Fall Commencement, Thursday morning ceremony

By Ralph Freso

The Thursday morning ceremony of Fall Commencement at Grand Canyon University was for graduates who earned master's degrees from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and for master's and bachelor's graduates of the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions.

  • Katherine Callahan waves to her children in the crowd prior to the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • A graduates mortar board art during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Commencement volunteer Ashley Bulka takes a picture for a graduate and her husband during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Student speaker Ather Dawood addresses the graduating class during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Student speaker Ather Dawood addresses the graduating class during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Student speaker Ather Dawood takes a moment to compose himself during an emotional part of his address to the graduating class during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • A graduates kisses her diploma during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduates celebrate under a wave of confetti streamers during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Graduating friends huddle together for a selfie at the end of the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
  • Student Regalia volunteer Regina Madden, right, hugs a recent grad during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Student Regalia volunteer Regina Madden, right, high-fives a recent grad during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • Fellow grads hug outside the arena during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
  • A recent grad blows a bubble during the Fall Commencement morning session on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

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