{"id":185646,"date":"2022-05-10T09:21:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T13:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=185646"},"modified":"2022-05-10T10:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:32:16","slug":"together-at-last-2022-clas-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/05\/together-at-last-2022-clas-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Together, At Last: 2022 CLAS Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences celebrated its newest and largest class of graduates on May 8, 2022. For the first time since 2019, students donned full regalia at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, where 2,500 degrees were presented across three ceremonies.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Take a look back at some of the special moments.<\/p>\r\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-185646 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Alex Taylor \u201822 (CLAS) celebrates during commencement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185648\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0037-scaled-e1652187113124.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185648'>\n\t\t\t\tAlex Taylor \u201822 (CLAS) celebrates during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences morning commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Graduates embrace during commencement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185649\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_003-scaled-e1652187669211.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185649'>\n\t\t\t\tGraduates embrace during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences afternoon commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Richard A. Robinson \u201879 (CLAS) at podium during commencement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185650\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0015-scaled-e1652187677622.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185650'>\n\t\t\t\tRichard A. Robinson \u201879 (CLAS), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, speaks at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences afternoon commencement ceremony on May 8, 2022. He told students that \u201cyour goals should scare you, and if they don\u2019t, you\u2019re not dreaming big enough.\u201d (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Dean Juli Wade hands a degree to a graduate\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185651\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-a_0026-scaled-e1652187686209.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185651'>\n\t\t\t\tDean Juli Wade hands a degree to a graduate during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences morning commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Jaelie Jackson \u201822 (CLAS) carries the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences banner\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185652\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_001-scaled-e1652187696742.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185652'>\n\t\t\t\tJaelie Jackson \u201822 (CLAS) carries the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences banner during the evening commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. The banners are white and yellow, representing the arts and humanities, and the sciences, respectively. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Decorated graduation cap\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185653\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0038-scaled-e1652187705630.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185653'>\n\t\t\t\tDecorated cap seen during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences afternoon commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Degree candidates process into Gampel Pavilion\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185654\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-c_004-scaled-e1652187717101.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185654'>\n\t\t\t\tDegree candidates process into Gampel Pavilion during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences evening commencement ceremony on May 8, 2022. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Jonathan XIV visits with graduates during commencement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185655\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_008-scaled-e1652187726473.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185655'>\n\t\t\t\tJonathan XIV visits with graduates during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences afternoon commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2022. The beloved pup led a student processional into the building. (Bri Diaz\/UConn Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Graduate poses in front of Gampel Pavilion\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185656\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-998x665.jpg 998w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement_2022-05-08-b_0053-scaled-e1652187735563.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-185656'>\n\t\t\t\tGraduate poses in front of Gampel Pavilion after the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences afternoon commencement ceremony on May 8, 2022. 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