SEAS electrical engineering graduate students celebrate commencement in Davis Hall. Each SEAS department hosts a party following the ceremony for the graduates, faculty, staff, friends and family members. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.

Vasikan Vijayashanthar, who received his MS in engineering science from the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, delivered the student address during the graduate commencement ceremony.

Kurt Bessel (left) and Sissy Nikolaou (right) celebrate with Bessel’s family member Luke Bessel (center) at the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering’s party following the graduate commencement. Bessel welcomed all the graduates into the Engineering Alumni Association and Nikolaou served as the Distinguished Alumna Speaker during the ceremony. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.

Ann Wegrzyn (BS IE ’85; MBA ’90) received the Dean’s Award from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is shown with (from left) Satish Tripathi, UB president, and Ann Bisantz, professor and chair of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.

A group of computer engineering students decided to use their technical skills to add some pizazz to their mortarboards. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.

The 2017 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence award winners, Hailie Suk, Meghan Capeling and Jacob Caldwell, pose for a photo prior to the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.

Ronita Bose, an international student graduating with a BSEE in electrical engineering, served as the student speaker at the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Photo credit: The Onion Studio.