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.

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 West Hartford who received degrees this weekend:

• Colleen Marie Able, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Nicolas A. Aguila, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Arooba K. Almas, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Meloney Bailey, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Nicholas John Balkun, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Bijan E. Bandani, Doctor of Pharmacy, West Hartford
• Lauren Elizabeth Bell, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Gregory Benjamin Bendett, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Kelley Robyn Bengston, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Fithawi Berhane, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Adam Nathan Blum, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Benjamin J. Canino, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Beverley J. Cartwright, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Howson Chen, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Jessica Chiep, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• James Michael Collins, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Andrew Gabriel Davis, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Sangam Dhakal, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Nicole Gabrielle Douglin, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Matthew Thomas Duffy, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Peter Sebastian Dufner, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Samuel Taylor Dusza, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Danielle Ryan Ennis, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Jamie Sara Esposito, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Thomas Christian Feldtmose, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Sheray Courtney Felice, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Amanda Maren Ferrer, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Kevin Christopher Forbes, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Sarah Meagan Funke, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Eric Alexsander Garcia, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Gilber V. Garcia, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, West Hartford
• Renee L. George, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Sarah Michelle Gerber, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Danielle Marie Gilmour, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Andrew Thomas Gionfriddo, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Michelle Dani Goodman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, West Hartford
• Thomas Paul Gosselin, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Harrison Seth Greene, Bachelor of Fine Arts, West Hartford
• Lima James, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Kristin Suzanne Jednorowicz, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Kristie McLean Kanyar, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• William Thomas Kimball, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Rothem Kovner, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Aaron Leigh Krikorian, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Benjamin Elie Kulakofsky, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Jenna Ariel London, Bachelor of Fine Arts, West Hartford
• Nicole Elena Madeira, Bachelor of Fine Arts, West Hartford
• Carly Elizabeth Moffett, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Maria Pia Munoz, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Loi G. Nham, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Loi G. Nham, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Jonathan Nip, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, West Hartford
• Alexander A. Piscioneri, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Brian Walter Remes, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Bayron Leon Rodriguez-Sanchez, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Michael Russell, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Marilyn Cristina Salas, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Lori A. Sandora, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Carolyn Tracy Shefcyk, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Emelia Madeleine Smith, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Kevin Christopher Smith, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Kaelea Anne Spedding, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Peter A. Tangney, Bachelor of General Studies, West Hartford
• Erin Taylor, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Utsav Mani Thapa, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Thien Minh Tran, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Davis Cao Truong, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, West Hartford
• Katherine Artemis Tsantiris, Bachelor of Science, West Hartford
• Brendan Thomas Williams, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford
• Jessica Lee Woomer, Bachelor of Arts, West Hartford

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!