{"id":203845,"date":"2017-05-30T12:59:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2024-09-13T17:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T21:04:27","slug":"uconn-commencement-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/05\/uconn-commencement-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Commencement Ceremony A Tribute To Graduating Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Connecticut School of Engineering\u2019s Commencement Ceremony is the final activity of the academic calendar and the ultimate expression of the School\u2019s mission to educate and mold young problem solvers. Engineering faculty and staff honored the graduating students and spoke about what it means to be a Husky after graduating.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"UConn School of Engineering 2017 Commencement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mjGf_Oefa64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 2017 ceremony also featured an honorary doctorate bestowed on United Technologies Corp. Senior Vice President for Science &amp; Technology J. Michael McQuade. McQuade spoke about how science and technology integrate with business and the government.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Dr. J. Michael McQuade UConn Engineering 2017 Commencement Address\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqoGXkgyfHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During commencement, a video tribute to graduating students played, highlighting the achievements of the class of 2017 over the past four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"When Can We See You Again? A 2017 Commencement Retrospective.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIWxRvfR1rY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Below are a selection of pictures from the commencement ceremony. For a full gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uconnengineering\/albums\/72157681128561472\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23771 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoE_Commencement_08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23774 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoE_Commencement_21-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/299;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23773 alignleft img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoE_Commencement_80-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23772 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/SoE_Commencement_14-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/299;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UConn Engineering&#8217;s Commencement Ceremonies honored our graduating seniors and honorary degree recipient J. 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