Fireworks heralded the new grads at ASU's undergraduate commencement May 11, 2015, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The featured speaker was John Seely Brown, author and researcher. “I envy you,” he told the graduates. “You are graduating and embarking on your life at an amazing time.”
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More than 8,500 students – most in high spirits – received their undergraduate degrees May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Sara Bleau flashes the pitchfork at undergraduate commencement on May 11. She earned a bachelor's in communications.
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A soon-to-be grad shows his school spirit (with a dash of Arizona pride) at the undergraduate ceremony May 11.
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Summa cum laude grad Cheyenne Kellis flashes pitchforks at ASU’s undergraduate commencement on May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Students at ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Joseph Smart from the Caribbean, a member of the Golden Class of 1965, flashes the pitchfork as he and his classmates proceed into ASU's undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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ASU President Michael M. Crow welcomes graduates, faculty and family members to ASU’s undergraduate commencement program May 11, 2015, at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Flags of the international students are displayed at undergraduate commencement program May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Hey girl ... A Ryan-Gosling-meme fan participates in the undergraduate ceremony May 11.
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Business communication graduate James Stockley tries to get the audience more involved at ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Noted planetary scientist Carolyn Porco receives an honorary doctor of science degree at ASU’s undergraduate commencement on May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Diane Ambrose celebrates at ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Undergraduate commencement speaker John Seely Brown on May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Graduates celebrate the conclusion of ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Journalism graduate Jessica Boehm gives one of her friends a hug after ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Sparky was on hand after the undergraduate ceremony for photo ops.
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Sociology graduate Baset Javed poses for pictures with his family after ASU’s undergraduate commencement May 11 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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ASU President Michael M. Crow addresses the audience at the Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Crow challenged graduates to create, design, be empowered and evolve.
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Lepolve Varpilah waves to friends before the start of ASU’s Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Varpilah was awarded a Master's of Science in alternative energy science.
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Students and professors shared hugs at ASU’s Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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Members of ASU's first Pueblo Indian doctoral cohort take a group picture during the Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena
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Graduates show their joy at ASU's Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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Wendy Williams receives her hood from Duane Roen, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences and dean of University College, during ASU’s Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Williams earned her PhD in English education.
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A cascade of maroon and gold balloons mark the finish at ASU's Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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Friends and family gather for happy photos outside Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe after ASU's Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015.
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Joseph Salkind's family shows their support as he gets his MBA at ASU's Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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Graduates gather with friends and family outside Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe after ASU's Graduate Commencement on Monday, May 11, 2015.
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Graduates gather for one last group photo after ASU’s Graduate Commencement program, Monday, May 11, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Olivia Fromm adjusts her cap before Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe. The fourth annual ASU Lavender Convocation is an event that honors the accomplishments and commitment of ASU’s LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning and their Allies) students.
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Vanessa Fromm smiles as her daugher, Olivia Fromm, adjusts her cap at the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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Trudie Jackson explains the symbolism of the beads on her cap to Alejandro Ramirez-Apodaca before the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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Ashley Williams laughs as Kyle Denman helps her get arranged before the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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Terrace Hill addresses the Lavender Convocation as she speaks about the civil-rights violations and outright discrimination. Hill and 32 other graduating students participated in the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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Several of the students expressed themselves on their caps at the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.Charlie Leight/ASU News
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Brittany Ebbing (left) shows pictures to her partner, Nicole Scott, and friend Michael Kelleher after the Lavender Convocation on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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Stoles for the various military branches are displayed during the Veterans Graduation Reception on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Old Main on the Tempe campus.
Read about the veterans stole ceremony here.
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Tempe Councilmember Robin Arredondo-Savage, an Army veteran herself, gives remarks to veteran students and their families during the Veterans Graduation Reception on Saturday, May 9, 2015, inside Old Main on the Tempe campus.
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Marine combat veteran Luis Cardenas Camacho and other Marines stand to be recognized during the beginning of the Veterans Graduation Reception on Saturday, May 9, 2015, inside Old Main on the Tempe campus. Camacho served three combat tours in Iraq.
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, ASU professor of practice of leadership and special adviser to ASU President Michael Crow for leadership initiatives, greets Army Iraq war veteran Hillary LaFever-Ceja before placing the veteran stole on her on Saturday, May 9, 2015, inside Old Main on the Tempe campus.
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Military veterans stop for a picture with their new stoles and Sparky (and perhaps a future Sun Devil in the making) during the Veterans Graduation Reception on Saturday, May 9, 2015, inside Old Main on the Tempe campus.
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Retired Marine Lt. Gen. John Goodman places the Marine Corps stole on Evan Benson, a Marine combat veteran, during the Veterans Graduation Reception on Saturday, May 9, 2015, inside Old Main on the Tempe campus.
