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.

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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."

Here's the students who live in New London who received degrees this weekend:

• Christopher Daniel Campbell, Bachelor of Science, New London
• Timothy Thomas Cavanagh, Bachelor of Science, New London
• Emely Flores, Bachelor of Science, New London
• Norman Wallace Harrison, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• William Thomas Hronis, Bachelor of Science, New London
• Jason S. Maddox, Bachelor of General Studies, New London
• Georgiana M. McGlinchey, Bachelor of General Studies, New London
• Benjamin Peter Nossek, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Chiron Otero, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Viveck Vijay Patel, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Geoffrey Frederic Smith, Bachelor of General Studies, New London
• Joseph Richard Thibeault, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, New London
• Christine Marie Thomson, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Amanda Lucia Vallario, Bachelor of Fine Arts, New London
• Margaret Mary Grace Vining, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Corinne Marie Wargo, Bachelor of Arts, New London
• Ashley Marie Welch, Bachelor of Science, New London
• Maryann Danielle Calderon, Bachelor of General Studies, New London

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!

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