{"id":2908,"date":"2023-12-14T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2024-01-18T09:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:44:18","slug":"winter-commencement-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/2023\/12\/winter-commencement-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Commencement 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The University of North Dakota held its winter commencement ceremony for professional and graduate degrees on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND campus.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2926\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2926\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/dec-group-23-1320x881.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">December JD candidates L-R: Jacob Clements, Caitlin Baker, Seth Flynn, Elijah Schwindt, and Thomas Bales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fourteen law students completed the required coursework to earn the Juris Doctor degree, two of which completed the joint J.D.\/M.B.A. degree. Five graduates participated in the winter ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Brian Pappas presented the candidates to UND President Andrew Armacost for the official conferring of the law degree. Each graduate crossed the stage to receive a doctoral hood from professors Bradley Myers and Paul Traynor and a diploma cover from President Armacost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2928\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-1320x1650.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/ndlaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/12\/pappas-hand-shake-dec-23-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The school of law held a celebratory luncheon for the winter graduates and their families and friends prior to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/academics\/commencement\/watch-commencement.html\">Watch the ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of North Dakota held its winter commencement ceremony for professional and graduate degrees on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND campus. 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