{"id":12673,"date":"2015-06-09T11:07:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=12673"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:41:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:41:56","slug":"college-of-sciences-continues-graduation-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/college-of-sciences-continues-graduation-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Sciences Continues Graduation Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/06\/IMG_0428-e1433862010638.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12674 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/06\/IMG_0428-e1433862010638-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0428\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/06\/IMG_0428-e1433862010638.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/06\/IMG_0428-e1433862010638-299x199.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spring 2015 graduates were treated to a post-ceremony reception jointly hosted by the UCF College of Sciences and its academic departments. The reception, which has been embraced as an end of semester\u00a0tradition, was held in the UCF Psychology Building immediately following the commencement\u00a0ceremony\u00a0on May 8.<\/p>\n<p>Along with enjoying light refreshments and returning their rented regalia, students were able to celebrate their accomplishments with faculty members who helped them along the way. Even Knightro was there to congratulate and take\u00a0pictures with the graduates. The reception continues to be an amazing celebration of the graduates, attended by faculty, staff, family, and friends. To date, the spring graduation celebration had the highest attendance with nearly 1,200 students and their guests.<\/p>\n<p>To view photos from the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10153166460390218.1073741837.109036870217&amp;type=3\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The UCF College of Sciences will celebrate its summer 2015 graduates following the 2015 summer commencement on Saturday, August 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the UCF Psychology Building.<\/p>\n<p>View <a href=\"http:\/\/communication.cos.ucf.edu\/college-of-sciences-continues-graduation-tradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original story<\/a> by the <a href=\"http:\/\/communication.cos.ucf.edu\/news\/nicholson-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Nicholson School of Communication. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2015 graduates were treated to a post-ceremony reception jointly hosted by the UCF College of Sciences and its academic departments. 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