University of Oregon Commencement Recap | 2022 Highlights

It never rained in Autzen Stadium.

As the 146th UO commencement got underway early Monday morning, graduates descended on Autzen under cool, cloudy, and sporadically sunny skies. The forecasted rain was a no-show.

Members of the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022, clad in green caps and gowns, posed for pictures with The Duck, family, and friends outside before marching through the tunnel and onto the turf of the football field.

The sense of relief, joy, and celebration was palpable as the university celebrated its first in-person commencement since 2019, and the first ceremony at Autzen since 1994.

Keynote speaker Ashton Eaton—speaking two days after his wife, fellow Duck and Olympian Brianne Theisen-Eaton, gave birth to the couple’s second child—talked to the graduates about the importance of struggle and perseverance, and recalled his own doubts on the way to winning two Olympic titles in the decathlon.

Likening life to a video game, he told the Ducks, “It’s time to level up!”

Celebrating our Graduates
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