UConn's CLAS Graduation Marks End of a Journey for 2,700

Thousands of family and friends watched on Sunday afternoon as nearly 2,700 students from the ’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) became UConn graduates during commencement ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

Representing 55 different majors from 23 departments, students received their diplomas in dual ceremonies Sunday in disciplines ranging from journalism, psychology and political science to communications, human development and family studies.

Students were addressed by Cindy Luo, a graduating senior from Madison, a dual-degree student with majors in linguistics and philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English. UConn President Susan Herbst delivered the keynote address.

"College is only the first step, a place where our budding interests are nurtured and developed," Luo said. "Keep on learning. Be flexible. Try something new. But remember yourselves: remember what makes you happy – keeps you going," she said.

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Herbst praised students for their hard work, and urged them to define their own lives.

"I hope you will be able to look back at this brief, precious time spent here at the University of Connecticut as among the best and most rewarding years of your life," Herbst said. "Don’t forget no matter how old you are, you will always be Huskies."

Here's the students who live in Rocky Hill who received degrees this weekend:

Travis Christopher Adams, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Nicole Diane Bartha, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Brian Richard Basiaga, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Carolyn M. Bighinatti, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Nicole Ashley Bortolan, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Agata Aleksandra Dabek, Doctor of Pharmacy, Rocky Hill
Meghan Kate Daley, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Massimo Ubaldo Donato, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Christine Elizabeth Duval, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Colleen Elizabeth Egan, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Emily Nicole Flood, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Brandon Carl Frost, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Matthew Thomas Hock, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Rocky Hill
Tarra Nicole Kozma, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Erum Mahmud, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Justin Ross Paluch, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Justin Ross Paluch, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Eric F. Pettersen, Bachelor of General Studies, Rocky Hill
Brie Ann Richardson, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Elizabeth A. Roberts, Bachelor of General Studies, Rocky HIll
Patrycja M. Slowakiewicz, Bachelor of General Studies, Rocky Hill
Ryan John Stewart, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Andrew John Sweeney, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Lauren Cristine Szalkiewicz, Bachelor of Arts, Rocky Hill
Michael Amir Tassavor, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Joshua John Viola, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Anastasia Vlahopoulos, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Zack David Wainwright, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Monica Lauren Webb, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
John Paulo Wenceslao, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill
Kevin Zaniewski, Bachelor of Science, Rocky Hill

Did you have a loved one who graduated from UConn Sunday? Give them a shout-out in the comments, and upload your photos to add them to this gallery!

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