Spring 2025 Commencement (traditional), Friday afternoon

By Ralph Freso

Students from the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions celebrated the completion of their degree programs at the Friday afternoon GCU 2025 Spring Commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena.

  • Graduates flash Lopes Up during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate waves to family and friends in the crowd during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Family members hold a sign of their graduate during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate waves to family and friends in the crowd during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates flash Lopes Up during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • College of Nursing and Health Care Professions graduates wave to faculty in the processional during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Dean of Students Dr. Tim Griffin addresses the graduates during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Student speaker Leilani Lemos addresses her fellow graduates during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Students cheer on their fellow graduates during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Nursing graduates recite the Florence Nightingale Pledge during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates wave to family and friends in the crowd after receiving their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Nursing graduates get their nursing pin during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • College of Nursing and Health Care Professions students cheer on their fellow graduates during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • College of Nursing and Health Care Professions Dean Dr. Lisa Smith presents graduates with their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduates celebrates after receiving her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduates display her diploma during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate displays her diploma to family and friends in the crowd during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates wave to family and friends in the crowd after receiving their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates congratulate each other after receiving their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate after receiving their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates display their diplomas during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate under a shower of confetti streamers as they move their tassels from right to left during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate together as they exit the arena during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate as they exit the arena during the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates congratulate each other on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates celebrate on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates search for family and friends on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates are greeted with hugs by family and friends on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate is lifted up by her husband on the Quad in celebration following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate with money bouquets on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates sign 2025 on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate gets a lift by family members on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates and their family members take photos with Thunder on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates with friends and family members on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates have pictures taken together on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates had lots of photos taken with family on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate puts her mortarboard cap on a family member following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Graduates have fun with Thunder on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate gets a big hug from her boyfriend following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate celebrates with family members on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate and her family in ceremonial East African dress following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Thunder presents a graduate her bouquet of flowers on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • A graduate on the Quad following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.
  • Thunder cuddles up to a grandmother of a graduate following the Friday afternoon spring commencement ceremony at Global Credit Union Arena on April 24, 2025.

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