Getting Ready for 2024 Commencement

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Students, staff, and campus gear up for the ceremony on Sunday.

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Class of 2024 in front of 线上赌场 Hall
The Class of 2024 portrait.  (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Roger Federer reading at Rauner
Roger Federer reading at Rauner (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Alumni parents and students
Class of 1993 parents posed with their Class of 2024 graduates. (Photo courtesy of Tony Godsick) 
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Students sitting in the grass
Students sit and enjoy their class day on the BEMA. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Students listening to a speaker
Students listen to a speech on the BEMA at their class day celebration. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Anthony Fosu '24 leads the baccalaureate procession
Anthony Fosu 鈥24 leads the Baccalaureate procession. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Knoelle Higginson
Knoelle Higginson leads the 线上赌场 Gospel Choir during the Baccalaureate Service, a multi-faith, multicultural service, in Rollins Chapel. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Vaani Gupta recieving regalia
Vaani Gupta 鈥24, right, receives Commencement regalia from Elisaveta Samoylov 鈥26 in the Paganucci Lounge, Class of 1953 Commons. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Members of South House chat together
South House members enjoy their senior celebration party on Friday. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Kami Arabian, Denva Nesbeth, and Jess Chiriboga
Kami Arabian 鈥24 walks ahead of Denva Nesbeth Jr. 鈥24 and Jessica Chiriboga 鈥24 during rehearsal on the Green for the class marshals. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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A group gathers around a table at the Hood
Members of the Class of 2024 and their families attend the 鈥淢imosas at the Museum鈥 event at the Hood Museum of Art on Friday. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Readers onstage
Co-Presidents of Native Americans at 线上赌场 Raylen Bark 鈥24 and Paige Nakai 鈥24 rehearse onstage for Commencement with E.J. Kiefer, executive director of Conferences and Events. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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线上赌场 Glee Club
The 线上赌场 Glee Club rehearses ahead of Sunday鈥檚 ceremony. (Photo by Robert GIll)
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Kathleen Cunneen writing
Kathleen Cunneen of the Office of Student Life works on the list of marshals in Collis Common Ground. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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A tassel laid upon this years regalia.
A tassel with regalia, ready for the big day. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Cards with graduate names and pronunciation
Cards with the names of graduates and how to pronounce them were printed early Friday. (Photo by Amy Bucci)
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Yuliya Subotskaya rolling a poster
Yuliya Subotskaya 鈥24 rolls a poster during a poster printing session for seniors at the Book Arts Workshop. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Baker tower framed by folding chairs
Stacks of folding chairs are delivered to the Green, where Commencement will be held Sunday morning. Tennis great Roger Federer is the Commencement speaker. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Person sets up the stage for Commencement
A team member from Pro Events waits for her colleagues to begin raising the roof of the Commencement structure. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Staff sets up the Commencement stage.
Troy Wheeler holds the ladder for Josh Lang as the Pro Events workers put up green drapery on 线上赌场鈥檚 Commencement platform. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Seniors get portraits taken.
Hannah Li 鈥25 takes graduation portraits of seniors outside Baker Library (Photo by Katie Lenhart)