The Social Sciences Division handed out 2204 diplomas to undergraduate students representing 10 different degree programs in a pair of commencement ceremonies on June 14. Following introductory remarks by Dean Charlie Hale and Chancellor Henry Yang, a crowd of roughly 6000 guests per ceremony heard from keynote speakers Tracey Newell, a proud Gaucho and bestselling author of Hers For the Taking: Your Path to the C-Suite and Beyond; and Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, a civil rights leader. Student speakers for the two ceremonies included economics major Kya Gill, vice president of risk management for Alpha Chi Omega, and sociology major Jaz'myne Gates, president of the Black Student Union.
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Family and friends cheer on their graduates. (Bonus point if you can spot the celebrity!)
Dean Hale at the dais.
Kya Gill
Tracey Newell
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Jaz'myne Gates