{"id":45631,"date":"2026-01-13T14:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=45631"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:02:39","slug":"photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS and VIDEO: UND Winter Commencement 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018Would you hire you?\u2019 asks distinguished alum Jill Cholewa (UND \u201977 and \u201979), whose commencement address is reprinted here<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45635\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2897.jpg\" alt=\"Cap-and-gowned student expresses joy when crossing the stage during UND's Winter Commencement 2025.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2897-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2897-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy lights the face of a graduate during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some 545 undergraduates and 311 graduate students were eligible to cross the stage during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held on Friday, Dec. 19, at the Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center on the UND campus. Three separate ceremonies were held: the Professional &amp; Graduate Ceremony in the morning, and two Undergraduate Degrees ceremonies in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Performing Arts Center \u201cwas full of cheers as President Andrew Armacost asked the right, middle and left rows to give their loudest applause during the morning\u2019s graduate ceremony,\u201d the Grand Forks Herald reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45636\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2491.jpg\" alt=\"UND President Andy Armacost, at a podium, congratulates graduates during Winter Commencement 2025\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2491-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-2491-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND President Andy Armacost congratulates graduates during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday is a day of celebration, and you braved the slick roads out there, the snow and the wind, and we\u2019re so glad that you would be here,\u201d Armacost said, as quoted in the Herald. \u201cBut our students \u2013 this day is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Winter Commencement address at all three ceremonies was given by Jill Chowela, a UND alumna.<\/p>\n<p>Cholewa is a 1977 and 1979 graduate of the University, a 2015 recipient of the Sioux Award for Distinguished Achievement &amp; Leadership and a longtime supporter of UND academic and athletic programming.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45641\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45641\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-001.jpg\" alt=\"UND commencement speaker Jill Cholewa delivers address during Winter Commencement 2025\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND commencement speaker Jill Cholewa delivers her address during the University&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Shawna Noel Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She is a retired business owner currently serving as a SCORE Certified Mentor for small businesses and resides in San Luis Obispo, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>UND Today is proud to reprint Cholewa\u2019s address below. In addition, we&#8217;re delighted to include with this story a selection of photos of the 2025 Winter Commencement event, as well as a video short.<\/p>\n<p>Hearty congratulations to all of the graduates!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UND Winter Graduation 2025 | Celebrating Despite the Cold\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EM75D7E4Y6Q?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<p><em>The following is a transcript of Jill Cholewa\u2019s address at UND\u2019s Winter Commencement 2025:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Look around you. This sea of caps and gowns isn\u2019t just a collection of individuals. It\u2019s a collective story of late-night sessions fueled by too much caffeine and not enough sleep. It is the story of triumphs, setbacks and a journey that has fundamentally changed each one of you.<\/p>\n<p>Before looking forward, look back. The faculty and staff, whose passion shaped minds, deserve thanks. Your parents, families and friends believed in you, even though some days you didn\u2019t believe in yourself. Their support is the foundation of success!<\/p>\n<p>Today you stand at the threshold of a new beginning. You\u2019re ready to take on the world, armed with your diploma. But as you prepare to enter the next chapter, I want to pose a question \u2014 not from a potential employer, but from a perspective far more critical: your own. Frame it as a deep, personal reflection on character, values and growth. An honest and maybe a little uncomfortable question: \u201cWould you hire you?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45637\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1586.jpg\" alt=\"UND commencement speaker Jill Cholewa delivers address during Winter Commencement 2025\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1586-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UND commencement speaker Jill Cholewa delivers her address during the University&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These questions will be posed to you in interviews, in performance reviews, and in quiet moments of self-reflection. It\u2019s the ultimate test of our readiness for the real world. Its questions are not just about our skills, but about our character, our consistency, our kindness, our confidence and our leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Would you hire the you who pulled an all-nighter for a project that wasn\u2019t even your own, just to help a friend out? Would you hire the you who felt completely lost but kept showing up to class anyway, because you understood that showing up was half the battle? Would you hire the you who knows how to recover from a mistake \u2013 not by deleting the evidence, but by learning from it?