{"id":67942,"date":"2025-05-04T21:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=67942"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:24:53","slug":"giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant steps: The class of 2025 walks the walk at UTC commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"UTC Spring 2025 Commencement\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MG8F7q9ozIc?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&#8217;s 265th commencement\u2014captured through the lens of University photographer Angela Foster and the video team of Mike Andrews, Sam Blevins, Jakey Lutsko and Will McCutcheon.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">G<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Graduate School Commencement (Friday, May 2)<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"67963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?fit=880%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=880%2C585\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2932.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 612px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"612\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 532px; height: 612px;\" data-original-width=\"532\" data-original-height=\"612\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-40\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"528\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"608\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68002\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?fit=880%2C1015&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?w=528&#038;h=608&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?w=1041&amp;ssl=1 1041w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=888%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=768%2C885&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=800%2C922&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=580%2C669&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4276.jpg?resize=610%2C703&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"528\" height=\"608\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"528\" data-original-height=\"608\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and cheers after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 528px; height: 608px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 348px; height: 612px;\" data-original-width=\"348\" data-original-height=\"612\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"344\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"227\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67975\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,793\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?fit=880%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?w=344&#038;h=227&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=580%2C383&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3073.jpg?resize=610%2C403&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"344\" height=\"227\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"344\" data-original-height=\"227\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Graduates smile as they walk during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 344px; height: 227px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-36\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"344\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67998\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1096,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?fit=880%2C964&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?w=344&#038;h=377&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?w=1096&amp;ssl=1 1096w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=935%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 935w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=768%2C841&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=800%2C876&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=580%2C635&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4150.jpg?resize=610%2C668&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"344\" height=\"377\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"344\" data-original-height=\"377\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate cheers and high fives another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 344px; height: 377px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 459px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"459\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 273px; height: 459px;\" data-original-width=\"273\" data-original-height=\"459\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-35\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"269\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"186\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67997\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,832\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?fit=880%2C610&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?w=269&#038;h=186&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=1024%2C710&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=800%2C555&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=580%2C402&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4133.jpg?resize=610%2C423&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"269\" height=\"186\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"269\" data-original-height=\"186\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 269px; height: 186px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"269\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"265\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67969\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1181\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?fit=880%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?w=269&#038;h=265&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=1024%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=768%2C756&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=800%2C787&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=580%2C571&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=610%2C600&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2690.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" width=\"269\" height=\"265\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"269\" data-original-height=\"265\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles as she walks during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 269px; height: 265px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 607px; height: 459px;\" data-original-width=\"607\" data-original-height=\"459\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-45\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"603\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"455\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68007\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,904\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?fit=880%2C663&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?w=603&#038;h=455&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=800%2C603&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=580%2C437&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4388.jpg?resize=610%2C460&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"603\" height=\"455\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"603\" data-original-height=\"455\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates pose for a selfie after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 603px; height: 455px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 468px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"468\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"464\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67964\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,807\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?fit=880%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?w=464&#038;h=312&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=1024%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=800%2C538&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=580%2C390&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2922.jpg?resize=610%2C410&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"464\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"464\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Graduates sit and smile during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 464px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 412px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"412\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"408\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67988\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,916\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?fit=880%2C672&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?w=408&#038;h=312&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=1024%2C782&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=768%2C586&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=800%2C611&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=580%2C443&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4131.jpg?resize=610%2C466&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"408\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"408\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two graduates smile together during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 408px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 422px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"422\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 288px; height: 422px;\" data-original-width=\"288\" data-original-height=\"422\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"284\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67973\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,938\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?fit=880%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?w=284&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=800%2C625&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=580%2C453&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3021.jpg?resize=610%2C477&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"284\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"284\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Audience members hold their phones and take pictures of the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 284px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-37\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"284\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"192\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67999\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,809\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?fit=880%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?w=284&#038;h=192&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=1024%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=768%2C518&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=800%2C539&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=580%2C391&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4158.jpg?resize=610%2C411&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"284\" height=\"192\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"284\" data-original-height=\"192\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 284px; height: 192px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 422px;\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"422\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"418\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67972\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"829,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?fit=707%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?w=289&#038;h=418&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?w=829&amp;ssl=1 829w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=707%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=768%2C1112&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=800%2C1158&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=580%2C840&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2824.jpg?resize=610%2C883&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"289\" height=\"418\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"418\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with butterflies and a bow. The following text reads: &quot;MSW, Natalie, Class of 2025&quot;.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 418px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 299px; height: 422px;\" data-original-width=\"299\" data-original-height=\"422\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-20\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"201\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67982\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,817\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?fit=880%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?w=295&#038;h=201&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=1024%2C697&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=800%2C545&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=580%2C395&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3865.jpg?resize=610%2C415&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"201\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"201\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate sits and smiles during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 201px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-31\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"213\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,869\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?fit=880%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?w=295&#038;h=213&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=768%2C556&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=800%2C579&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=580%2C420&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3416.jpg?resize=610%2C442&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"213\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"213\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate sits and smiles as he shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 213px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 454px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"454\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-39\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"450\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"299\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68001\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?w=450&#038;h=299&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4213.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"450\" data-original-height=\"299\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and walks down the aisle as she holds her sons&#039; hand.\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 299px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 426px; height: 303px;\" data-original-width=\"426\" data-original-height=\"303\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"422\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"299\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67977\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,849\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?fit=880%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?w=422&#038;h=299&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=800%2C566&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=580%2C410&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3122.jpg?resize=610%2C432&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"422\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"422\" data-original-height=\"299\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 422px; height: 299px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 643px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"643\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 522px; height: 643px;\" data-original-width=\"522\" data-original-height=\"643\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-44\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"518\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"639\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68006\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"973,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?fit=830%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?w=518&#038;h=639&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=830%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=768%2C947&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=800%2C987&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=580%2C715&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4335.jpg?resize=610%2C752&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"518\" height=\"639\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"518\" data-original-height=\"639\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles and waves at the audience during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 518px; height: 639px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 358px; height: 643px;\" data-original-width=\"358\" data-original-height=\"643\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"354\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"266\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67974\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,902\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?fit=880%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?w=354&#038;h=266&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=800%2C601&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=580%2C436&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3047.jpg?resize=610%2C459&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"354\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"354\" data-original-height=\"266\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 354px; height: 266px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"354\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"369\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67970\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1149,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?fit=880%2C920&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?w=354&#038;h=369&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?w=1149&amp;ssl=1 1149w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=980%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=768%2C802&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=800%2C836&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=580%2C606&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2719.jpg?resize=610%2C637&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"354\" height=\"369\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"354\" data-original-height=\"369\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and raises her hand during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 354px; height: 369px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 455px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"455\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 274px; height: 455px;\" data-original-width=\"274\" data-original-height=\"455\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-42\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"270\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"179\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68004\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?w=270&#038;h=179&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4545.