Check out the best pictures from the May 5 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies [PHOTOS]
About 3,400 undergraduates participated in morning and afternoon 51ĀŅĀ× Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 5, in the Convocation Center.
Keynote speaker Allie LaForce told this yearās graduating class that despite feeling the pressure of landing a job out of college, the āreal worldā is not as bad as it seems. To read more about the LaForce's talk, visit /compass/stories/17-18/05/2018-ug-commencement-recap.cfm.
Check out some of the day's best pictures.
undefinedEngineering graduate, James Irwin (right), waits to enter the Convovation Center before the morning Spring Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedMorning Commencement graduates march into the Convocation Center on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedChristopher Tomshack is ready to participate in the Spring Undergraduate Commencement ceremony. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedPresident M. Duane Nellis speaks at his first 51ĀŅĀ× Spring Undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedSpring Undergraduate Commencement speaker Allie LaForce (center) told the students to, āBe kind to your family, co-workers and friends ā even if youāre having a bad day. It makes a difference and it makes your life and the lives around you better. My mom told me from day one, āBe nice and do the right thing,āā LaForce said. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedGraduate Megan Wheeler (right) waves to her supporters during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedA view from the top of the Convocation Center during the morning Spring Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedGraduate Lily Bradley delivers the morning ceremony's student address at Spring Undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 5 in the Convocation Center. She was a Margaret Boyd Scholar and a member of the Presidential Leadership Society. āThe beauty of college and life in general is that you can be whoever and whatever you want to be,ā Bradley said. āFirst and foremost, we take great pride in our treasured university. ā¦ there is a true sense of community on the bricks of Athens.ā Photo by Ben Siegel.
undefinedGraduate Kameron Hensley hugs his mom, Paula Hensley, in front of the Convocation Center following the morning Spring Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel
undefinedGraduate Kyle Downs celebrates while walking off the stage during the morning Spring Undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 5. Photo by Ben Siegel