• Graduates assemble at 8 a.m.; the march to Alumni Park begins at 8:30 a.m.
• USC’s 117th commencement begins at 9 a.m.
• Commencement speaker is Michael D. Eisner.
• Honorary degree recipients: Frank Gehry, George W. Housner, Elaine Otter Leventhal and Kenneth Leventhal.
•Valedictorian Jacob Chacko and salutatorian Jenny Yiee.
• Satellite ceremonies and speakers for both campuses.
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