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Embarking on a new journey for the Class of 2024

A graduate wearing a decorated mortarboard with the words Adventure Awaits, adorned with paper flowers and a map design. Other graduates in black robes and caps are gathered in the background, preparing for the ceremony.

Over 1,100 students crossed the stage at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena this week at Commencement to take their place as the newest members of UMBC’s alumni community. The Class of 2024 inspired and amazed us during their time at UMBC. 

New graduates in caps and gowns celebrate by throwing their caps into the air outside a modern building. The sky is overcast, and people are gathered around, some taking photos. Banners line the path in the background. Graduates in caps and gowns shake hands with faculty in academic regalia at a graduation ceremony. A crowd of spectators is seated in the background. Graduates in caps and gowns shake hands with faculty in academic regalia at a graduation ceremony. A crowd of spectators is seated in the background. A graduate in a black cap and gown is being hooded on stage during a ceremony. The stage is decorated with banners from various schools, and flowers are arranged at the front. Other officials in academic regalia are seated and watching. A graduate in cap and gown poses with a woman for a photo during a UMBC ceremony. Others are seated in the background. Graduates in black caps and gowns, with one cap featuring "UMBC Grad" text, seated in an auditorium.

“Believing you have the ability to impact the world around you is the first step in developing a freedom mindset,” said Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman ’95, interdisciplinary studies, speaking to this year’s graduates. “Your education at UMBC has most likely supported this journey towards having a freedom mindset, and you may not have fully realized that yet.”

A woman in academic regalia speaks at a podium labeled UMBC during a graduation ceremony. Several people in caps and gowns are seated behind her. The background features a large orange banner with a faint pattern. A man in academic regalia speaks at a podium marked UMBC during a graduation ceremony. The background is dimly lit, and there are people seated behind the speaker.

In his first Commencement address, UMBC Provost Manfred H. M. van Dulmen charged the new graduates to take some time to think about how they got here.

Congrats to our 2024 Fall UMBC Men’s Soccer Graduates

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Posted: December 20, 2024, 11:30 AM

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