Members of the UMB Class of 2018 received their diplomas in a Universitywide commencement ceremony at the Royal Farms Arena on May 18. The 2,000-plus graduates were cheered on by family, friends, and faculty as they took their biggest step thus far as health care, human services, and law professionals.

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The Universitywide commencement ceremony featured esteemed speakers and honorees including our own alum, Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW, director of the Peace Corps.

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Students made their way in full regalia to Royal Farms Arena in a festive academic processional before receiving their degrees at a Universitywide commencement ceremony.

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Having completed earlier school convocations, the graduates gathered in the SMC Campus Center for a Party in the Park, moved indoors because of the rain. Family and friends put down their umbrellas to enjoy food, music, and fun activities.

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Each of UMB’s six professional schools and its interdisciplinary Graduate School held a school convocation either on May 17 or the morning of May 18, before the Universitywide commencement ceremony.

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