{"id":112446,"date":"2016-05-09T09:18:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=112446"},"modified":"2016-05-10T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:53:03","slug":"class-of-2016-celebrate-their-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/05\/class-of-2016-celebrate-their-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2016 Celebrate Their Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A graduate uses a UConn umbrella to shield herself from rain showers following the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b427\"<\/a>
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Footwear seen while queueing up for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences midday commencement ceremony on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c019\"<\/a>
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Jacqueline Slemp, left, Lauren Chapman, and Christina Bauman pose for a photo at the Greer Field House before the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement procession to Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c089\"<\/a>
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Shakeel Marley, left, and Oluwatosin Edwards walk outdoors during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement procession to Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c123\"<\/a>
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Jonathan XIV, right, and Jonathan XIII watch students enter the the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c167\"<\/a>
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Jonathan XIV, left, and Jonathan XIII sit with students during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c229\"<\/a>
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Provost Mun Choi speaks during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. Seated at left are Associate Deans Andrew Moiseff and Dipak Dey. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c266\"<\/a>
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Glenda Reilly presents the student remarks during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. Seated at left are Associate Deans Andrew Moiseff and Dipak Dey. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c312\"<\/a>
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Peter Constantine, center, external resident faculty fellow, is hooded by Dean Jeremy Teitelbaum, left, and Provost Mun Choi during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c342\"<\/a>
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Peter Constantine, center, external resident faculty fellow, gives the address during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508c379\"<\/a>
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Mical Ghebrekidan, center, poses for a photo with her sister Zebbib, right, and mother Weini Nebiel of Stamford following the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b025\"<\/a>
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Brittany Robertson, center, wears a cap adorned with flowers during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b030\"<\/a>
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Jack Hart blows bubbles while waiting for the School of Business commencement ceremony to begin at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b138\"<\/a>
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Brittney Galeaz, left, and Carlynne Leonard sing the National Anthem during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b200\"<\/a>
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Parth Rajesh Rana gives the student remarks during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b210\"<\/a>
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President Susan Herbst reads the citation to award John Kim '87 MBA an honorary degree during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b327\"<\/a>
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John Kim '87 MBA gives the address during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b343\"<\/a>
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A view of the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b347\"<\/a>
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A selection of caps seen during the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b384\"<\/a>
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Roommates Emily Massicott, and Stephanie Condori pose for a photo with the Jonathan statue before their College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508b405\"<\/a>
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Diego Larrosa poses for a photo with the Jonathan statue following the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a021\"<\/a>
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Students prepare for the Neag School of Education procession at the Gentry Building on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a093\"<\/a>
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Neag School of Education students and faculty process to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a142\"<\/a>
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Neag School of Education students and faculty enter the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a153\"<\/a>
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A view of the Neag School of Education commencement ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a187\"<\/a>
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Faculty applaud following the conferral of degrees at the Neag School of Education commencement ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a213\"<\/a>
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The Neag School of Education platform party recesses to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" in memory of Valerie Pichette at the Jorgensen Center of the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Commencement160508a232\"<\/a>
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Dean Richard Schwab claps while the Neag School of Education platform party recesses to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" in memory of Valerie Pichette at the Jorgensen Center of the Performing Arts on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":112473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,173,92,174,2225,90,2234,2233],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[1931],"class_list":["post-112446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gallery","category-uconn-avery-point","category-uconn-hartford","category-uconn-stamford","category-uconn-storrs","category-uconn-waterbury","category-university-life","category-university-news","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-09 06:05:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112446"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112525,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112446\/revisions\/112525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/112473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112446"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=112446"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=112446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}