- Commencement
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Schedule of Events
- Grad Fair
- Cap & Gown Portrait Sessions
- Lavender Celebration
- After UP: Cap & Gown Pick up
- Teach Toss / Biz Friz Competition
- Honors Program Senior Lunch
- FGEN Pinning Ceremony
- SONHI Pinning Ceremony
- ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
- Graduate Student Ceremony
- Graduate School Reception
- Baccalaureate Mass
- Senior Toast
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Undergraduate Student Information
- Graduate Student Information
- Guest Information
- For Faculty/Staff
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Accessibility Resources
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FAQ's
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Honorary Degrees
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Traditions
- Know Before You Go
- Future Commencement Dates
- Contact
Kay Dean Toran ’64, Hon. ’12
Kay serves as President & CEO of Volunteers of America – Oregon, leading a team of over 300 who offer direct professional services to at-risk children and families, connect the unhoused and those battling with addiction to resources, and support those re-entering society after incarceration.
Since her graduation from UP, Kay has led a brilliant career as an executive leader in government, the human services, and education.
The City of Portland and the State of Oregon have known few finer leaders. In fact, there’s a “Day of Appreciation for Kay Toran” on the books and, in 2012, she received an Honorary Degree from UP, thereby making her Doctor Kay Toran.
