Commencement Exercises
College of Letters and Science
Social Sciences I
Sunday, June Sixteenth
Two Thousand Twenty-Four
Nine O'Clock
Commencement Green
PROCESSION
The audience is requested to stand while the procession is entering.
Standard Bearer
Sara Ahmed
B.A. in Global Studies
B.A. in Political Science
Susannah Scott, University Marshal
Divisional Chair, Academic Senate
PRESIDING
Charles R. Hale
SAGE Sara Miller McCune Dean of Social Sciences
Michael Miller
Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Kate Unger
Class of 2026
DEAN’S WELCOME
Dean Hale
GREETINGS
Henry T. Yang
Chancellor
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Jennifer Prince, ‘94
Chief Commercial Officer
STUDENT ADDRESS
Amruta Baradwaj
B.A. in Political Science
CANDIDATE STAGE CROSSING
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Chancellor Yang
University Marshal Scott
UNIVERSITY SONG
Kate Unger
Commencement Speaker
Jennifer Prince, ‘94
Chief Commercial Officer
As the Chief Commercial Officer of the Los Angeles Rams, Jennifer is responsible for overseeing all partnerships - including sales, activation, and strategy - as well as the commercialization of the media business, including owned-and-operated channels, social media accounts and media partnerships. Jennifer previously spent over eight years at Twitter as the Global VP and Head of Content Partnerships and Managing Director of Global Media & Entertainment Partnerships.
Prior to joining Twitter in August 2013, Jennifer was Head of Industry for Film & Television at Google and Head of YouTube Media & Entertainment. Earlier, Jennifer was Senior Vice President of Advertising at Demand Media and helped the company through its IPO. Years prior, Jennifer worked at other notable companies such as American Greetings, Dow Jones, Ziff Davis & TBWA/Chiat Day. Jennifer currently serves on the boards of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, System1 and Sugar23. Jennifer earned a B.A. in Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Jennifer and her family attend Family Vacation Center on the UCSB campus every summer, and they recently created a scholarship for the UC Santa Barbara Department of Communication. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles and keeps busy with her husband, three teenage daughters and three rescue dogs.
Hail to California
Hail to California, Alma Mater dear,
Sing the joyful chorus,
Sound it far and near,
Rallying ’round her banner,
We will never fail—
California, Alma Mater,
Hail! Hail! Hail!
RECESSION
Carillon Music from Storke Tower
Wesley Arai
University Carillonist
Iris Yuh
Student Carillonist
B.A. in Economics and Environmental Studies
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