Spring 2024 Commencement (traditional): Friday morning ceremony

By Ralph Freso

Students who completed their degree programs celebrated their accomplishment at Friday morning's Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena. Honored were graduates of the colleges of Arts and Media, Nursing and Health Care Professions, and Theology.

  • Nursing students with their decorated mortarboard caps during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Family members look to purchase flowers for their graduates during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A drone flies overhead capturing footage of the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • University Provost Dr. Randy Gibb walks with the processional to the stage during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Nursing major and student speaker Ruth Larson addresses her fellow graduates during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Nursing students recite the Florence Nightingale pledge during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Nursing students celebrate after receiving their diplomas during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Nursing students cheer for their classmates during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diploma during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates gesture to the crowd after receiving their diploma during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate of the College of Arts and Media sings out after receiving her diploma during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Family and friends set up a lighted sign for their graduate during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate carries a Mexican flag as he receives his diploma during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate waves to her family and friends in the crowd after receiving their diploma during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate shows off his diploma to family and friends during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate displays her diploma to family and friends in the crowd during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Confetti falls from the upper level of the Arena during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates celebrate with their diplomas during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates celebrate with their diplomas during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate gives a thumbs-up to a fellow classmate during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates hug after receiving their diplomas during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates display their diploma to family and friends in the crowd during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates celebrate under a shower of confetti streamers during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate gives a Lopes Up as she exits the Arena during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates react with excitement as they are greeted by family and friends on the Quad during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • The decorated mortarboard cap of a graduate during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates take selfies on the Quad following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates, family and friends fill the Quad following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate stands on a chair to look for family and friends following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Graduates are greeted by family on the Quad following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A graduate from Hawaii is covered in traditional flowered leis and dollar bills following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Thunder joins in on a conga line with a graduate’s family following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • Nursing graduates pose for pictures on the Quad following the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.
  • A parting message on the mortarboard cap of a graduate during the Friday morning Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 26, 2024.

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Bible Verse

Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn Him to death and will turn Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day He will be raised to life!" (Matthew 20:17-19)

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