Chancellor Syverud Addresses Graduates at Commencement Ceremony

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud reminded graduates to remember those who have supported them during the University’s 2025 Commencement ceremony in the JMA Wireless Dome on May 11.

“You did not do this alone. Each of you got here because of so many who have faith in you. Some of the people who have faith in you, your faculty, the staff, are sitting in front of you and working all around this dome and all around this campus,” the Chancellor said. “Some of the people who support you and have faith in you, your family, your friends, your classmates are right behind you and next to you now, where once again, as always, they will have your back.”

The Chancellor conferred 6,930 degrees during the ceremony.