Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After all the classes. Papers. Tests. Late nights. Lectures. Group projects. And internships. There is one time in a student’s academic career where the solo endeavor they’ve embarked upon becomes a communal opportunity to celebrate excellence, perseverance, accomplishment, and success: commencement.
On Dec. 17, 2022, roughly 900 students and 8,000 of their friends and family celebrated Fall Commencement at the Colorado Convention Center. They come from across Colorado, 30 states, and eleven nations around the world. More than 40 percent are first-generation students.
After all the classes. Papers. Tests. Late nights. Lectures. Group projects. And internships. There is one time in a student’s academic career where the solo endeavor they’ve embarked upon becomes a communal opportunity to celebrate excellence, perseverance, accomplishment, and success: commencement.
On Dec. 17, 2022, roughly 900 students and 8,000 of their friends and family celebrated Fall Commencement at the Colorado Convention Center. They come from across Colorado, 30 states, and eleven nations around the world. More than 40 percent are first-generation students.
