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Maryville College graduate Kaitlin Koster gets a hug from professor Dr. Dave Unger after the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025. 

A Maryville College graduating senior scrolls his phone while waiting for the 2025 Commencement to begin. 

Fireworks explode over the IU Bloomington Undergraduate Commencement at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

A graduate reacts to streamers popping over the audience during the IU Bloomington Graduate Commencement at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, May 9, 2025.

University Grand Marshal Brian Horne leads the processional during the IU Bloomington Undergraduate Commencement at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

A tender moment documented as the fireworks were released at the end of the undergraduate commencement ceremony.

Afternoon sunlight streams into Randall Hall as student Ava Gollbach takes an afternoon study break.

Graduate Liz Betancourt celebrates her achievements with a bottle of champagne in front of the Seahawk Statue.

Graduate students participate in a rehabilitation science class focused on adaptive sports, including basketball, tennis, and football, in May 2025 in the Ed Wright Practice gymnasium in Alumni Arena. Jill Mayer, with the department of rehabilitation science, organized the experience with Buffalo Adaptive Sports.  

Friends and family gather to meet their graduates after the College of Arts and Sciences morning commencement ceremony on May 18, 2025, at Alumni Arena.