University Commencement Ceremony

The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 180th Commencement Ceremony on May 18 at Notre Dame Stadium.An audience of some 20,000 graduates, family members, friends and faculty attended, and 2,084 degrees were conferred on undergraduate students, with a total of 3,099 degrees being conferred over the course of Commencement Weekend activities. 00:00:00 Fanfare & Opening of the Gates 00:03:28 Academic Procession 00:35:21 Welcome & National Anthem 00:37:45 Salutatorian Invocation: Bennett Schmitt 00:43:47 Valedictory Address: Clare Cullinan 01:01:39 Conferral of Honorary Degrees 01:14:02 Commencement Address: Adm. Christopher Grady 01:35:42 Presentation of Emeritus Faculty & Faculty Awards 01:39:29 Recognition of Student Academic Achievement 01:41:32 Laetare Medal Presentation 01:54:19 Graduate Degree Recognition 01:54:54 Conferral of Baccalaureate Degrees 02:05:15 Charge to the Graduating Class 02:13:41 Benediction 02:15:37 "For Good" (from 'Wicked') 02:19:45 Notre Dame, Our Mother

From walking the lakes, to daily life with friends, to tailgates, the Notre Dame Class of 2025 shares what they will miss most about their time on campus.

From walking the lakes, to daily life with friends, to tailgates, the Notre Dame Class of 2025 shares what they will miss most about their time on campus.

Members of the Notre Dame Class of 2025 read letters they wrote to themselves in 2021 when they were first year students.

From walking the lakes, to daily life with friends, to tailgates, the Notre Dame Class of 2025 shares what they will miss most about their time on campus.