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"270\" data-original-height=\"179\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles outside of McKenzie Arena with his baby after the ceremony. A banner in the background reads: &quot;Congrats, Grads! Love, Your Mocs Family&quot;.\" style=\"width: 270px; height: 179px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"270\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67991\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1194\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?fit=880%2C876&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?w=270&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=1024%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=768%2C764&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=800%2C796&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=580%2C577&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=610%2C607&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3357.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" width=\"270\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"270\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Lori Coletta shakes hands with Valerie Rutledge during the 2025 graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 270px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 606px; height: 455px;\" data-original-width=\"606\" data-original-height=\"455\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"602\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"451\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67986\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,899\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?fit=880%2C659&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?w=602&#038;h=451&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=800%2C599&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4059.jpg?resize=610%2C457&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"602\" height=\"451\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"602\" data-original-height=\"451\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles on stage during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 602px; height: 451px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 349px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"349\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 529px; height: 349px;\" data-original-width=\"529\" data-original-height=\"349\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-34\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"525\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"345\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,790\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?fit=880%2C579&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?w=525&#038;h=345&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=800%2C527&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=580%2C382&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4312.jpg?resize=610%2C402&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"525\" height=\"345\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"525\" data-original-height=\"345\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A group of graduates smile together and show off the Power &quot;C&quot; after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 525px; height: 345px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 351px; height: 349px;\" data-original-width=\"351\" data-original-height=\"349\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-43\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"347\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"345\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68005\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1193\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?fit=880%2C875&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?w=347&#038;h=345&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=1024%2C1018&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=768%2C764&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=800%2C795&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=580%2C577&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=610%2C606&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4323.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" width=\"347\" height=\"345\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"347\" data-original-height=\"345\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate hugs her family member after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 347px; height: 345px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 427px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"427\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 427px;\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"427\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-32\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"423\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67994\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"852,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?fit=727%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?w=301&#038;h=423&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=727%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 727w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=768%2C1082&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=800%2C1127&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=580%2C817&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3422.jpg?resize=610%2C859&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"301\" height=\"423\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"423\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and cheers as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 423px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 575px; height: 427px;\" data-original-width=\"575\" data-original-height=\"427\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"571\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"423\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67983\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,889\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?fit=880%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?w=571&#038;h=423&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=800%2C593&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=580%2C430&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3877.jpg?resize=610%2C452&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"571\" height=\"423\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"571\" data-original-height=\"423\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with purple flowers. the following text reads: &quot;It&#039;s Been A Long Time Coming&quot;.\" style=\"width: 571px; height: 423px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 389px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"389\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 266px; height: 389px;\" data-original-width=\"266\" data-original-height=\"389\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-41\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"262\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"385\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68003\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"816,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?fit=696%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?w=262&#038;h=385&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=696%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=768%2C1129&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=800%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=580%2C853&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4285.jpg?resize=610%2C897&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"262\" height=\"385\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"262\" data-original-height=\"385\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two UTC students smile and hug after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 262px; height: 385px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 389px;\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"389\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-14\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"268\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"191\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67976\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,854\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?fit=880%2C626&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?w=268&#038;h=191&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=1024%2C729&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=800%2C569&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=580%2C413&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3092.jpg?resize=610%2C434&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"268\" height=\"191\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"268\" data-original-height=\"191\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles as he looks into the audience.\" style=\"width: 268px; height: 191px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"268\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"190\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67985\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?fit=880%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?w=268&#038;h=190&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=800%2C567&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=580%2C411&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4048.jpg?resize=610%2C433&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"268\" height=\"190\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"268\" data-original-height=\"190\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles on stage during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 268px; height: 190px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 389px;\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"389\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-47\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"385\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68009\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1055,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?fit=880%2C1001&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?w=338&#038;h=385&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?w=1055&amp;ssl=1 1055w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=900%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=768%2C874&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=800%2C910&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=580%2C660&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4505.jpg?resize=610%2C694&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"338\" height=\"385\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"338\" data-original-height=\"385\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate holds his baby outside McKenzie Arena after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 338px; height: 385px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 439px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"439\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 583px; height: 439px;\" data-original-width=\"583\" data-original-height=\"439\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"579\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"435\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67971\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,902\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?fit=880%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?w=579&#038;h=435&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=800%2C601&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=580%2C436&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2744.jpg?resize=610%2C459&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"579\" height=\"435\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"579\" data-original-height=\"435\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Graduates smile during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 579px; height: 435px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 297px; height: 439px;\" data-original-width=\"297\" data-original-height=\"439\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"202\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67979\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,828\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?fit=880%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?w=293&#038;h=202&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=1024%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=800%2C552&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=580%2C400&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3235.jpg?resize=610%2C421&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"293\" height=\"202\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"202\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and points into the audience as he walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 202px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"229\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67987\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,938\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?fit=880%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?w=293&#038;h=229&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=800%2C625&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=580%2C453&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4083.jpg?resize=610%2C477&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"293\" height=\"229\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"229\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate talks to Valerie Rutledge on stage during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 229px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 366px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"366\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 559px; height: 366px;\" data-original-width=\"559\" data-original-height=\"366\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"555\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"362\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,782\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?fit=880%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?w=555&#038;h=362&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=800%2C521&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=580%2C378&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2660-1.jpg?resize=610%2C398&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"555\" height=\"362\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"555\" data-original-height=\"362\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Graduates smile and wave as they walk during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 555px; height: 362px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 321px; height: 366px;\" data-original-width=\"321\" data-original-height=\"366\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-38\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"317\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"362\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68000\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1052,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?fit=880%2C1003&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?w=317&#038;h=362&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=898%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 898w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=768%2C876&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=800%2C913&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=580%2C662&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4197.jpg?resize=610%2C696&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"317\" height=\"362\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"317\" data-original-height=\"362\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate as he walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 317px; height: 362px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 287px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"287\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"283\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"188\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67980\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?w=283&#038;h=188&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3479.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"283\" height=\"188\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"188\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles as she walks down the aisle holding her son&#039;s hand.