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The Sentz Commissioning Sword rests atop the commissioning orders and officer's guidebooks before ASU’s Naval Science Commissioning Ceremony on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus. Twenty Naval and Marine Corps officers received their commissions and assignments in front of their families and friends.
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Students walk in carrying banners of the programs within ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to start the college's convocation, May 12, 2015, at Wells Fargo Arena. Nearly 1,000 diplomas were awarded in the afternoon ceremony, and another 1,300 were handed out in the evening assembly.
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Yosemi Mendoza stands to be recognized as the first of her family to graduate college during ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences convocation, May 12, at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Patrick Kenney, vice provost and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, addresses graduates during the college's convocation on May 12.
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Nick Greenleaf wears the name tag he was given the first day of kindergarten, during ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences convocation. He received a bachelor's in film and media studies.
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Mark Jacobs, dean of Barrett, the Honors College, greets a student onstage at the college's convocation ceremony May 12 at Wells Fargo Arena.
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A tradition at the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation convocation, students and faculty walk from the school in downtown Phoenix to the Phoenix Convention Center – a windy walk that had more than one person clutching a mortarboard on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
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Students cheer outside the College of Nursing and Health Innovation convocation May 12 in Phoenix.
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The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences convocation begins May 12 at the West campus in Glendale.
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New College Dean Marlene Tromp greets new graduates at convocation May 12 on the West campus.
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Attendees salute the flag at the New College convocation May 12 at the West campus.
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Dean Steven J. Tepper speaks at the Herberger convocation May 13 at Wells Fargo Arena.
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As might be expected in a college involving dance, some Herberger graduates show more grace than the usual student.
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Some of the decorated mortarboards take on a theme at the Herberger convocation May 13 in Tempe.
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Lt. Col. Jose Jimenez Jr. gives the commander's remarks at the Air Force ROTC commissioning ceremony May 13 in Tempe.
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Jonathan Hall receives his Second Lieutenant bars from his wife, Karen Hall (left), mother Sarah Hall and brother William Hall, 9, at the Air Force ROTC commissioning ceremony May 13 in Tempe.
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Dean Douglas Sylvester greets a new graduate, while Assistant Dean Thomas Williams (background) places a hood on another new graduate at the law school convocation May 13 in Tempe.
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The backstage area at ASU Gammage is a swirl of energy at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law convocation May 13 in Tempe.
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Spring 2015 Army commissioning ceremony, held May 13, in front of Old Main on the Tempe campus.
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Fulton Dean Paul Johnson hands a gift to undergraduate convocation speaker Bryce Muzzy, who is getting his degree in engineering management with a software industry focus.
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Graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering wait for the beginning of convocation the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Some 906 masters and doctoral students received their degrees this spring.
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Multimedia is part of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication convocation May 12 at ASU Gammage in Tempe.
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Jessica Boehm (fourth from left) is the outstanding graduate at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication convocation May 12 at ASU Gammage in Tempe.
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Casey Vaghan (left) and Stuart Qualls take selfies at the W. P. Carey School of Business undergraduate convocation May 14 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Both earned bachelor's degrees in finance. Nearly 1,250 undergraduates received their degrees in 23 majors at the convocation.
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Dean Amy Hillman (center) leads the faculty to the beat of Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" at the W. P. Carey School of Business undergraduate convocation May 14 in Tempe.
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Jacob Ivy (left) and Alec Katric have their picture taken with Sparky after the W. P. Carey School of Business undergraduate convocation May 14 in Tempe. Ivy, an Moeur honor recipient, earned bachelor's degrees in finance and economics, and Katric earned a bachelor's degree in finance.
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Alexis Cooper adjusts her cap before the College of Letters and Sciences convocation on May 15 in Tempe. Cooper graduated with a bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies.
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Darryl Sam takes a picture of his family in the stands at the College of Letters and Sciences convocation on May 15 in Tempe. Sam earned his bachelor's in liberal studies.
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The Asian/Asian Pacific American Convocation on May 13 at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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The Asian/Asian Pacific American Convocation on May 13 at the Memorial Union in Tempe.
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The School of Sustainability convocation May 14 at ASU Gammage in Tempe.
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The College of Health Solutions convocation May 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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The American Indian Convocation on May 15 at ASU Gammage in Tempe.
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The American Indian Convocation on May 15 at ASU Gammage in Tempe.
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Jade Victoria Robinson graduated from the School of Community Resources and Development at the College of Public Service & Community Solutions convocation May 14 in Tempe.
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Mohammed Talal Alkhoori graduated with a degree in criminal justice at the College of Public Service & Community Solutions convocation May 14 in Tempe.
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The College of Public Service & Community Solutions convocation May 14 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Convocation on May 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Convocation on May 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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The Hispanic Convocation on May 16 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
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