Commencement

Drone views of the UConn entryway sign lit green for Earth Day. March 16, 2022.

Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2023

A class full of passion, ambition, and hope

The Class of 2023 poses for a photo on the Great Lawn on Aug. 24, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Class of 2023: By the Numbers

For 7,707 Huskies, this month's ceremonies cap years of hard work, determination, and passion

UConn mechanical engineering students, from left, Leila Awad, Kaley Luk, Eddy Ramos and Patrick Miconi work on the prototype of their project for Senior Design Demonstration Day—an affordable, ADA-compliant, sustainably produced, easy-to-assemble accessibility ramp—in the Innovation Zone in the Peter J. Werth Residence Tower

UConn Engineering Seniors Building a Better Ramp

'Whenever I called up on a ramp, I’d say there’s a problem getting ramps. What I heard was, "yeah, ain’t there?"'

Senior digital media design student Giana Adragna poses for a photo in front of her project on display in the digital media and design program's "Limitless" BFA senior exhibition in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts' gallery

Art, DMD Students Look to Formative Years For Inspiration Today

On-campus exhibitions showcase creativity and talent of graduating students

The Soil and Water Conservation Society UConn Student Chapter recently had its first meeting since Kocurek re-established the chapter. They recently went maple syrup tapping with UConn Forestry.

One UConn Grad’s Sustainability Legacy

A childhood love of nature blooms into a student career dedicated to sustainability

Close up of a UConn-decorated mortarboard

2023 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2023

New Scholars in Aging Program Prepares Social Work Students to Serve Growing Older Adult Population

The program fills a critical need for Connecticut, which has the 6th highest population of adults 65 and older in the nation

Upcoming UConn graduate J. Wierski, a maritime studies major from UConn Avery Point, accepts a Rainbow Center graduation stole from Michael Vidal, director of diversity and inclusion initiatives, during the Rainbow Center's Lavender Graduation ceremony

Lavender Graduation Marks Students’ Accomplishments, Perseverance

'It’s like we’re being planted and over the years we’ve grown'

Upcoming UConn graduates Amy and Kenni Zipf pose for a photo in the Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall

Mother and Daughter Soon-to-Be Graduates Pursue Passions for Research and Art

'I'm already coming up with the Instagram caption. It's going to be something, like, "Yeah, I might have graduated college, but my mom got a Ph.D."'

Close up of a UConn-decorated mortarboard

2022 Commencement at a Glance

Students in full regalia gathered with their classmates and processed together to hear their names called as they join the great community of graduates stretching all the way back to 1883.