\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 188px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-33\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"283\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"195\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67995\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,828\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?fit=880%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?w=283&#038;h=195&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=1024%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=800%2C552&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=580%2C400&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3452.jpg?resize=610%2C421&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"283\" height=\"195\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"195\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 195px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 593px; height: 391px;\" data-original-width=\"593\" data-original-height=\"391\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-46\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"589\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"387\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68008\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,788\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?fit=880%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?w=589&#038;h=387&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=1024%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=800%2C525&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=580%2C381&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-4416.jpg?resize=610%2C401&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"589\" height=\"387\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"589\" data-original-height=\"387\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates pose for a selfie after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 589px; height: 387px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 438px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"438\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-22\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"434\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"289\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?w=434&#038;h=289&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3915.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"434\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"434\" data-original-height=\"289\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with small flowers and the graduates initials in pearl lettering.\" style=\"width: 434px; height: 289px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 442px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"442\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-28\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"438\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"289\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67990\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,792\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?fit=880%2C581&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?w=438&#038;h=289&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=800%2C528&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=580%2C383&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3342.jpg?resize=610%2C403&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"438\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"438\" data-original-height=\"289\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves at another graduate as she walks down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 438px; height: 289px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 752px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"752\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 540px; height: 752px;\" data-original-width=\"540\" data-original-height=\"752\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"536\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"748\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67967\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"860,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?fit=734%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?w=536&#038;h=748&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?w=860&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=734%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 734w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=768%2C1072&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=800%2C1116&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=580%2C809&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2632.jpg?resize=610%2C851&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"536\" height=\"748\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"536\" data-original-height=\"748\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and raises their hand during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 536px; height: 748px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 340px; height: 752px;\" data-original-width=\"340\" data-original-height=\"752\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"336\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"274\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67966\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,978\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?fit=880%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?w=336&#038;h=274&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=1024%2C835&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=800%2C652&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=580%2C473&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-2620.jpg?resize=610%2C497&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"336\" height=\"274\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"336\" data-original-height=\"274\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 336px; height: 274px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-27\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"336\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"236\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67989\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,844\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?fit=880%2C619&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?w=336&#038;h=236&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=800%2C563&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=580%2C408&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3282.jpg?resize=610%2C429&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"336\" height=\"236\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"336\" data-original-height=\"236\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shows off jazz hands as she walks down the aisle during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 336px; height: 236px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"336\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"230\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67978\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,824\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?fit=880%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?w=336&#038;h=230&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=800%2C549&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=580%2C398&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3160.jpg?resize=610%2C419&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"336\" height=\"230\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"336\" data-original-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shakes hands with Robert Dooley.\" style=\"width: 336px; height: 230px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 451px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"451\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 323px; height: 451px;\" data-original-width=\"323\" data-original-height=\"451\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"319\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"447\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67981\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"858,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?fit=732%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?w=319&#038;h=447&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?w=858&amp;ssl=1 858w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=732%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=768%2C1074&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=800%2C1119&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=580%2C811&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3489.jpg?resize=610%2C853&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"319\" height=\"447\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"319\" data-original-height=\"447\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate sits and smiles with her son who sits on her lap.\" style=\"width: 319px; height: 447px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 557px; height: 451px;\" data-original-width=\"557\" data-original-height=\"451\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/graduate-commencement-25-30\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"553\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"447\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"67992\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,970\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?fit=880%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?w=553&#038;h=447&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=1024%2C828&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=800%2C647&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=580%2C469&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-3395.jpg?resize=610%2C493&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"553\" height=\"447\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"553\" data-original-height=\"447\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Graduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Lori Coletta shakes hands with Robert Dooley during the 2025 graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 553px; height: 447px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the graduate school graduation ceremony Friday, May 2, 2025 in McKenzie Arena. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">x<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: revert\">Undergraduate Commencement: College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering and Computer Science (Saturday morning, May 3)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"588\" data-attachment-id=\"68021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,802\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students toss their caps at the end of the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?fit=880%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=880%2C588\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=800%2C535&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=580%2C388&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-66.jpg?resize=610%2C408&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 545px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"545\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-71\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"541\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"419\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68095\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,930\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?fit=880%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?w=541&#038;h=419&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=800%2C620&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=580%2C450&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-64.jpg?resize=610%2C473&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"541\" height=\"419\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"541\" data-original-height=\"419\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles and waves during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 541px; height: 419px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-44\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"419\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68066\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"949,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?fit=810%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?w=331&#038;h=419&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?w=949&amp;ssl=1 949w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=810%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=768%2C971&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=800%2C1012&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=580%2C733&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-42.jpg?resize=610%2C771&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"331\" height=\"419\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"419\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate stands and looks out into the audience during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 419px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 440px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"440\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 561px; height: 440px;\" data-original-width=\"561\" data-original-height=\"440\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-68\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"557\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"436\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68092\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,940\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?fit=880%2C689&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?w=557&#038;h=436&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C802&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=768%2C602&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=800%2C627&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=580%2C454&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-61.jpg?resize=610%2C478&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"557\" height=\"436\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"557\" data-original-height=\"436\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate stands and smiles during the commencement ceremony.\" style=\"width: 557px; height: 436px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 319px; height: 440px;\" data-original-width=\"319\" data-original-height=\"440\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-41\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"315\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"214\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68063\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,817\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?fit=880%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?w=315&#038;h=214&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C697&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=800%2C545&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=580%2C395&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-39.jpg?resize=610%2C415&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"315\" height=\"214\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"214\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate cheers and points upwards.\" style=\"width: 315px; height: 214px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-31\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"315\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"218\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,831\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?fit=880%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?w=315&#038;h=218&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=800%2C554&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=580%2C402&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-29.jpg?resize=610%2C422&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"315\" height=\"218\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"218\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate poses with her mother under an umbrella after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 315px; height: 218px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 235px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"235\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 352px; height: 235px;\" data-original-width=\"352\" data-original-height=\"235\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"348\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"231\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68032\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?w=348&#038;h=231&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-08.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"348\" height=\"231\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"348\" data-original-height=\"231\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A birds eye view of the graduation class of 2025.\" style=\"width: 348px; height: 231px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 177px; height: 235px;\" data-original-width=\"177\" data-original-height=\"235\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-43\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"173\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"231\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68065\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?w=173&#038;h=231&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?resize=580%2C773&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-41.jpg?resize=610%2C813&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"173\" height=\"231\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"173\" data-original-height=\"231\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the ceremony. Her stole reads: &quot;Student Athlete&quot;.\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 231px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 351px; height: 235px;\" data-original-width=\"351\" data-original-height=\"235\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-48\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"347\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"231\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68070\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?w=347&#038;h=231&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-45.