U TO GRADUATE 8,568 STUDENTS
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General commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 3 with most convocations Friday, May 4.
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MEET THE GRADUATES: CLASS OF 2018
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As the Class of 2018 prepares to celebrate its success, meet a few of the graduates and remember the ones we’ve highlighted over the last few weeks.
Read MoreOUTSTANDING FACULTY
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U faculty recognized for teaching, scholarly and creative research, service, innovation and impact, community-engaged teaching and more.
Read MoreCONVOCATIONS SCHEDULE
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Here’s a list of all 20 convocations on the schedule this year and ways to navigate to and from the celebrations.
Read More2018 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
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Ben Nemtin, No. 1 New York Times best-selling author and star of MTV’s “The Buried Life,” to share message of accomplishing the impossible as graduates pursue future endeavors.
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: NATHANIEL CORDOVA
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“I will give back to LEAP for the rest of my life. I came to this big university on my own with this goal, and not really sure how to accomplish it. LEAP gives you a direction and they opened doors.”
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: NICHOLE RANUIO
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“I’ll never forget when the first service dog my husband and I trained met his veteran. We were at the airport to meet our veteran. We saw him coming around the corner in his wheelchair, and he went straight to his dog, Ares (who he named after the God of War), and said, ‘I’ve been waiting a really long time for you,’ and for a few minutes, the pair were so connected they weren’t even aware of the rest of us around them.”
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: JESSAKA NAKAI
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“After graduating, I want to help build a better bridge and provide a voice for my home community. We are one of the original groups of Utah Navajos and, a lot of times when it comes to issues we face in our community, our voices get drowned out by groups off the reservation.”
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: NEMO MILLER
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“I’m really proud of one assignment that’s going to be part of the student show in Gittins Gallery in the Arts building. The theme was, “Portrait without a head” about how you represent someone without physically representing them. So, I did my mom and made a 36-inch-long meth pipe. She was an addict and passed away when I was 12 so I felt comfortable that I could tell this story of her, through my eyes.”
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: WALTER WOOD
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“I remember the long sigh from the crowd filling the air as I missed qualifying for the 2014 Olympic team by just a few points. Considering that I prematurely returned from an ACL injury, defying the odds and opinions of doctors, I wasn’t devastated by the news. I was however terrified about the future.”
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: RACHEL MARTINEZ
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“I have this sense of service toward my fellowmen. To be out in the field responding to those serving would be the ultimate dream—to help them while they’re sacrificing so much.”
Read MoreGRAD FAIR 2018
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U students eligible to walk for graduation in May 2018, now is the time to order your cap, gown, graduation announcements, buy your diploma frame and start celebrating your achievement at the annual Grad Fair is this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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