Stanford's 117th Commencement Weekend is
June 12 - June 15, 2008

This year's Commencement ceremony speaker will be Oprah Winfrey, global media leader and philanthropist.

This year's Baccalaureate celebration speaker will be The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University.

An information packet about Stanford's 117th Commencement will be mailed to graduating students and their parents in March 2008.

For more details about Commencement and other specific events, please visit our menu to the left of this website or click on the Frequently Asked Questions for further information. If you have a specific question that is not covered in this site, please call the Stanford Commencement Message Desk at: 650.725.1957 or email us at: commencement@stanford.edu.

Some of the Activities on Saturday, June 14 will be:

• The Baccalaureate Celebration, 9:30 a.m. in the Main Quadrangle

The Main Activities for Sunday, June 15 will be:

• Commencement Exercises, 9:30 a.m. at Stanford Stadium
• Individual Diploma Award Ceremonies, 12:30 p.m. at various campus locations (check with your graduate's department).