Watch now: Full UW-Madison commencement thunders back to Camp Randall
LUCAS ROBINSON
UW-Madison students graduating with a master's in education — from left, Taylor Schleif, Jenner McLeod, Ashlyn Blare and Cecilia Grinis — cheer on their friend as she is seen on a large screen display being interviewed during Saturday's commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. The ceremony was the university's first spring commencement with an audience in three years amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kayla Bach and Courtney Schumacher started their friendship at UW-Madison their freshman year, sitting together by chance in a course offered by the School of Human Ecology.
UW-Madison graduate Jacob Buchbinder, left, is congratulated by family after being recognized in the commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. Saturday's ceremony got a break from the record-breaking heat of the past week, with temperatures in the 80s.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. representative to the United Nations and an alumna of UW-Madison, waves to students on her way to the stage at the start of the spring commencement ceremony. Thomas-Greenfield encouraged graduates to get out of their comfort zone, saying that "adversity, discomfort and hardship makes you braver, smarter and stronger."
UW-Madison graduate Julia Sheldon, right, hugs her mom, Jodie, from Sheboygan, before the start of the commencement ceremony.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank waves to graduating students as she heads to the stage to speak. After nine years as chancellor, Blank will leave this summer to serve as president of Northwestern University.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduate Maizoua Xiong adjusts her cap, with a crown placed on top, before the start of the spring commencement ceremony. UW officials estimated 42,000 people attended Saturday's commencement.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates "Jump Around" during the spring commencement ceremony. Due to construction on the southern side of Camp Randall, some graduates got to sit in the stadium's student section, a commencement first.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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UW-Madison students graduating with a master's in education — from left, Taylor Schleif, Jenner McLeod, Ashlyn Blare and Cecilia Grinis — cheer on their friend as she is seen on a large screen display being interviewed during Saturday's commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. The ceremony was the university's first spring commencement with an audience in three years amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. representative to the United Nations and an alumna of UW-Madison, waves to students on her way to the stage at the start of the spring commencement ceremony. Thomas-Greenfield encouraged graduates to get out of their comfort zone, saying that "adversity, discomfort and hardship makes you braver, smarter and stronger."
UW-Madison graduate Jacob Buchbinder, left, is congratulated by family after being recognized in the commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. Saturday's ceremony got a break from the record-breaking heat of the past week, with temperatures in the 80s.
UW-Madison graduate Maizoua Xiong adjusts her cap, with a crown placed on top, before the start of the spring commencement ceremony. UW officials estimated 42,000 people attended Saturday's commencement.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank waves to graduating students as she heads to the stage to speak. After nine years as chancellor, Blank will leave this summer to serve as president of Northwestern University.
UW-Madison graduates "Jump Around" during the spring commencement ceremony. Due to construction on the southern side of Camp Randall, some graduates got to sit in the stadium's student section, a commencement first.
