UConn's CLAS Graduation Marks End of a Journey for 2,700 Students [VIDEO]

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.

In 55 different majors from 23 departments, students received their diplomas in dual ceremonies Sunday. Disciplines ranged 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."

Students from Oakdale and Uncasville received diplomas on Sunday.

From Oakdale:

• Troy Daniel Agard, Bachelor of Science
• Lindsay Nolan Gaedt, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Chad David Galipeau, Bachelor of Science
• Grace M. Jackson-Cirino, Bachelor of General Studies
• Rebecca Emily Johnson, Bachelor of Arts
• Jillian Elizabeth Kyle, Bachelor of Arts
• Mark Edward Plourde, Bachelor of Science in Engineering

From Uncasville:

• Drew Kimberly Bicknell, Bachelor of Science
• Tara Ann Borchert, Bachelor of Music
• Andrew Paul Crouch, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Katelynn Rose Edwards, Bachelor of Science
• William Wing Wah Kwok, Bachelor of Science
• Teresa Yang Luo, Bachelor of Arts
• Matthew Jeffrey Muttart, Bachelor of Science
• Nisha Kiran Parekh, Bachelor of Science
• Thomas Matthew Scanlon, Bachelor of Arts
• Marie Ann Thomas, Bachelor of Arts

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