Students in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Science processed down the Lawn on Saturday during Final Exercises 2019, continuing one of the University’s most beloved traditions.

Take a look below at images from the procession, the ceremony, the keynote address from Dr. B. Cameron Webb and more.

Final Exercises 2019 continues on Sunday, when Dorrie Fontaine, who is retiring as dean of the School of Nursing this year, will address graduates from the University’s other schools.

Photos by Sanjay Suchak, Dan Addison, Shannon Reres and Kristen Finn. 

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