May 26, 2025

Photo galleries: Celebrating the Class of 2025

Enjoy a selection of photographs captured at Commencement, held on the Quad Sat., May 24. (A Flickr album with more photographs to come)

(Photos by Henry Hung, Michael Kubel, and Rick Smith; Photos edited by Dale Mack)

Anticipation and Preparation

Graduates in the gymnasium getting ready.
Staff members help a graduate find their card.
Students smile in their caps and gowns.
Graduates and Tim Cox pose with the Leopard.
A person takes a photo of graduates with the Leopards.
Students put on their caps and gowns with the help of fellow students and staff.
Students put on their caps and gowns with the help of fellow students and staff.
Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees prepare for Commencement.
Left to right, honorary degree recipients Lt. Gen. (Retired) Stuart W. Risch ’84, Janice D. Komisor, President Nicole Hurd, Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient MK Asante '04, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Bob Sell.
Students put on their caps and gowns with the help of fellow students and staff.
Graduates walk toward the Quad.
Graduates smile
Students in graduation gowns walk up McCartney.
Faculty members interact.
A graduate waves
Two graduates shake hands.

Academic Procession

Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, Rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
The Leopard hugs a graduate.
A student waves during the procession.
Rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
Lead by the Leopard, rows of faculty, staff, and students process into Commencement.
A faculty member
Faculty in the procession.
Faculty in the procession.
Faculty in the procession.
Faculty in the procession.
Faculty in the procession.
Students process.
Families with their graduate
A family member takes a photo
Families hold up photos of their graduates
A row of graduates.
A family member takes a photo

Ceremony

Rows of graduates at Commencement
Alex Hendrickson speaks
Graduates sing the alma mater.
Members of the band playing.
President Nicole Hurd at the left podium and Chair of the Board of Trustees Bob Sell ’84, H’18 at the right podium.
A person receives the honorary degree
A person receives the honorary degree
M.K. Asante receives an honorary degree.
M.K. Asante speaks
M.K. Asante hugs President Hurd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate smiles
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
Graduates cheer for each other.
A student shakes hands with President Hurd.
Family members cheer
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate hugs their family.
Family members cheer from the crowd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
Family members cheer from the crowd.
A graduate gives the peace sign, walking across the stage with their dog.
Family members cheer from the crowd.
Family members cheer from the crowd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate waves
Family members cheer from the crowd.
A graduate hugs President Hurd.
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
A graduate smiles
Graduates cheer for each other.
A graduate waves
Senior class officers speak.
Tyler Roberts gets his medal.
Tyler Roberts at the podium
Tyler Roberts at the podium
M.K. Asante cheers
Graduates cheer for each other.
Faculty recession.
A graduate smiles with her family
Family members cheer from the crowd.

Celebrations

A graduate waves
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Two graduates shake hands.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
Graduates embrace their family and friends.
A graduate on the swing

 

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