A soon-to-be graduate of Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy gives the thumbs up as she walks during the procession just prior to the graduation ceremony at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dean Ron Jordan, left, of the School of Pharmacy poses for a photograph with Melanie Tran, right, of Long Beach, as her dog, Subie, checks out her diploma during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Valedictorian Jasime Nguyen, center, of Santa Ana, poses for a photo with friends following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Valedictorian Jasime Nguyen of Santa Ana, speaks during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience member records the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aafiya Moulvi, bottom center of Riverside, poses for a photo following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A program served as a sun cap during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Melanie Tran of Long Beach carries her dog, Subie, as they walk in the procession during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience members cheer a graduate the name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience member cheers as a name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience members cheer a graduate the name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Melanie Tran of Long Beach with her dog, Subie, at her feet, during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate takes photos during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An audience member holds a sign as a name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate holds a bear and flowers following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ron Jordan, Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Chapman University, speaks during the graduation ceremony at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Friends and family arrive as students for the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Melanie Tran of Long Beach holds her dog, Subie, during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The procession during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Melanie Tran of Long Beach with her dog, Subie, at her feet, during the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates leave Wilson Field following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience members cheer a graduate the name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A graduate poses for photos following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates embrace following the graduation ceremony for students in Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Graduates take the Oath of a Pharmacist during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Audience members hold signs as a name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A audience members cheer a graduate the name is announced during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Balloons await a graduate during the graduation ceremony for Chapman University’s School Pharmacy at Wilson Field in Orange on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chapman University is spending the weekend celebrating its Class of 2022 grads, already having hosted a campus-wide commencement recognizing all in caps and gowns.
Also on Friday, May 20, the Fowler School of Law and the School of Pharmacy were the first to hand out diplomas in program-specific ceremonies on Wilson Field. Throughout the weekend, the university will honor grads across across a bevy of academic disciplines, with the last event recognizing College of Performing Arts degree recipients in a ceremony at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
In total, 2,528 degrees will have been earned at the university this year.
Jerry Price, Chapman’s dean of students, said university officials are “excited” about the weekend’s celebrations, adding, “one of the hallmarks of Chapman is our authentic sense of community, and commencement weekend feels very much like a family reunion.
“We connect not only with our students, but also their families and loved ones and share in their much-deserved pride in the success of our graduates.”
