June 13, 2016

UCSB’s Newest Alumni

With pomp and circumstance, UC Santa Barbara celebrates 5,745 graduates

Neither cool temperatures nor gray skies could dampen the spirits and excitement of the 5,482 UCSB students who received their undergraduate and graduate degrees in six ceremonies over Commencement Weekend, June 11 and 12. The ceremonies were organized by college, field of study and level of degree. Proud parents, families and friends filled the Commencement Green and cheered as their students walked across the stage and were recognized by Chancellor Henry T. Yang.

In all, UCSB conferred degrees upon 5,745 students over eight official ceremonies, and by the end of Commencement Weekend Yang had shaken the hand of every student graduating from the College of Creative Studies, the College of Engineering, the College of Letters and Science, the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Graduate Division.

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