29 Locals Graduate from UConn [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.

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."

Here's the students who live in North Haven who received degrees this weekend:

• Joseph S. Adinolfi, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Eric David Anderson, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Nicholas Patrick Balzano, Bachelor of Fine Arts, North Haven
• Susan Marie Berthiaume, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Christopher Michael Berthiaume, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Haven
• Richard Anthony Bouffard, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Abby Brulotte, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Michael Vincent Capozziello, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Haven
• William Michael Carone, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Amanda Kathleen Cartier, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Shauna Elizabeth Cassell, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Raymond W. Chan, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Haven
• Jared Walter Chapman, Bachelor of Music, North Haven
• Zhen Mei Chen, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Chelsea Leah Cichocki, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Mark Andrew Cunningham, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, North Haven
• Lyla Eljizi, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Andrew Joseph Gargano, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Brittney Leigh Johnson, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Kevin William Kortsep, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Lucas Tin-Pui Ma, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Samuel Roland Marshall, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Sean Thomas McManus, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Victoria Morgan Miller, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Kiranpreet Narain, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Christine Denise Nazario, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Rebecca Blake Pieper, Bachelor of Science, North Haven
• Rebecca Catherine Schatzlein, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Eric Thomas Spose, Bachelor of Arts, North Haven
• Christina Marie Sutay, Bachelor of Science, North Haven

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!