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2024 Graduate Commencement and Hooding

Hector Martinez smiles as he displays the phrase “Gracias Mama y Papa” before being hooded. Grad

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Laura Vasquez displays her “Demon Slayer” inspired decorated mortar board as she waits to receiv

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Nicole Fiore is hooded as she receives her PHD. Graduate Commencement at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Decemb

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Marion Larmon looks out into the crowd after receiving her honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Grad

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Amanda Ottersberg wears a decorated mortar board designed by her preschool students. Graduate Commen

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Dr. Kenneth Bird, center, gets hooded for his honorary Doctor of Education degree. Graduate Commence

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Heath Howard pumps his fist after receiving a Master of Arts. Graduate Commencement at Pinnacle Bank

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Chancellor Rodney Bennett hands Marion Larmon her honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Graduate Comm

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Chancellor Rodney Bennett speaks with Executive Vice Chancellor Katherine Ankerson as they walk to t

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Chancellor Rodney Bennett speaks to graduates. Graduate Commencement at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Decembe

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Dr. Kenneth Bird, center, gets hooded for his honorary Doctor of Education degree. Graduate Commence

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Chancellor Rodney Bennett hands out master’s degrees. Graduate Commencement at Pinnacle Bank Arena

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Marion Larmon is hooded ahead of receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Graduate Commence

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Sone Tuala performs a Haka, a south pacific chant, to honor his brother, Maika Malualeilagi Tuala (a

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Graduates are silhouetted in front of a marquee in the hallways in Pinnacle Bank Arena. Graduate Com

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The gonfalons are paraded in at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett welcomes everyone to the ceremony. Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Doctoral candidate Renca Dunn holds up her diploma after her doctoral hooding. Graduate Commencement

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Joseph Maestas hugs his professor after being receiving his doctoral hood. Graduate Commencement. Ma

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Maika Malualeilagi Tuala hugs professor Regina Werum after receiving his doctoral degree. The Samoan

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Graduate receives her diploma from Chancellor Bennett at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Chancellor Bennett congratulates a graduate at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Alberto Javier Bogado waves to family and friends after receiving his masters degree. Graduate Comme

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Angela Quezada attached artificial Monarch butterflies and colored tissue paper to represent her cou

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Gustavo Seminario cheers as his son, Lawrence Seminario-Romero leaves the arena after the doctoral c

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Jun Yi Goh takes a selfie with Joslyn Edmond and Alex Vazansky before the ceremony. Graduate Commenc

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Maika Malualeilagi Tuala hugs his brother, Sone Tuala, after Sone performed a Haka, a south pacific

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Raychel Nelson is letting the world know she now has her master’s degree. Graduate Commencement. M

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Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett welcomes everyone to the ceremony. Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Tracy Rene’e Hartman-Bradley listens to welcoming comments by the chancellor. Hartman-Bradley is p

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Johannah Rae Bashford-Largo hugs her dad, Professor Greg Bashford, after she received her psychology

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Zachery Shomo watches as his doctoral hood is lowered over his head. Graduate Commencement. May 17,

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Nicole Weyers is hugged by Professor Stacie Ray after she received doctor of audiology hood. Graduat

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Raymond Ramirez smiles to the platform party after receiving his masters degree. Graduate Commenceme

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Newly graduated and proudly showing off their diploma at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Bella Rodriguez lets the world know she’s proud of her master’s degree with her decorated mortar

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Karolayn Greys Chavez Loor celebrates and shows her Masters of Architecture diploma to family and fr

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Jacob Granger, a masters student in architecture, 3-D printed a city scape for his mortarboard. Grad

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Kathleen O’Gara and Sophia Swanson take a selfie in front of a marquee in the hallways in Pinnacle

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One decorated mortarboard reads “Another masterful attempt starts with disasters” at Graduate Co

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Doctoral candidate Renca Dunn signs the National Anthem while fellow doctoral candidate Rachel Sween

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UNLPD Police Chief Hassan Ramzah is acknowledged by the Chancellor during the commencement. Graduate

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UNLPD Police Chief Hassan Ramzah receives his Doctor of Education hood. Graduate Commencement. May 1

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Michael Tross receives his doctoral hood assisted by Professor James Schnable. Graduate Commencement

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One grad whoops it up at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Lindsey Coleman blows a kiss to her family and friends. Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Newly graduated and proudly showing off their diploma at Graduate Commencement. May 17, 2024.

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Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett waves to the family and friends of Moriah Brown, a civil engineering ma

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