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45638\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1099.jpg\" alt=\"UND graduate smiles as she walks outside in the snow during UND's Winter Commencement 2025.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1099.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1099-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-1099-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The warmth of the occasion easily overcame the weather&#8217;s chill during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This part of your journey can\u2019t be put on a resume. The late-night struggles, the moments of self-doubt, the collaborative failures and the personal victories. The real lesson wasn\u2019t in the textbooks, it was in the group projects with the students who never respond to texts, teaching us patience. It was in late-night conversations that taught you how to listen, how to argue respectfully, and how to find common ground with people who saw the world completely differently.<\/p>\n<p>These are the moments that truly built your resumes, even if they aren\u2019t on paper. They are the character references. The late nights you spent helping a friend cram for a test? That\u2019s your teamwork. The part-time job you held down while taking 18 credits? That\u2019s your work ethic. The club you led that almost went under? That\u2019s your crisis management experience.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s break down the job description for this new, real-world role.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45634\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-3018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Army 2nd Lt. Casin Buckmeier shakes hands while crossing the stage during UND's Winter Commencement 2025.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-3018-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-3018-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-3018-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army 2nd Lt. Casin Buckmeier, who earned his commission through UND&#8217;s Army ROTC program, shakes hands while crossing the Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center stage during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, would you hire you based on your curiosity? College taught you how to learn, but the real work will challenge you to keep learning. The smartest people aren\u2019t just the ones who know all the answers, they\u2019re the ones who keep adapting, who embrace change and have a growth mindset!<\/p>\n<p>Second, the real measure of a candidate is not that they never fail, but that they always get back up. Would you hire the version of you that gets knocked down, learns from the mistake and comes back wiser and stronger?<\/p>\n<p>Third, would you hire you based on your ability to work with others? A lot of companies ask about your \u201cculture fit\u201d for a reason. Throughout your time here at UND, you\u2019ve had to compromise, collaborate, and communicate with people who think differently than you do. Will you be the person who fosters a collaborative environment or the one who creates friction? Can you check your ego at the door and lift up your team? Will you treat your colleagues with kindness and empathy? Would you hire you based on how you treat the people around you, from the top of the ladder to the bottom?<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, would you hire you based on your integrity? We all learned something about this when we swore we would never copy-paste from Wikipedia again after that one close call. But in the years ahead, the tests will be less about plagiarism and more about living with your values. Can you stand by your convictions even when it\u2019s difficult? As graduates, you must live your values, not just list them. Your reputation is built on your integrity. It\u2019s what defines you when no one is watching. Would you hire someone whose integrity you could trust completely?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45639\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-003.jpg\" alt=\"Jaden Norby crosses stage during Winter Commencement 2025,\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-003-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaden Norby, former captain of the UND football team, prepares to shake hands with President Armacost while crossing the stage during UND Winter Commencement 2025. At the ceremony, Norby was awarded his Master&#8217;s in Business Administration degree. Photo by Shawna Noel Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love and try to live by this motivational message by Denzel Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Success requires eight key things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hard work:<\/strong> Don\u2019t believe in luck, believe in hard work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patience:<\/strong> If you are losing patience, then you are losing the battle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sacrifice:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t sacrifice for what you want, then what you want becomes the sacrifice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consistency:<\/strong> Consistency is what transforms average into excellence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discipline:<\/strong> Motivation gets you going but discipline keeps you growing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-confidence:<\/strong> Confidence is not like \u201cthey will like me.\u201d Confidence is \u201cI\u2019ll be fine if they don\u2019t like me.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Positive attitude:<\/strong> A positive attitude won\u2019t solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Focus on your goals, not on your obstacles. When you concentrate on what truly matters, the rest becomes irrelevant, allowing you to move forward with clarity and determination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, these are the qualities I feel are necessary to become and stay successful, not only in your position, but in life!