{"id":136710,"date":"2021-12-17T17:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T00:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=136710"},"modified":"2022-01-06T12:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T19:38:48","slug":"photo-feature-fall-2021-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=136710","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: Fall 2021 Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full album of the fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies is available on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10158155222361363&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">UCCS Facebook page<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uccs\/albums\/72177720295775801\">Flickr<\/a>. See some of the standout images below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery 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><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136745\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136745\" class=\"wp-image-136745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8685-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136744\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136744\" class=\"wp-image-136744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8431-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136743\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136743\" class=\"wp-image-136743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8514-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8519-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136742\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8519.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136742\" class=\"wp-image-136742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8519-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8519-300x200.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8582-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8582-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136740\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136740\" class=\"wp-image-136740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8649-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136738\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136738\" class=\"wp-image-136738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8751-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136737\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136737\" class=\"wp-image-136737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8754-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136736\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136736\" class=\"wp-image-136736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_9061-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136734\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136734\" class=\"wp-image-136734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8682-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136733\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136733\" class=\"wp-image-136733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8672-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136732\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136732\" class=\"wp-image-136732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8422-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136735\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?attachment_id=136735\" class=\"wp-image-136735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_8820-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the UCCS Fall and Summer 2021 Commencement Ceremonies&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UCCS\u00a0fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies celebrated\u00a01,086 graduates of the summer and fall semesters. Nearly 600 graduates attended the ceremonies at the Broadmoor World Arena on Dec. 17, 2021, along with family and friends. More than 40 of those\u00a0were graduates from the Classes of 2020 and spring Class of 2021, who returned to walk across the Commencement stage after having celebrated their graduation virtually.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.uccs.edu\/previous-ceremonies\/fall-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the full Commencement program<\/a>\u00a0online.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.uccs.edu\/previous-ceremonies\/fall-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the full livestream<\/a>\u00a0on YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A full album of the fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies will be available on the UCCS Facebook page in the week following Commencement. See some of the standout images below. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=136710\" title=\"Photo Feature: Fall 2021 Commencement\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":136754,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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-136710","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\/12\/Communique-Featured-Image-700x526px-100.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-zz0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136710","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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136710"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136838,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136710\/revisions\/136838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}