Slideshow: Best mortarboards at Commencement

By Rick Vacek

Photos by Ralph Freso
GCU News Bureau

The extra Commencement ceremonies this fall at Grand Canyon University meant more opportunities for creative – and often funny – messages and artwork on mortarboards. Here's a GCU Magazine story on why the makeup Commencements were so important to graduates.

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