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"347\" data-original-height=\"231\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A birds eye shot of the graduating class of 2025.\" style=\"width: 347px; height: 231px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 433px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"433\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"429\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"345\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68039\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,964\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?fit=880%2C707&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?w=429&#038;h=345&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C823&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=800%2C643&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=580%2C466&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-15.jpg?resize=610%2C490&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"429\" height=\"345\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"429\" data-original-height=\"345\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and points to the audience as he walks back to his seat.\" style=\"width: 429px; height: 345px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"429\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68046\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,831\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?fit=880%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?w=429&#038;h=297&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=800%2C554&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=580%2C402&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-22.jpg?resize=610%2C422&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"429\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"429\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; at the beginning of the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 429px; height: 297px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 447px; height: 650px;\" data-original-width=\"447\" data-original-height=\"650\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-14\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"443\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"646\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68036\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"823,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?fit=702%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?w=443&#038;h=646&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?w=823&amp;ssl=1 823w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=702%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=768%2C1120&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=800%2C1166&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=580%2C846&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-12.jpg?resize=610%2C889&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"443\" height=\"646\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"443\" data-original-height=\"646\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A student smiles as he shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 443px; height: 646px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 633px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"633\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 583px; height: 633px;\" data-original-width=\"583\" data-original-height=\"633\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"579\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"629\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68027\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1106,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?fit=880%2C955&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?w=579&#038;h=629&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?w=1106&amp;ssl=1 1106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=944%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 944w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=768%2C833&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=800%2C868&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=580%2C629&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-03.jpg?resize=610%2C662&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"579\" height=\"629\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"579\" data-original-height=\"629\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap painted like Naruto showing a thumbs up. The following text reads: &quot;I believed It&quot;.\" style=\"width: 579px; height: 629px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 297px; height: 633px;\" data-original-width=\"297\" data-original-height=\"633\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"195\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68047\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?w=293&#038;h=195&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-23.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"195\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Audience members clap and cheer during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 195px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-64\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"215\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68088\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,881\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?fit=880%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?w=293&#038;h=215&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=1024%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=800%2C587&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=580%2C426&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-57.jpg?resize=610%2C448&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"293\" height=\"215\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"215\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate holds her cap and waves as she makes her way to her seat.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 215px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"293\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"211\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68037\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,865\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?fit=880%2C634&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?w=293&#038;h=211&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C738&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=800%2C577&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=580%2C418&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-13.jpg?resize=610%2C440&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"293\" height=\"211\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"211\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A student smiles and shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 211px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 692px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"692\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 692px;\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"692\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"281\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68030\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,897\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?fit=880%2C657&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?w=281&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=800%2C598&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=580%2C434&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-06.jpg?resize=610%2C456&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"281\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"281\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with grass and trees. There&#039;s tiny dragons looking at a book in front of a yellow table with chairs.\" style=\"width: 281px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-51\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"281\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68073\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1075\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?fit=880%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?w=281&#038;h=252&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=1024%2C917&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=768%2C688&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=800%2C717&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=580%2C520&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-48.jpg?resize=610%2C546&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"281\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"281\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate shakes hands with Robert Dooley during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 281px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-37\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"281\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"218\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68059\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,931\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?fit=880%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?w=281&#038;h=218&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=800%2C621&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=580%2C450&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-35.jpg?resize=610%2C473&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"281\" height=\"218\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"281\" data-original-height=\"218\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Prisha Purohit smiles and waves at the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 281px; height: 218px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Prisha Purohit, Computer Science major, waves on her way into the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 595px; height: 692px;\" data-original-width=\"595\" data-original-height=\"692\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-66\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"591\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"688\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68090\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1031,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?fit=880%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?w=591&#038;h=688&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?w=1031&amp;ssl=1 1031w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=880%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=768%2C894&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=800%2C931&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=580%2C675&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-59.jpg?resize=610%2C710&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"591\" height=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"591\" data-original-height=\"688\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 591px; height: 688px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 461px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"461\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 614px; height: 461px;\" data-original-width=\"614\" data-original-height=\"461\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-70\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"610\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"457\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68094\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?fit=880%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?w=610&#038;h=457&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-63.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"610\" height=\"457\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"610\" data-original-height=\"457\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles as she cheers during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 457px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 266px; height: 461px;\" data-original-width=\"266\" data-original-height=\"461\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"262\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"273\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68025\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1153,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?fit=880%2C916&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?w=262&#038;h=273&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?w=1153&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=984%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=768%2C799&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=800%2C833&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=580%2C604&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-01.jpg?resize=610%2C635&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"262\" height=\"273\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"262\" data-original-height=\"273\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 262px; height: 273px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-30\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"262\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"180\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68052\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,823\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?fit=880%2C603&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?w=262&#038;h=180&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=800%2C549&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=580%2C398&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-28.jpg?resize=610%2C418&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"262\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"262\" data-original-height=\"180\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles outdoors after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 262px; height: 180px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-39\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"191\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68061\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,846\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?fit=880%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?w=271&#038;h=191&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=800%2C564&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=580%2C409&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-37.jpg?resize=610%2C430&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"271\" height=\"191\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"191\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 191px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-52\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"203\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68074\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,901\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?fit=880%2C661&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?w=271&#038;h=203&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=800%2C601&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-49.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"203\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Mara Doze shakes hands with Robert Dooley during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 605px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"605\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-47\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"601\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"398\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68069\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,794\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?fit=880%2C583&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?w=601&#038;h=398&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=580%2C384&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-44.jpg?resize=610%2C404&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"601\" height=\"398\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"601\" data-original-height=\"398\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close up of a graduation cap decorated with moss, flowers, and butterflies. the following text reads: &quot;After The Storm Is When Flowers Bloom&quot;.\" style=\"width: 601px; height: 398px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 317px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"317\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 489px; height: 317px;\" data-original-width=\"489\" data-original-height=\"317\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-32\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"485\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"313\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68054\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,775\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?fit=880%2C568&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?w=485&#038;h=313&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C661&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=768%2C496&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=800%2C517&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=580%2C375&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-30.jpg?resize=610%2C394&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"485\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"485\" data-original-height=\"313\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate poses with his family outdoors after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 485px; height: 313px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 391px; height: 317px;\" data-original-width=\"391\" data-original-height=\"317\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-61\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"387\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"313\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68084\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,972\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?fit=880%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?w=387&#038;h=313&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=1024%2C829&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=768%2C622&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=800%2C648&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=580%2C470&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-69.jpg?resize=610%2C494&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"387\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"387\" data-original-height=\"313\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC student poses for a selfie with two friends under umbrellas.