Thousands of family and friends watched on Sunday afternoon as nearly 2,700 students from the ’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) became UConn graduates during commencement ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.
Representing 55 different majors from 23 departments, students received their diplomas in dual ceremonies Sunday in disciplines ranging from journalism, psychology and political science to communications, human development and family studies.
Students were addressed by Cindy Luo, a graduating senior from Madison, a dual-degree student with majors in linguistics and philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English. UConn President Susan Herbst delivered the keynote address.
"College is only the first step, a place where our budding interests are nurtured and developed," Luo said. "Keep on learning. Be flexible. Try something new. But remember yourselves: remember what makes you happy – keeps you going," she said.
Herbst praised students for their hard work, and urged them to define their own lives.
"I hope you will be able to look back at this brief, precious time spent here at the University of Connecticut as among the best and most rewarding years of your life," Herbst said. "Don’t forget no matter how old you are, you will always be Huskies."
Here are the students who live in Madison who received degrees this weekend:
Michelle Anya Anjirbag, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Michael Shane Behan, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Mason Britton IV, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
John William Burland, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Lauren Diane Cardarelli, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Hillary Paige Daub, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Hillary Paige Daub, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Lindsay E. DiCicco, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Angela Erin Federico, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Kerri Katherine Flaherty, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Sean Michael Fontneau, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Laura Elise Furey, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
George Thomas Gerard V, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Madison
Jamison Miller Greene, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Monica Jain, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Robyn Michele Kitchell, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Nicholas B. Leonetti, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Shuyang Cynthia Luo, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Shuyang Cynthia Luo, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Kellie Jeanne Morrissey, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Joslynn Sara Noyes, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Chioma Jisreal Ogbejesi, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Nicole C. Potter, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Tyler James Prochnik, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Brendan Patrick Ruby, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Sheena Sangan, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Daniel Martin Sloan, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Madison
Georgia Gann Thomas, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Amanda Lynn Toni, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Christopher John Wall, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Jonathan Thomas Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, Madison
Anna Wolek, Bachelor of Science, Madison
Alexander J. Wood, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Madison
Did you have a loved one who graduated from UConn Sunday? Give them a shout-out in the comments, and upload your photos to add them to this gallery!
