UConn's Graduation Marks End of a Journey for Granbys Residents

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.

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."

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Here's the students who live in Granby and East Granby who received degrees this weekend:

Andrew George Calder, Bachelor of Arts, Granby

Erin Christine Caruso, Bachelor of Science, Granby

Evan Dantos, Granby

John Richard Guttermuth, Bachelor of Science, Granby

Owen Aaron Kahn, Bachelor of Science, Granby

John Gregory Lawson, Bachelor of Arts, Granby

Lisa Marie Meijer, Bachelor of Science, Granby

Jessica Rose Reynolds, Bachelor of Science, Granby

Nicholas Rocco Rondinone, Bachelor of Arts, Granby

Nathaniel Clarke Merriman, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Granby

Samantha Rose Noonan, Bachelor of Arts, North Granby

Kelly Elizabeth Predmore, Bachelor of Science, North Granby

Rebecca Anne Shubert, Bachelor of Arts, North Granby

Dorian Michael Tanasi, Bachelor of Arts, West Granby

Hannah Marie Cooke, Bachelor of Science, East Granby

Hannah Marie Cooke, Bachelor of Science, East Granby

Jared Michael Faucher, Bachelor of Science, East Granby

Kathryn Leigh Korhonen, Bachelor of Science, East Granby

Thomas John O'Neill, Bachelor of Science, East Granby

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!