\" style=\"width: 387px; height: 313px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 591px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"591\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"587\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"398\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68043\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,814\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?fit=880%2C597&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?w=587&#038;h=398&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C695&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=800%2C543&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=580%2C393&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-19.jpg?resize=610%2C414&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"587\" height=\"398\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"587\" data-original-height=\"398\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shakes hands with a member of the graduation platform party.\" style=\"width: 587px; height: 398px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Kit Gresham shakes interim Chancellor Robert Dooley\u2019s hand during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 402px;\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"402\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-50\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"398\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68072\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"861,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?fit=735%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?w=285&#038;h=398&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?w=861&amp;ssl=1 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=735%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=768%2C1070&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=800%2C1115&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=580%2C808&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-47.jpg?resize=610%2C850&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"285\" height=\"398\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"398\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Mara Doze sits in the crowd of graduates during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 398px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 457px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"457\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 565px; height: 457px;\" data-original-width=\"565\" data-original-height=\"457\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-22\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"561\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"453\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68044\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,970\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?fit=880%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?w=561&#038;h=453&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C828&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=800%2C647&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=580%2C469&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-20.jpg?resize=610%2C493&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"561\" height=\"453\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"561\" data-original-height=\"453\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shakes hands with a member of the graduation platform party.\" style=\"width: 561px; height: 453px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 315px; height: 457px;\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"457\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-62\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"311\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"453\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68085\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"825,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?fit=704%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?w=311&#038;h=453&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=704%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=768%2C1117&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=800%2C1164&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=580%2C844&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-70.jpg?resize=610%2C887&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"311\" height=\"453\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"311\" data-original-height=\"453\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she holds an umbrella and a bouquet of flowers after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 453px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 555px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"555\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-58\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"551\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"400\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68080\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,872\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?fit=880%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?w=551&#038;h=400&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=800%2C581&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=580%2C421&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-65.jpg?resize=610%2C443&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"551\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"551\" data-original-height=\"400\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as he walks down the aisle during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 551px; height: 400px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 325px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"325\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"321\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"400\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68040\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"962,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?fit=821%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?w=321&#038;h=400&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?w=962&amp;ssl=1 962w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=821%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 821w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=768%2C958&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=800%2C998&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=580%2C723&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-16.jpg?resize=610%2C761&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"321\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"321\" data-original-height=\"400\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves as he walks back to his seat.\" style=\"width: 321px; height: 400px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 644px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"644\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 564px; height: 644px;\" data-original-width=\"564\" data-original-height=\"644\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"640\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68028\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?fit=880%2C1006&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?w=560&#038;h=640&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=896%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=768%2C878&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=800%2C914&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=580%2C663&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-04.jpg?resize=610%2C697&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"560\" height=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"560\" data-original-height=\"640\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with white fuzz along the edges, and a brain with flowers on the left side. The following text reads: &quot;Ever look at someone and wonder &#039;what is going on inside their head?&#039; #BSPsych&quot;.\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 640px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 644px;\" data-original-width=\"316\" data-original-height=\"644\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-54\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"312\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"218\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68076\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,839\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?fit=880%2C615&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?w=312&#038;h=218&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C716&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=768%2C537&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=800%2C559&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=580%2C406&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-51.jpg?resize=610%2C426&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"312\" height=\"218\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"218\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as they walk down the aisle.\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 218px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-49\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"312\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68071\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?w=312&#038;h=207&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-46.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"312\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Graduates sit and listen during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 207px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-27\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"312\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?w=312&#038;h=207&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-25.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"312\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A group of UTC students smile together as they show off the Power &quot;C&quot; after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 207px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 399px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"399\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 588px; height: 399px;\" data-original-width=\"588\" data-original-height=\"399\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"584\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"395\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68051\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,810\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?fit=880%2C594&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?w=584&#038;h=395&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=768%2C518&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=800%2C540&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=580%2C392&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-27.jpg?resize=610%2C412&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"584\" height=\"395\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"584\" data-original-height=\"395\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate stands outside and talks on the phone as she holds a bouquet of flowers.\" style=\"width: 584px; height: 395px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 292px; height: 399px;\" data-original-width=\"292\" data-original-height=\"399\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"288\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"216\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68034\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,902\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?fit=880%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?w=288&#038;h=216&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=800%2C601&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=580%2C436&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-10.jpg?resize=610%2C459&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"288\" data-original-height=\"216\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A student smiles as she moves her tassel.\" style=\"width: 288px; height: 216px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Grace Cleaver moves her tassel during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"288\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"175\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68035\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,728\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?fit=880%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?w=288&#038;h=175&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C621&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=768%2C466&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=800%2C485&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=580%2C352&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-11.jpg?resize=610%2C370&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"288\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"288\" data-original-height=\"175\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A student smiles as she shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; at the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 288px; height: 175px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 487px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"487\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 234px; height: 487px;\" data-original-width=\"234\" data-original-height=\"487\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-33\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"163\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68055\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?fit=880%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?w=230&#038;h=163&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=800%2C567&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=580%2C411&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-31.jpg?resize=610%2C433&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"230\" height=\"163\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"163\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Three UTC graduates pose together outside after the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 163px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"159\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68031\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,831\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?fit=880%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?w=230&#038;h=159&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=1024%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=800%2C554&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=580%2C402&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-07.jpg?resize=610%2C422&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"230\" height=\"159\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"159\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A birds eye view of the graduation class of 2025.\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 159px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-59\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"153\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68082\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?w=230&#038;h=153&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-67.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"153\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"The UTC graduating class of 2025 throw their caps into the air at the end of the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 153px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 415px; height: 487px;\" data-original-width=\"415\" data-original-height=\"487\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"411\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"483\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68041\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1019,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?fit=870%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?w=411&#038;h=483&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?w=1019&amp;ssl=1 1019w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=870%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=768%2C904&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=800%2C942&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=580%2C683&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-17.jpg?resize=610%2C718&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"411\" height=\"483\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"411\" data-original-height=\"483\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and hold up two thumbs up during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 411px; height: 483px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 231px; height: 487px;\" data-original-width=\"231\" data-original-height=\"487\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-65\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"227\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68089\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,853\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?fit=880%2C626&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?w=227&#038;h=162&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=768%2C546&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=800%2C569&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=580%2C412&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-58.jpg?resize=610%2C434&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"227\" height=\"162\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Justin Laporta smiles and high fives another graduate during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Justin Laporta greets a friend on the way back to his seat during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"227\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,858\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?fit=880%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?w=227&#038;h=162&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=800%2C572&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=580%2C415&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-33.jpg?resize=610%2C436&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"227\" height=\"162\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles and waves at the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"227\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"151\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68048\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?w=227&#038;h=151&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-24.