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The annual End-of-the-Year Softball Game and Barbecue on Thursday, May 25, brought more than 200 people together for hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad and softball.

"That vision of the American dream is really what draws everyone here.”

“Failure is never an option with commencement. There are no do-overs.”

What began as a place where students could come to exercise creativity has grown into a social nexus as well.

It was the first event of Â鶹´å’s 2023 Commencement day.

The new commencement festival offers fun amenities and atmosphere to engage grads and guests.

The two colleges graduated a combined 1,005 students in one of the final events of the day.

“I decided I wanted to take [my] negative experience and turn it into a positive.”

Formerly known as affinity graduations, the events awarded stoles and certificates for participating graduates.

The day proceeded in a new venue with the familiar rhythms and emotions of past commencement celebrations.