Congratulations, Class of 2026!
The University of Maine’s 2026 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students were held May 8-9 at the Alfond Arena.
An estimated 1,495 undergraduates participated in the 224th commencement undergraduate ceremonies. The morning ceremony recognized students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, Maine Business School and the Division of Lifelong Learning, while the afternoon ceremony recognized students in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing and the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences.
During the Graduate School ceremony, more than 900 graduate students were recognized.
UMaine’s regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, held its 115th commencement ceremony on May 10 for 54 graduates.
“Whatever your goals, whatever your idea of success, that success will be on its own timeline. It’s easy to look at somebody else who may be further along and ask ‘Why isn’t that happening for me?’ And the answer is simple: their timeline is different than yours. Envy and bitterness can creep in, but don’t let it.”
Tim Simons, Commencement Speaker
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Outstanding Graduating Students
Ruth Griffith
Valedictorian
College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences | Honors College
Bachelor of Science in Economics with Minors in Mathematics and International Affairs
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Isabelle Irani
Co-Salutatorian
Maine College of Engineering and Computing
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Business Administration
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Andrii Obertas
Co-Salutatorian
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Physics | Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
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“Once you know what you value, everything else will become a little bit clearer. And then act on it. Everyday that you can, in big ways and then small. Because I truly believe that if we lead with our values rather than just our ambitions, we’ll find ourselves happier, our pictures of success will shift, and I know the world will be a little bit better for it.”
Ruth Griffith, Valedictorian
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