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May 21, 2023

Photo galleries: Celebrating the Class of 2023

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Family, friends, and members of the Lafayette community joined together to celebrate the Class of 2023

Enjoy a selection of photographs captured at Commencement, held on the Quad Sat., May 20. For full coverage of the day, please see more photographs on Flickr.

Anticipation and Preparation

A student's family member helps them get ready in their cap and gown.
Students walk, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students walk, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students smile, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students smile, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students smile, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students walk, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students walk, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students smile, wearing their caps and gowns.
Students walk, wearing their caps and gowns.

 

Robing

A student gets their robe put on.
A student gets their robe put on.
A student gets their robe put on.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
The Leopard smiles with students.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
A student smiles, giving the peace sign, wearing their cap and gown.
Trustees smile

Academic Procession

The start of the procession line.
The start of the procession line.
A professor celebrates
Faculty smile.
Dean Brian Samble leads students through a lineup of faculty.
Leslie Muhlfelder waves.
Faculty embrace students.
Faculty members clap.
A student gives the thumbs up.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students celebrate with professors.
The start of the procession.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.
Students smile as they walk toward the Quad.

Ceremony

Alex Hendrickson speaks.
Students sing into microphones.
President Nicole Hurd speaks.
Bob Sell speaks at a podium on stage.
Daniel E. Cohen ’65 receives honorary degree.
Leslie F. Muhlfelder ’81 receives honorary degree.
Beth Mowins '89 speaks at the podium.
A student shakes President Hurd's hand on stage.
A student hugs President Nicole Hurd on stage, receiving their diploma.
A student hugs President Nicole Hurd on stage, receiving their diploma.
Family members of graduates cheer.
A graduate in their cap and gown.
A student shakes President Hurd's hand on stage.
A graduate claps in the crowd.
A student smiles, receiving diploma from President Hurd.
A student hugs President Nicole Hurd on stage, receiving their diploma.
A student smiles in their cap and gown, holding their diploma.
Family members take pictures of their graduates.
A student shakes President Hurd's hand on stage.
The back of President Hurd as she looks at the crowd of graduates.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A family member waves.
A student fist bumps President Hurd.
Family members stand in a crowd, taking pictures on their phones.
Graduates smile in the crowd.
A student hugs President Nicole Hurd on stage, receiving their diploma.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
A graduate smiles in the crowd.
Pepper Prize nominees and winner share the stage.
Fatimata Cham smiles as she holds up the sword of Marquis de Lafayette.
Fatimata Cham speaks.

Celebrations

Graduates smile together.
Graduates smile together.
A graduate with their family.
Graduates smile in an embrace.
Graduates smile together.
A graduate smiles.
A graduate smiles, on their phone.
Family members cheer
Family members cheer
Family members hold up a sign in celebration of their graduate.

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