2017
Wake Forest Class of 2017 set to make history
A crowd of almost 13,000 gathered Monday on Hearn Plaza to celebrate the accomplishments of nearly 1,900 graduates in Wake Forest University’s Class of 2016. Happy images of smiling, waving and selfie-taking students, families and friends filled giant jumbotrons on the Quad, serving as oversized tributes to the tremendous achievements of 1,046 undergraduates and 827 graduate and professional students who received degrees on a picture-perfect day. More »
Hatch Addresses Graduates
In his remarks to graduates, President Nathan Hatch told students to “make eye contact,” stressing the value of actual – not virtual – connections. More »
Commencement Photos | Videos | Timelapse | Full text of Jon Meacham’s address
Meet the Class of 2017
On Commencement, our graduates reflect upon their time in the Forest, browse the collection »
Senior Stories
- Evening the odds
- Finding the true north
- Wake Will Lead: WFU sets new goal to raise $1 billion by 2020
- Angela Harper named Churchill Scholar
- Jillian L. Correia named 2017-2018 Luce Scholar
- From drab to resilient: how socks gave birth to a startup in the Triad
- Juniors win Truman, Beinecke scholarships
- Mobile food pantry grows out of class project
- National Jurist chooses Wake Forest student as ‘Law Student of the Year’ two years in a row
Programs
Download Commencement programs PDF
- Graduation Exercises
- Baccalaureate Service
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Honors and Awards Ceremony
- School of Business
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Medicine Department of Physician Assistant Studies
- School of Divinity
Gallery: Commencement 2017
VIDEOS
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BACCALAUREATE
SENIOR ORATIONS
- “What Are You?” (Richard Caban-Cubero)
- “Your Wake Forest ‘I’” (Ashley Laughlin)
- “I Hope You Dance” (Cameron Silvergate)
See also: Senior Videos