Stanford Office of External Relations
Special Events & Protocol
Office of External Relations
Commencement stage and graduates

Event Portfolio

OSEP is a small team of experienced event advisors and planners who work to ensure the success of major university events.

We also produce:

  • University public ceremonies: Baccalaureate, Commencement, Convocation and Presidential Inaugurations 
  • Commencement Weekend
  • Family Weekend
  • High-profile, high-impact special events on behalf of the university, president and provost
  • Events and protocol arrangements for visiting dignitaries and delegations from around the world
  • Major conferences and keynote speaker events

Our annual events:

Other past events we have produced:

The Reverend Jane Shaw gives the welcome to students and their families at the 126th Baccalaureate ceremony.
Baccalaureate
Graduates turn to face the stands and thanks the people who supported their education. 127th Stanford Commencement Ceremony, Stanford Stadium
Commencement
A family member asks a question during the Conversations for Families of First-Year Students during 2020 Family Weekend.
Family Weekend
The day began with a procession from Serra Mall to the Mausoleum, where the Founders' Celebration was held to honor Jane and Leland Stanford.
Founders' Day
Barack Obama, left, and entrepreneurs Mai Medhat, Jean Bosco Nzeyimana, and Mariana Costa Checa with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Families and students applaud the president’s address at Convocation.
Convocation
The inauguration and investiture of Marc Tessier-Lavigne as eleventh president of Stanford University.
Presidential Inauguration
Oprah Winfrey, a global media leader, philanthropist, producer and actress, offers her personal reflections on life as she delivers “Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, in Stanford Memorial Church.
Rathbun Lecture on a Meaningful Life
Moderator Katie Couric leads the 2013 Roundtable at Stanford's Maples Pavilion on the topic of happiness. With panelist(s) Jennifer Aaker, Firdaus Dhabhar, Ian H. Gotlib, David Kelley, Sonja Lyubomirsky
Roundtable at Stanford
Barack Obama gives his address at the Cybersecurity Summit. The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.
The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection