Photos: A time to celebrate
The UW-La Crosse undergraduate class of 2021 gather at the La Crosse Center for a graduates-only spring commencement ceremony
Posted 8:59 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2021
International student Maiken Maeland Vigre celebrates graduation with the flag of Norway.
Chancellor Joe Gow claps after the singing of the national anthem.
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Mercedes Szabelski poses for a photo while Chancellor Joe Gow hands her a diploma cover.
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Graduates take a selfie before the School of Education (SOE) and College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities (CASSH) ceremony.
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Graduates celebrate outside the La Crosse Center after the College of Business Administration (CBA) ceremony.
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Megan Sobieski poses with graduation balloons near Riverside Park.
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Graduates take a photo outside of the La Crosse Center.
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