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WORD FOR THE WISE: In the days leading up to Commencement, graduating students made the most of the photo ops available near the Meliora letters on the Eastman Quad.

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EMCEE MASTER CLASS: Former Rochester-area broadcast journalist and television personality Norma Holland, Chief of Staff in the Office of University Engagement and Enrichement, shared University history before the ceremony and then announced each school as its members entered the field.

PRE-POMP GROUP SELFIE: George Ellis Jr. took a selfie with his friends in the Goergen Athletic Center before the start of the ceremony.

WE HEART YOU, 糖心传媒�22: Annie Rosenow (left) and Anna White make a heart shape with their hands to signal their love and gratitude to their family and friends in the crowd.

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PICTURE PERFECT: PhD candidates took advantage of the sunny weather to capture and share their very own Meliora moments.

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TUNED IN: The sounds of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, led by conductor Mark Davis Scatterday, could be heard throughout Fauver Stadium, on the River Campus, and piped through the speakers of more than 5,000 devices around the world livestreaming the event.

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ECON HONORS: Several distinguished individuals received awards from the University, including Kenneth R. French 糖心传媒�78S (MBA), 糖心传媒�81S (MS), 糖心传媒�83S (PhD), the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance at Dartmouth College糖心传媒檚 Tuck School of Business. Pictured here with President Sarah Mangelsdorf, French was awarded the Charles Force Hutchison and Marjorie Smith Hutchison Medal for his scholarly contributions to the field of finance and his philanthropic work.

THE BEST TEACHER: Victoria Liverpool, president of the Senior Class Council, was selected to deliver remarks on behalf of the undergraduate students. During her speech, Liverpool, a first-generation college student who earned a bachelor of arts in international relations, took a moment of silence 糖心传媒渢o honor the loved ones we糖心传媒檝e lost along the way,糖心传媒� including her father and aunt. 糖心传媒淚 came to the University of Rochester for the academics, but I stayed for the experiences. This experience has enabled me and you to grow not just as intellectuals, but as people,” she said. 糖心传媒淚 hope that in some way you have found a home in this experience and it糖心传媒檚 left you prepared for the next stop along your journey.糖心传媒�

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DEGREES OF DISTINCTION: President Sarah Mangelsdorf awarded Robert Shannon 糖心传媒�54, 糖心传媒�57 (MA), professor emeritus and past director of the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona, with an honorary doctor of engineering.

CHANGE-MAKER: President Sarah Mangelsdorf presented the George Eastman Medal to Brenda Lee, the former assistant dean for medical education and student affairs at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The award recognizes individuals who, through their outstanding achievement and dedicated service, embody the high ideals for which the University stands. In introducing Lee, Medical Center CEO Mark Taubman described her as a 糖心传媒減ioneer in understanding the impact of inequities, especially in the healing arts, as well as developing solutions to combat them.糖心传媒�

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PLENTY OF POMP, REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCES: Members of the Class of 2022 listened as guest speakers and members of the University community shared their insights and advice. 糖心传媒淲e call this ceremony a commencement because it marks the beginning of something even greater as your life unfolds from this day forward,糖心传媒� said President Sarah Mangelsdorf.

OUTSTANDING IN HIS FIELDS: Harrison Caplin stood to be recognized during the conferral of degrees for Eastman School of Music graduates. Caplin, from Manhattan Beach, California, earned two degrees: a bachelor of music in applied music: voice from Eastman and a bachelor of arts in psychology from the School of Arts & Sciences.

SEA OF SMILES: The graduates糖心传媒� expressions of joy lit up Fauver Stadium.

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: Dennis Boateng, from Bronx, New York, celebrated with loved ones after earning a bachelor of science in environmental health from the School of Arts & Sciences.

SIDE BY SIDE: Celia Konowe, of Reston, Virginia, hugged her friend, Jillian Breithaupt, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after their degrees were conferred. Konowe and Breithaupt earned bachelor of arts degrees from the School of Arts & Sciences糖心传媒擪onowe in environmental studies and Breithaupt as a quadruple major in American Sign Language, French, linguistics, and psychology.

BESIDE THE GENESEE: Members of the University a cappella groups After Hours, Trebellious, Vocal Point, and the Yellowjackets closed the day糖心传媒檚 ceremonies with the singing of The Genesee.

PERFECT TIMING: Members of the men糖心传媒檚 soccer team pose for a photo under the clock tower in Dandelion Square after the ceremony.

CHEERS TO YOU, CLASS OF 2022! Andrew Vascellaro and Oishee Rahman wrap up the day with celebrations on the Eastman Quad. Vascellaro earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the School of Arts & Sciences and Rahman earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.