Lamar Hurd, a well-known youth ambassador and broadcaster for the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon State University alumnus and member of the university's Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address at OSU's 153rd graduation ceremony June 11. "We are honored that Lamar Hurd will deliver Oregon State University's 2022 commencement address," said Becky Johnson, OSU's interim president. "I am confident that his address, life experiences and commitment to young people and a positive future will greatly inspire our graduates as they begin their lives and careers or pursue graduate degrees." The graduation ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Reser Stadium on the Corvallis campus and will be the university's first full in-person commencement ceremony since 2019 due to the pandemic. Hurd's passion for basketball and community has led him to engage with multiple youth organizations in Oregon. In 2012, he founded a nonprofit yout
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will graduate 7,318 students during its first in-person commencement event in three years. Commencement will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at Reser Stadium on the Corvallis campus. Gates will open at 9 a.m. for commencement and more than 4,000 students are expected to participate in the ceremony. The event is free to attend,