{"id":13382,"date":"2018-06-14T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13382"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T23:44:11","slug":"2018-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2018\/06\/14\/2018-commencement","title":{"rendered":"Grads all score at Safeco Field commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Z2A1033-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by Marc Studer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Washington Bothell welcomed more than 2,200 new alumni with the Class of 2018\u2019s commencement June 10 at Safeco Field. The total class \u2014 1,954 students receiving their bachelor\u2019s degree and 302 receiving their master\u2019s \u2014 is nearly 300 students larger than last year\u2019s class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UW Bothell 2018 Commencement Timelapse\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuNjRtmThlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates crossed a stage on the infield of Seattle\u2019s Major League Baseball stadium, while more than 15,000 friends and family members cheered and celebrated in the stands. It was a home run for the University&#8217;s 27th annual commencement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she watched the graduates walk by on their way to their seats, Kathy Mitchell was happy and sad. \u201cSad saying goodbye and happy to have been part of them getting to here,\u201d said Mitchell, academic adviser in the School of Educational Studies. She stopped and hugged students she knew. \u201cI met him on his first day,\u201d she said of one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One proud mother in the crowd, trying to pick out her daughter among all the black robes, reflected on the end of the college experience that the ceremony marked.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/z2a0216.jpg\" alt=\"Grads in cap and gown\" class=\"wp-image-26021\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe loved it. She\u2019s going to miss it,\u201d Sandra Sultan said of Hannah Coleman, who graduated with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janet Jacobsen took the train from Eugene, Oregon, to watch her grandniece, Darby Hartl, pick up her degree in Accounting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe just kept plugging along and studying and working,\u201d said Jacobsen, who added she enjoyed seeing the #uwbgrad18 messages on the stadium screens. \u201cThey made me feel connected to all these people I don\u2019t know.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of commencement, graduate students receiving master\u2019s degrees were recognized at a hooding ceremony and reception June 9 at Mobius Hall on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Wolf Yeigh noted that 858 graduates \u2014 44 percent of the bachelor\u2019s degree recipients this year \u2014 are the first in their families to receive a four-year college degree. Eleven percent are international students. Diversity also was represented in ages, ranging from 17 to 67.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolf-yeigh.jpg\" alt=\"Wolf Yeigh\" class=\"wp-image-26022\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou worked hard. You made sacrifices. You powered through, and most importantly you finished strong,\u201d Yeigh said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith this diploma you will open countless doors,\u201d UW President Ana Mari Cauce said in her remarks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her commencement speech, Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu shared her passion for social justice and public service. She told students the challenges they face are not insurmountable. \u201cYou are optimism in the face of hopelessness,\u201d Yu said. \u201cYou are opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special recognition went to two graduates who received distinguished awards. Paul Hage received the President\u2019s Medal, which recognizes the graduating senior with the most distinguished record of academic achievement and success. Hage, an electrical engineering researcher, has been accepted into a Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University. Clinton Foriska received the Chancellor\u2019s Medal, which is presented to a student of high academic achievement whose commitment to learning drives them to overcome obstacles and also inspires others. Foriska, an Army veteran with a Biology degree, will begin medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-hage--clinton-foriska.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Hage and Clinton Foriska\" class=\"wp-image-26023\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Commencement also recognized outstanding faculty, staff and alumni:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karam Dana, Distinguished Teaching Award <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pierre Mourad, Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jane Van Galen, Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrepreneur Taylor Hoang, Distinguished Alumna Award <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At Safeco Field, graduates were announced individually by name and received their diploma cover as the crowd watched the action magnified on the Mariners Vision Board. Each graduate also received a handshake from the chancellor or their respective deans from the <a href=\"\/business\">School of Business<\/a>; <a href=\"\/education\">School of Educational Studies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/ias\">School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a>; <a href=\"\/nhs\">School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies<\/a>; and <a href=\"\/stem\">School of Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/z2a1060.jpg\" alt=\"Grads crossing stage with diploma\" class=\"wp-image-26024\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To close the ceremony, Chancellor Yeigh told the class of 2018 to move their tassels to the left and celebrate being graduates of the University of Washington Bothell.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy,\u201d said Hebler Saucedo Campos, who is completing work this summer for a degree in Interactive Media Design. Saucedo Campos has been working as an assistant in the office of Student Engagement &amp; Activities. Now seeking a career job, he\u2019s like all the 2018 grads \u2014 enthusiastic to \u201csee where we go from here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/z2a1598.jpg\" alt=\"Grads celebrate amid streamers\" class=\"wp-image-26025\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36963841@N06\/albums\/72157694799396082\">See Flickr album with more commencement photos.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Washington Bothell welcomed more than 2,200 new alumni with the Class of 2018&rsquo;s commencement June 10 at Safeco Field. 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