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Graduates process into the arena during graduation while captured with a tilt shift lens.

A father and son pause to share a moment in the crowd after commencement

At the end of the first semester, students gather to enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and the traditional tossing of a sprig of holly into the fire.

Graduates toss their mortarboards in traditional celebration as CO2 cannons are fired during commencement.

A graduate goes airborne during a commencement celebration.

The 2025 Roe R. Cross Professor, John Decker, addressing the Class of December 2025 graduates at Commencement, where he spoke about what his life and career looked like immediately after being in their position - and how that shifted over time.

A Graduate student is hooded onstage at the December Commencement Ceremony, marking the end of his graduate career and the beginning of his future.

A service dog is walked across the platform during the Fall commencement ceremony at Stegemen Coliseum.

Photo taken on a donor trip to an away basketball game.

Excitement builds before winter commencement starts.