Commencement 2017

Civil rights activist Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. will deliver Syracuse University's 2017 Commencement Address
By Ellen Meyers
March 22, 2017 - 2:38pm
In 1992, Jordan served as chairman of then-US President Bill Clinton's transition team. He was also an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Civil rights activist and businessman Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. will give Syracuse University's 2017 Commencement address at the ceremony on May 14 in the Carrier Dome, SU announced Wednesday.