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There was no shortage of glee, pride and nostalgia as thousands of people gathered to celebrate the Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder Class of 2022. The commencement ceremony included the traditional procession from Norlin Quad, a variety of speakers and recognitions, and beaming graduates and families.
On May 3, members of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô congressional delegation joined leaders and scientists from Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder to showcase university research and federal partnerships.
Following a planting in the fall, Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder formally dedicated a tree near Farrand Field to the 10 lives lost in the King Soopers tragedy last March. The ceremony featured several speakers, and attendees were encouraged to participate in a ceremonial planting.
On Feb. 25, Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Department of Higher Education Executive Director Angie Paccione visited the campus for a learning tour. She met with community members who are part of the women's basketball team; campus sustainability initiatives; diversity, equity and inclusion programs; the aerospace engineering program; and others.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô President Todd Saliman visited campus on Feb. 21. He met with a variety of groups, including students and faculty and staff who focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in their roles. Saliman also toured the College of Music, which celebrated a state-of-the-art addition to its Imig Building last fall.
As the campus community got back into the groove of in-person learning, it was treated to fresh snow, burritos, donuts and—most of all—reconnection.
Thousands of Buff family members descended on campus on a sunny Oct. 14–17 weekend to visit students, attend presentations, tour the area and cheer on the Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Buffaloes in a football win.
Campus community members took part in events celebrating this year's Health and Wellness Summit, including visits with therapy dogs, a health hut outside the UMC and the Take Care Street Fair. Chancellor Philip DiStefano stopped by to visit with attendees and health professionals.
The Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder community welcomed the classes of 2020 and 2021, which did not have in-person commencement ceremonies, for a Night on Norlin on Friday, Sept. 17.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Governor Jared Polis and first gentleman Marlon Reis, a Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô alumnus, married in a ceremony held at Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder's Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre on Sept. 15. The occasion represents the first same-sex marriage of a sitting governor, according to the Associated Press.