News and College Life

A member of the Student Orientation Services Team entertains the crowd during the Welcome Week Gospel Explosion

Freshman band member during the first week of pre-season band camp

A Central Washington University graduate walked with his ceremonial mask Saturday afternoon. 

Communications majors hug retiring professor Teri Reddout during the 2023 commencement ceremonies. 

Not everyone was excited to be photographed with the new graduate. New Doctor of Education Jordan Engle poses for photos with family and friends following the ceremony although family photographers cropped Engle's less-than-thrilled daughter out of their photos.  The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 588 degrees during the combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena. (I do want that camera with the bear ears for my collection)

Sorority recruits react after opening their invitations to join their sorority of choice.  The Saturday event wrapped up a week-long recruitment for incoming freshmen women.

Department Head of Instrumental Studies, Division of Music, School of Fine Arts and Communication, Bruce Cox, directs a band at Senior Music Camp.

Art and Design campers work on designs on iPads. (Blue light actually coming from a projector screen behind me that wasn't receiving a signal and was projecting a blue screen).

Musical Theatre Camp dance number lit by background lights and lights from their fingers. Very challenging photo to capture but a very fun and rewarding candid moment!

First Year students participate in a night of games and fun activities as part of their orientation.