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"227\" height=\"151\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"151\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves out to the audience.\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 151px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 364px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"364\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 591px; height: 364px;\" data-original-width=\"591\" data-original-height=\"364\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-36\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"587\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"360\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68058\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,737\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?fit=880%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?w=587&#038;h=360&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=800%2C491&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=580%2C356&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-34.jpg?resize=610%2C375&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"587\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"587\" data-original-height=\"360\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 587px; height: 360px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 364px;\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"364\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-35\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"360\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68057\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"949,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?fit=810%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?w=285&#038;h=360&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?w=949&amp;ssl=1 949w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=810%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=768%2C971&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=800%2C1012&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=580%2C733&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-55.jpg?resize=610%2C771&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"285\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"360\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two graduates smile and hug during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 360px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 719px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"719\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 346px; height: 719px;\" data-original-width=\"346\" data-original-height=\"719\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-38\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"342\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68060\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,883\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?fit=880%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?w=342&#038;h=252&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=1024%2C753&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=768%2C565&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=800%2C589&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=580%2C427&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-36.jpg?resize=610%2C449&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"342\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"342\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"228\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68033\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?w=342&#038;h=228&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-09.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"228\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A birds eye view of the graduation class of 2025.\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 228px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"342\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"227\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68038\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?w=342&#038;h=227&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-14.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"342\" height=\"227\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"227\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two UTC students smile and show off the Powe &quot;C&quot; during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 227px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 534px; height: 719px;\" data-original-width=\"534\" data-original-height=\"719\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-67\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"530\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"715\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68091\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"890,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?fit=759%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?w=530&#038;h=715&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?w=890&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=759%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 759w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=768%2C1036&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=800%2C1079&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=580%2C782&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-60.jpg?resize=610%2C822&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"530\" height=\"715\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"530\" data-original-height=\"715\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and waves during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 530px; height: 715px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 492px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"492\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 622px; height: 492px;\" data-original-width=\"622\" data-original-height=\"492\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-57\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"618\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"488\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68079\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,948\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?fit=880%2C695&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?w=618&#038;h=488&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=1024%2C809&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=800%2C632&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=580%2C458&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-54.jpg?resize=610%2C482&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"618\" height=\"488\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"618\" data-original-height=\"488\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Trevor Jolley smiles as he walks down the aisle during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 618px; height: 488px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Communications major Trevor Jolley walks back from the stage during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 258px; height: 492px;\" data-original-width=\"258\" data-original-height=\"492\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-40\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"254\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"282\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68062\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1083,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?fit=880%2C975&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?w=254&#038;h=282&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?w=1083&amp;ssl=1 1083w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=924%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 924w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=768%2C851&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=800%2C886&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=580%2C643&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-38.jpg?resize=610%2C676&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"254\" height=\"282\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"254\" data-original-height=\"282\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 254px; height: 282px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Raquel Grant smiles during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-60\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"254\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"202\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68083\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,954\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?fit=880%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?w=254&#038;h=202&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=1024%2C814&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=768%2C611&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=800%2C636&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=580%2C461&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-68.jpg?resize=610%2C485&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"254\" height=\"202\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"254\" data-original-height=\"202\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates smile and show off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 254px; height: 202px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 611px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"611\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 611px;\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"611\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-28\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"436\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68050\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?w=436&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-26.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"436\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"The graduation crowd gathers outside of McKenzie Arena. A banner reads: &quot;Congrats, Grads! Love, Your Mocs Family&quot;.\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-20\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"436\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"313\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68042\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,862\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?fit=880%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?w=436&#038;h=313&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C736&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=800%2C575&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=580%2C417&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-18.jpg?resize=610%2C438&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"436\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"313\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and shakes hands with a member of the graduation platform party.\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 313px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 611px;\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"611\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"436\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"607\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68026\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"862,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?fit=736%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?w=436&#038;h=607&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?w=862&amp;ssl=1 862w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=736%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=768%2C1069&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=800%2C1114&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=580%2C807&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-02.jpg?resize=610%2C849&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"436\" height=\"607\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"607\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate waves at the audience during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 607px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 628px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"628\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 478px; height: 628px;\" data-original-width=\"478\" data-original-height=\"628\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-42\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"474\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"624\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68064\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"912,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?fit=778%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?w=474&#038;h=624&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=778%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=768%2C1011&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=800%2C1053&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=580%2C763&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-40.jpg?resize=610%2C803&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"474\" height=\"624\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"624\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Two graduates stand together and smile during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 624px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 402px; height: 628px;\" data-original-width=\"402\" data-original-height=\"628\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"398\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"624\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68045\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"766,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?fit=654%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?w=398&#038;h=624&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?w=766&amp;ssl=1 766w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?resize=654%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?resize=580%2C909&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-21.jpg?resize=610%2C956&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"398\" height=\"624\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"398\" data-original-height=\"624\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"Sara Ruiz stands and smiles during the graduation ceremony. Her stole reads: &quot;Class of 2025, Sara Marie Ruiz, UTC&quot;.\" style=\"width: 398px; height: 624px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 485px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"485\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-34\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"481\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,778\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?fit=880%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?w=481&#038;h=312&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C664&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=800%2C519&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=580%2C376&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-32.jpg?resize=610%2C395&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"481\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"481\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate poses with her family underneath a cow print umbrella.\" style=\"width: 481px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 395px; height: 316px;\" data-original-width=\"395\" data-original-height=\"316\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-63\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"391\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"312\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68086\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,957\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?fit=880%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?w=391&#038;h=312&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=768%2C612&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=800%2C638&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=580%2C463&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-56.jpg?resize=610%2C486&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"391\" height=\"312\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"391\" data-original-height=\"312\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate smiles and high fives another graduate during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 391px; height: 312px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 667px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"667\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 556px; height: 667px;\" data-original-width=\"556\" data-original-height=\"667\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-55\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"552\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"663\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68077\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?fit=853%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?w=552&#038;h=663&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=853%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=768%2C922&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=800%2C960&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=580%2C696&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-52.jpg?resize=610%2C732&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"552\" height=\"663\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"552\" data-original-height=\"663\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she crosses the stage.