{"id":132562,"date":"2021-05-14T09:18:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132562"},"modified":"2021-05-17T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:19:09","slug":"photo-feature-2021-spring-commencement-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132562","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: 2021 Spring Commencement Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates from the Class of 2021 share photos of their decorated mortarboard. See the photos below and check back frequently for more submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates can email a photo of their decorated mortarboard to social@uccs.edu for a chance to be featured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Pirzadeh-750x1125.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132563\" class=\"wp-image-132563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Pirzadeh-750x1125.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Pirzadeh-300x450.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Pirzadeh-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Pirzadeh.jpeg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Emma Pirzadeh, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Business Management&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-750x563.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132564\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132564\" class=\"wp-image-132564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tylia-Bassett-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tylia Blissett, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Sociology minor.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Katie-Stutts-633x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132565\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132565\" class=\"wp-image-132565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Katie-Stutts-633x1125.jpg 633w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Katie-Stutts-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Katie-Stutts.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Katie Stutts, Bachelor of Arts in Inclusive Elementary Education<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image9-copy-750x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132566\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132566\" class=\"wp-image-132566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image9-copy-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image9-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image9-copy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rachel Duryea, Bachelor of Arts in Human Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132567\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132567\" class=\"wp-image-132567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Andrea-Cahhal-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Andrea Cahhal, Bachelor of Science in Nursing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kaitlin-Lannon-750x1125.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132647\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132647\" class=\"wp-image-132647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kaitlin-Lannon-750x1125.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kaitlin-Lannon-300x450.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kaitlin-Lannon.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kaitlin Lannon, Bachelor of Innovation in Marketing, Minor in Pre-law<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shannon-Mustoe-750x1000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132728\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132728\" class=\"wp-image-132728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shannon-Mustoe-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shannon-Mustoe-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Shannon-Mustoe.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shannon Mustoe, Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Science&nbsp;<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-750x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132730\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132730\" class=\"wp-image-132730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Krissa-Burns-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Krissa Burdan, Bachelor of Science in Nursing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-748x1125.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132731\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132731\" class=\"wp-image-132731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-748x1125.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-300x450.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jani-Gardner-scaled.jpeg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jani Gardner, Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez-750x1000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132744\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132744\" class=\"wp-image-132744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ahria-Dominguez.jpeg 1655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ahria Dominguez, Bachelor of Arts  in Psychology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tara-Coyne-750x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132746\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132746\" class=\"wp-image-132746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tara-Coyne-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tara-Coyne-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tara-Coyne-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tara-Coyne-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tara Coyne,<br>Bachelor of Arts in Inclusive Elementary Education<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid-750x1000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"132747\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=132747\" class=\"wp-image-132747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asia-Reid.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Asia Reid, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spring commencement ceremonies will celebrate a record-setting 1,600-plus graduates from UCCS, the university\u2019s largest graduating class in history. The virtual ceremonies will take place beginning on Friday, May 14 at 1 p.m. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commencement.uccs.edu\/spring-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\">Tune in online.<\/a> In addition, the May 17 Picture on the Plaza event will mark the first time in decades that UCCS offers an outdoor, on-campus graduation event. 570 graduates are signed up to walk down the pedestrian Spine, hear their names read and receive a diploma jacket and photos. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commencement.uccs.edu\/spring-ceremony\/picture-on-plaza\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Graduates from the Class of 2021 share photos of their decorated mortarboard. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132562\" title=\"Photo Feature: 2021 Spring Commencement Caps\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":132662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49,13],"tags":[40,82,86,42,105,332,197],"class_list":["post-132562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","category-photo-features","tag-college-of-business","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences","tag-commencement","tag-helen-and-arthur-e-johnson-beth-el-college-of-nursing-and-health-sciences","tag-more-news","tag-photo-feature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-1.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-yu6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132562"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132748,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132562\/revisions\/132748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/132662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}