’98G, outgoing president of the LUAA, welcomed the new alumni … the ceremony officially concluded with the ringing of the bell by representatives of the classes of 1968 and 2018 ... the benediction was offered by Walead Mosaad, director of Muslim Student Life… the Allentown Band, under the direction of conductor Ronald H. Demkee, delivered its 37th consecutive performance at Lehigh’s commencement ceremony. It is America's oldest civilian concert band, with its first documented performance on July 4, 1828.

Music Attribution - Performed by The Allentown Band:
“Procession of the Nobles” from "Mlada" by Rimsky-Korsakov
“Pomp and Circumstance Marches No. 1 & 4” by Elgar
Coronation March from "The Prophet" by Meyerbeer
Grand March from "Tannhauser" by Wagner