\" style=\"width: 552px; height: 663px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 324px; height: 667px;\" data-original-width=\"324\" data-original-height=\"667\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-56\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"320\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"218\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68078\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,818\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?fit=880%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?w=320&#038;h=218&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=800%2C545&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=580%2C395&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-53.jpg?resize=610%2C416&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"320\" height=\"218\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"218\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"UTC graduates sit and look out at the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 218px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-46\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"320\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"227\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68068\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,853\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?fit=880%2C626&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?w=320&#038;h=227&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=768%2C546&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=800%2C569&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=580%2C412&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-43.jpg?resize=610%2C434&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"320\" height=\"227\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"227\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate sits and looks out into the audience during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 227px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-69\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"320\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68093\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,787\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?fit=880%2C578&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?w=320&#038;h=210&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=1024%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=800%2C525&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=580%2C380&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-62.jpg?resize=610%2C400&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"320\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"210\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A graduate cheers during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 210px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hannah Weis celebrates on the way back to her seat during the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 418px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"418\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 531px; height: 418px;\" data-original-width=\"531\" data-original-height=\"418\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-53\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"527\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"414\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68075\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,944\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?fit=880%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?w=527&#038;h=414&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=800%2C629&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=580%2C456&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-50.jpg?resize=610%2C480&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"527\" height=\"414\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"527\" data-original-height=\"414\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A UTC graduate looks over her shoulder during the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 527px; height: 414px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 349px; height: 418px;\" data-original-width=\"349\" data-original-height=\"418\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"345\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"414\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68029\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1001,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?fit=854%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?w=345&#038;h=414&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?w=1001&amp;ssl=1 1001w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=854%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=768%2C921&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=800%2C959&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=580%2C695&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Graduate-Commencement-25-1-05.jpg?resize=610%2C731&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"345\" height=\"414\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"345\" data-original-height=\"414\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated in beads. In the center is a brain, the left side is pink with black lines, and the right side is swirls of black and gray.\" style=\"width: 345px; height: 414px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the first of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">U<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Undergraduate Commencement: Gary W. Rollins College of Business and College of Health, Education and Professional Studies (Saturday afternoon, May 3)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_68165\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"710\" data-attachment-id=\"68165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/jordan-fall-selfie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?fit=1280%2C1032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Jordan Fall selfie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?fit=880%2C710&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-68165 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=880%2C710\" alt=\"SGA President Jordan Fall, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing, took a selfie from the McKenzie Arena podium after offering congratulations to the graduates.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=1024%2C826&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=768%2C619&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=800%2C645&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=580%2C468&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Jordan-Fall-selfie-e1746308880194.jpg?resize=610%2C492&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">SGA President Jordan Fall, who graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in marketing, took a selfie from the McKenzie Arena podium after offering congratulations to the graduates.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 435px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"435\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 555px; height: 435px;\" data-original-width=\"555\" data-original-height=\"435\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"551\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"431\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68106\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,938\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?fit=880%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?w=551&#038;h=431&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=800%2C625&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=580%2C453&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-204.jpg?resize=610%2C477&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"551\" height=\"431\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"551\" data-original-height=\"431\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles and waves at the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 551px; height: 431px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 325px; height: 435px;\" data-original-width=\"325\" data-original-height=\"435\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"321\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"223\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68116\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,835\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?fit=880%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?w=321&#038;h=223&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=800%2C557&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=580%2C404&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-322.jpg?resize=610%2C424&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"321\" height=\"223\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"321\" data-original-height=\"223\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A student shakes the hand of a member of the graduation platform party during the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 321px; height: 223px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"321\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"204\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68110\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,763\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?fit=880%2C559&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?w=321&#038;h=204&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=1024%2C651&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=800%2C509&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=580%2C369&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-256.jpg?resize=610%2C388&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"321\" height=\"204\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"321\" data-original-height=\"204\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with diamonds and flowers. the text reads: &quot;Taking Care of Business, BSBA 2025&quot;.\" style=\"width: 321px; height: 204px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 472px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"472\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 472px;\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"472\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"272\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?fit=880%2C751&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?w=272&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=1024%2C874&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=768%2C655&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=800%2C683&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=580%2C495&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-187.jpg?resize=610%2C521&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"272\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-42\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"272\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68139\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1025\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?fit=880%2C752&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?w=272&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=1024%2C875&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=768%2C656&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=800%2C683&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=580%2C495&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-777.jpg?resize=610%2C521&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"272\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates smile together as they show off the Power &quot;C&quot;.\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 315px; height: 472px;\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"472\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-53\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"311\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"468\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68150\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"798,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?fit=681%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?w=311&#038;h=468&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?w=798&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?resize=681%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?resize=768%2C1155&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?resize=580%2C872&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1270.jpg?resize=610%2C917&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"311\" height=\"468\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"311\" data-original-height=\"468\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A woman in a black graduation cap and gown stands behind the podium and addresses the audience.\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 468px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 472px;\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"472\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-65\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"239\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68162\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1008\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?fit=880%2C739&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?w=285&#038;h=239&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=1024%2C860&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=768%2C645&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=800%2C672&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=580%2C487&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=610%2C512&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1898.jpg?resize=475%2C400&amp;ssl=1 475w\" width=\"285\" height=\"239\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"239\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers.\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 239px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-43\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"225\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,949\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?fit=880%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?w=285&#038;h=225&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=800%2C633&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=580%2C459&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-787.jpg?resize=610%2C482&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"285\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"225\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles with her family after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 225px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 315px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"311\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"203\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68109\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,784\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?fit=880%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?w=311&#038;h=203&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=800%2C523&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=580%2C379&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-246.jpg?resize=610%2C399&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"311\" height=\"203\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"311\" data-original-height=\"203\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated as a scene from The Princess and the Frog. the text reads: &quot;The Princess and the Bachelors, Hennessee 2025&quot;.\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-41\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"311\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"239\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,921\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?fit=880%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?w=311&#038;h=239&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=1024%2C786&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=768%2C589&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=800%2C614&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=580%2C445&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-762.jpg?resize=610%2C468&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"311\" height=\"239\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"311\" data-original-height=\"239\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles with his family who are all wearing matching shirts. Some shirts read: &quot;Proud wife of a 2025 graduate&quot; and &quot;Proud son of a 2025 graduate&quot;.\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 239px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 565px; height: 450px;\" data-original-width=\"565\" data-original-height=\"450\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-38\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"561\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"446\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68135\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,955\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?fit=880%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?w=561&#038;h=446&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=1024%2C815&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=768%2C611&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=800%2C637&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=580%2C462&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-718.jpg?resize=610%2C485&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"561\" height=\"446\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"561\" data-original-height=\"446\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Three UTC graduates smile together and show off the Power &quot;C&quot; after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 561px; height: 446px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 331px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"331\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 461px; height: 331px;\" data-original-width=\"461\" data-original-height=\"331\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"457\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"327\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,859\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?fit=880%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?w=457&#038;h=327&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=800%2C573&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=580%2C415&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-282.jpg?resize=610%2C437&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"457\" height=\"327\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"457\" data-original-height=\"327\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a decorated graduation cap with a pink stethoscope, a syringe, and the graduates initials in pink glitter.