{"id":30473,"date":"2023-05-16T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=30473"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T22:32:29","slug":"photos-and-video-spring-commencement-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2023\/05\/photos-and-video-spring-commencement-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS and VIDEO: Spring Commencement 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hundreds cross commencement stage to receive UND degrees during Saturday ceremonies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Undergraduate Degrees Ceremony - Spring Commencement 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vCw-lVZD4w?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><\/p>\n<h3>Both the floor and the stands \u2014 all the way to the nosebleed sections \u2014 were filled to the brim Saturday afternoon as the University of North Dakota honored its 2023 graduates during Spring Commencement ceremonies in Grand Forks\u2019 Alerus Center.<\/h3>\n<p>More than 1,100 undergraduates were eligible to walk across the stage to shake hands with the president and receive their bachelor\u2019s degrees during the afternoon ceremony. Earlier, about 600 students were eligible to receive their master\u2019s or doctoral degrees in a separate morning graduation ceremony. Together, it was UND\u2019s largest number of eligible graduates since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Three-time UND graduate and North Dakota Poet Laureate <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/press-releases\/2023\/04\/north-dakota-poet-laureate-denise-lajimodiere-to-speak-at-und-commencement-ceremonies-may-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Denise Lajimodiere<\/strong><\/a> was the keynote speaker for both ceremonies. The award-winning poet, artist and retired educator of 44 years shared a message of personal perseverance and resilience with the students. Readers can find a transcription of her speech \u2014 plus a YouTube link to it \u2014 in a separate post today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30472\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30472\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-064-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate holding diploma\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-064-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-064-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-064-web.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year\u2019s Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors <a href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/directory\/steven.light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steven Light<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/directory\/kathryn.rand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kathryn Rand<\/strong><\/a> received special recognition during the morning ceremony. Light, professor of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/business.und.edu\/academics\/political-science-public-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Political Science &amp; Public Administration<\/a><\/strong>, and Rand, Floyd B. Sperry Professor of Law at the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.und.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UND School of Law<\/strong><\/a>, are the co-founders and co-directors of the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law &amp; Policy at UND. The pair are regarded as the leading and most prolific academic experts on Indian gaming law and policy. Their work has helped to lay the legal foundation for a multibillion-dollar industry that significantly has improved the economies and quality of life for American Indian communities.<\/p>\n<p>A third special guest at the Saturday ceremonies was 1968 UND alum <a href=\"https:\/\/business.und.edu\/about\/contact-us\/nistler.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Werner Nistler<\/strong><\/a>. The entrepreneur, philanthropist and namesake of <a href=\"https:\/\/business.und.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nistler College of Business &amp; Public Administration<\/strong><\/a>, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Nistler founded Touchmark, a company specializing in developing and operating retirement communities. He and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/business.und.edu\/about\/contact-us\/nistler.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Colleen<\/strong><\/a>, now vice chairperson of the company, provided the $20 million lead gift for the construction of the new school. Their generous gift was matched by the state of North Dakota, and more than 100 other donors and friends also supported the $70 million fundraising goal.<\/p>\n<p>Guests at commencement ceremonies Saturday were treated to pre-ceremony music by pianist Brent Hermans and the <a href=\"https:\/\/arts-sciences.und.edu\/academics\/music\/ensembles\/concert-bands.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble<\/strong><\/a>, conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/directory\/james.popejoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>James Popejoy<\/strong><\/a> and Graduate Conductor Juanita Caballero Casas. Kylar Moltzan sang \u201cAmerica the Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Congratulations, graduates! Check out the day in pictures &#8230;<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30467\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-076-web.jpg\" alt=\"Graduates looking toward stage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-076-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-076-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-076-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 600 graduate students and 1,100 undergraduates were eligible to receive their degrees in separate morning and afternoon Spring Commencement ceremonies Saturday in the Alerus Center. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30469\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-036-web.jpg\" alt=\"Werner Nistler\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-036-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-036-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-036-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrepreneur and University benefactor Werner Nistler \u2014 namesake for Nistler College of Business &amp; Public Administration \u2014 is conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters degree during afternoon commencement ceremonies on Saturday. The philanthropist and founder of Touchmark, a company specializing in developing and operating retirement communities, is a 1968 Accountancy graduate of UND. Flanking him are President Andrew Armacost (left) and Nistler College of Business &amp; Public Administration Dean Amy Henley. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30523\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-4068-web.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Light and Kathryn Rand\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-4068-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-4068-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-4068-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Andrew Armacost (right) and Provost Eric Link flank Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Steven Light (left) and Kathryn Rand, who were recognized during the Doctoral &amp; Master&#8217;s Degrees Ceremony. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30466\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-130-web.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney Menne\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-130-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-130-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-130-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND\u2019s first-ever Marshall Scholar Sydney Menne takes a moment to celebrate outside the Alerus Center on Saturday afternoon. The Physics and Mathematics graduate earned multiple prestigious scholarships while at UND. Passionate about developing sustainable propulsion systems for future space exploration, Menne plans to pursue her master\u2019s and doctorate in propulsion and engine systems engineering as a Marshall Scholar in the United Kingdom. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30470\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-059-web.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate shaking hands with President Armacost\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-059-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-059-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-059-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND President Andrew Armacost congratulates Anne Louise Lee, Northwood, N.D., on earning her bachelor\u2019s degree in Medical Laboratory Science. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30468\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30468\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-020-web.jpg\" alt=\"Graduates walking through venue\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-020-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-020-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-020-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The full-house crowd comes to its feet Saturday as the 2023 Spring Commencement graduates enter the Alerus Center. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30474\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-107-web.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate hugging family\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-107-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-107-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-107-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a day for hugs and flowers Saturday as UND graduates celebrated their accomplishments. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-094-web.jpg\" alt=\"Graduates celebrating\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-094-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-094-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/05\/230513-commencement-094-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All eyes turn to the rafters as streamers and confetti rain down to celebrate both an ending and a new beginning for hundreds of 2023 UND graduates. 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