Congratulations Class of 2020!
May 22, 2020
An online celebration featuring remarks from our director and a personal message to each graduate.
UMD and ARHU's Virtual Commencement Ceremonies
The university will host a campus-wide virtual commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 22. Streamed live across multiple platforms, the ceremony will include remarks from Citrupa (Kat) Gopal '20, a biological sciences major, and an official commencement address from Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer '63. Degrees will be officially conferred during this ceremony. You are encouraged to participate and engage live on social media.
Immediately following the campus-wide virtual commencement ceremony, The College of Arts and Humanities will host a separate ceremony for ARHU graduates.
The virtual commencement ceremonies will include performances by School of Music graduates.
For more information, visit commencement.umd.edu.
School of Music Celebration
Our faculty members have written special congratulatory messages for each of our graduates to send you off on the next chapter of your lives. All students were given the opportunity to provide a photo if they chose to do so. Find your personal graduation message by degree program:
- Doctor of Philosophy Graduates
- Doctor of Musical Arts Graduates
- Master of Music Graduates
- Master of Arts Graduates
- Bachelor of Music Graduates
- Bachelor of Music Education Graduates
- Bachelor of Arts Graduates
Congratulations to all of our 2020 music graduates!
2020 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award
Congratulations to Kenny Wang, our 2020 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award winner! This $4,000 award recognizes Wang's academic excellence, superior musicianship, exemplary character and leadership potential. Wang is a junior B.M./B.M.E. dual degree clarinet student with a minor in arts leadership. In his nomination, Robert DiLutis wrote, Kenny Wang's “incredibly high level of musicianship, leadership in the clarinet studio and service to the university and community is unsurpassed… [his] work ethic can be seen in every aspect of his life.”