<\/p>\n<p>I have seen countless people in positions of authority who were not true leaders. And I have seen countless others without official titles who were the most powerful and influential people in the room.<\/p>\n<p>The first is the willingness to listen. In our noisy, divided world it&#8217;s easy to mistake talking for communicating. We are often more focused on crafting our next brilliant point than on truly hearing the person speaking to us. But true leaders understand that the best way to gain trust and build consensus is to first seek understanding.<\/p>\n<p>I urge you to become active listeners. Practice it in your relationships, in your communities and in your future workplaces. It\u2019s the leader who sees a teammate struggling and asks, \u201cHow can I help?\u201d When we listen with genuine curiosity, we don\u2019t just gather information, we show respect. We open ourselves up to new perspectives and discover solutions we never would have found on our own. Remember: The most impactful leaders often listen more than they speak.<\/p>\n<p>The second is the courage to be vulnerable. Leadership is often mistakenly associated with a facade of strength and certainty. A leader who admits they don\u2019t have all the answers creates an environment where others feel safe to contribute their own ideas. A leader who shares a story of failure or struggle shows that resilience is more important than perfection. Vulnerability is not a weakness: it is the most powerful tool for building trust and authentic relationships with people you lead. It takes guts to say, \u201cI messed up,\u201d or \u201cI need help.\u201d And that\u2019s what real leadership is all about.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-002.jpg\" alt=\"Pam Shea is awarded Doctor of Education degree during Winter Commencement 2025.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-002-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pam Shea, director of Admissions and Records at the UND School of Law, is awarded her Doctor of Education degree during UND&#8217;s Winter Commencement 2025. Photo by Shawna Noel Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The third and most important quality is to embrace servitude. The greatest leaders throughout history were not those who demanded to be served, but those who saw their role as the one of service to others.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re told that a degree is a ticket to a higher place, a chance to get ahead. And it is, but not in the way one might think. Your education has equipped you with skills and knowledge that have the power to lift up others. The real value of your degree lies in what you do with it to improve the lives of your colleagues, your community and the world!<\/p>\n<p>So don\u2019t just focus on climbing the ladder. Focus on how you can help those around you climb up the ladder as well. Champion the success of others. Mentor those who come after you. Use your privilege and your position not for personal gain, but for the collective good.<\/p>\n<p>Graduates, you are entering a world hungry for genuine, purpose-driven leadership. A world where you don\u2019t need a fancy title to make a difference. You have all the tools you need right here, in your intellect and your character.<\/p>\n<p>Never overlook how far you\u2019ve already come, because you\u2019re not the same person you were four years ago. You\u2019ve grown. You\u2019ve put in the work. Now it\u2019s about trusting yourself to keep going, even when fear or doubt shows up!<\/p>\n<p>The question, &#8220;Would you hire you?\u201d is a compass. It will guide you toward integrity, growth and excellence. It will push you to seek feedback and become a lifelong learner. It will ensure every step you take builds the kind of person you truly want to be the kind of person everyone would be lucky to have on their team!<\/p>\n<p>Go make choices that will answer the question with a resounding, \u201cYes, I would hire me!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Would you hire you?\u2019 asks distinguished alum Jill Cholewa (UND \u201977 and \u201979), whose commencement address is reprinted here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":45640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1126,38],"class_list":["post-45631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-affinity","tag-alumni-association-foundation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PHOTOS and VIDEO: UND Winter Commencement 2025 - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u2018Would you hire you?\u2019 asks distinguished alum Jill Cholewa (UND \u201977 and \u201979), whose commencement address is reprinted here\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PHOTOS and VIDEO: UND Winter Commencement 2025 - UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018Would you hire you?\u2019 asks distinguished alum Jill Cholewa (UND \u201977 and \u201979), whose commencement address is reprinted here\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/01\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-13T20:47:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-13T22:02:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/251219-commencement-002.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"UND Today\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6d75904e56fd4224cbe50dab6857dc00\"},\"headline\":\"PHOTOS and VIDEO: UND Winter Commencement 2025\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T20:47:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-13T22:02:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2070,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/photos-and-video-und-winter-commencement-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/251219-commencement-002.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Affinity\",\"Alumni Association &amp; 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