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UConn's CLAS Graduation Marks End of a Journey for 2,700 Students [VIDEO]

Commencement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest college at UConn, included 32 students from Naugatuck.

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.

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.

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"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.

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"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 Naugatuck who received degrees this weekend:

  • Manal Ahmad, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Kyle John Ambrose, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Jesse Michael Bendler, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Amy Marie Beyer, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Michael John Carson, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Richard Charles Case, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Naugatuck
  • Kevin Christopher Clark, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • David Nathan Crane, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Melanie Deziel, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Roberto Diaz, Bachelor of General Studies, Naugatuck
  • Heather Ann Edmunds, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Krista May Ehrentraut, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Sara Michelle Euvino, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Kevin Paul Evitts, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Kevin Paul Evitts, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Daniel Sidney Lees, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Naugatuck
  • Rebecca Juliasse Lima, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Melody Feride Lopez, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Steve Burnell Marks, Bachelor of General Studies, Naugatuck
  • Samantha Marie Martino, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Britteny Elizabeth McMullen, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Britteny Elizabeth McMullen, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Jenna Lynn Milo, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Joanna Niebrzydowski, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Thomas Ramos, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Jeffrey John Russell, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Joshua James Sanford, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Priscilla Whitney Steòve, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck
  • Amanda Evelyn Telo, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Eric Jason Trimborn, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Kevin Michael Webster, Bachelor of Science, Naugatuck
  • Richard Frederick Weckman, Bachelor of Arts, Naugatuck

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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