\" style=\"width: 457px; height: 327px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 419px; height: 331px;\" data-original-width=\"419\" data-original-height=\"331\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-55\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"415\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"327\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68152\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,948\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?fit=880%2C695&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?w=415&#038;h=327&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=1024%2C809&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=800%2C632&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=580%2C458&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1367.jpg?resize=610%2C482&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"415\" height=\"327\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"415\" data-original-height=\"327\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two graduates stand during the graduation ceremony as they move their tassels.\" style=\"width: 415px; height: 327px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 428px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"428\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 597px; height: 428px;\" data-original-width=\"597\" data-original-height=\"428\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"593\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"424\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68114\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,858\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?fit=880%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?w=593&#038;h=424&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=800%2C572&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=580%2C415&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-293.jpg?resize=610%2C436&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"593\" height=\"424\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"593\" data-original-height=\"424\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a decorated graduation cap with three crosses. The following text reads: &quot;The Kid That Did! Class Of 2025&quot;.\" style=\"width: 593px; height: 424px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 428px;\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"428\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-35\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"279\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"248\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1065\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?fit=880%2C781&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?w=279&#038;h=248&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=1024%2C909&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=768%2C682&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=800%2C710&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=580%2C515&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-684.jpg?resize=610%2C541&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"279\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"279\" data-original-height=\"248\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates smile for a selfie after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 279px; height: 248px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-40\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"279\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"172\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,742\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?fit=880%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?w=279&#038;h=172&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=800%2C495&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=580%2C359&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-742.jpg?resize=610%2C377&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"279\" height=\"172\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"279\" data-original-height=\"172\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A large group of UTC graduates smile together after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 279px; height: 172px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 553px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"553\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"549\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"400\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68121\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,874\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?fit=880%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?w=549&#038;h=400&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=1024%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=800%2C583&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=580%2C422&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-407.jpg?resize=610%2C444&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"549\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"549\" data-original-height=\"400\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two students high fiber during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 549px; height: 400px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 327px; height: 404px;\" data-original-width=\"327\" data-original-height=\"404\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-56\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"323\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"400\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68153\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"967,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?fit=825%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?w=323&#038;h=400&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?w=967&amp;ssl=1 967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=825%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=768%2C953&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=800%2C993&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=580%2C720&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1520.jpg?resize=610%2C757&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"323\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"323\" data-original-height=\"400\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate stands and holds up two &quot;Rock On&quot; hand symbols during the commencement ceremony. His graduation stole reads: &quot;Marine Corps Veteran&quot;.\" style=\"width: 323px; height: 400px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 452px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"452\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 518px; height: 452px;\" data-original-width=\"518\" data-original-height=\"452\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-39\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"514\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"448\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68136\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1045\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?fit=880%2C767&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?w=514&#038;h=448&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=1024%2C892&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=768%2C669&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=800%2C697&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=580%2C505&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-725.jpg?resize=610%2C531&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"514\" height=\"448\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"514\" data-original-height=\"448\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Three UTC graduates smile together after the graduation ceremony. Their stoles have a Power &quot;C&quot; and read: &quot;Student Athlete&quot;.\" style=\"width: 514px; height: 448px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 452px;\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"452\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-66\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"358\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"448\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"959,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?fit=818%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?w=358&#038;h=448&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?w=959&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=818%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 818w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=768%2C961&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=800%2C1001&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=580%2C726&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1908.jpg?resize=610%2C763&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"358\" height=\"448\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"358\" data-original-height=\"448\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate talks on his phone as he waves his degree.\" style=\"width: 358px; height: 448px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 387px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"387\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 387px;\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"387\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"383\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"944,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?fit=806%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?w=301&#038;h=383&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?w=944&amp;ssl=1 944w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=806%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=768%2C976&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=800%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=580%2C737&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-524.jpg?resize=610%2C775&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"301\" height=\"383\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"383\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she holds a UTC degree cover. The cover reads: &quot;The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 383px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 244px; height: 387px;\" data-original-width=\"244\" data-original-height=\"387\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-26\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"240\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"180\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,898\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?fit=880%2C658&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?w=240&#038;h=180&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=800%2C599&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=580%2C434&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-451.jpg?resize=610%2C456&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"240\" data-original-height=\"180\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles and holds her child&#039;s hand as she walks away from the stage.\" style=\"width: 240px; height: 180px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-44\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"240\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"199\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68141\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,998\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?fit=880%2C732&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?w=240&#038;h=199&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=1024%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=768%2C639&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=800%2C665&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=580%2C482&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-792.jpg?resize=610%2C507&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"240\" height=\"199\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"240\" data-original-height=\"199\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles with her family members after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 240px; height: 199px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 387px;\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"387\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-25\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"327\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"383\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68122\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?fit=874%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?w=327&#038;h=383&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=874%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 874w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=768%2C900&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=800%2C938&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=580%2C680&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-427.jpg?resize=610%2C715&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"327\" height=\"383\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"327\" data-original-height=\"383\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC student hugs one of the members of the graduation platform party.\" style=\"width: 327px; height: 383px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 477px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"477\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 575px; height: 477px;\" data-original-width=\"575\" data-original-height=\"477\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-61\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"571\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"473\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,994\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?fit=880%2C729&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?w=571&#038;h=473&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=1024%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=768%2C636&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=800%2C663&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=580%2C480&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1801.jpg?resize=610%2C505&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"571\" height=\"473\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"571\" data-original-height=\"473\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate looks out to the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 571px; height: 473px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 477px;\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"477\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"235\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68104\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,937\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?fit=880%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?w=301&#038;h=235&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=800%2C625&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=580%2C453&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-176.jpg?resize=610%2C476&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"301\" height=\"235\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"235\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two rows of UTC graduates walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 235px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-22\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"301\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"234\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68119\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,930\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?fit=880%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?w=301&#038;h=234&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=800%2C620&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=580%2C450&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-387.jpg?resize=610%2C473&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"301\" height=\"234\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"301\" data-original-height=\"234\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate jumps and cheers as he leaves the stage during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 234px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 356px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"356\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 479px; height: 356px;\" data-original-width=\"479\" data-original-height=\"356\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-51\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"475\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"352\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68148\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,889\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?fit=880%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?w=475&#038;h=352&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=800%2C593&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=580%2C430&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1093.jpg?resize=610%2C452&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"475\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"475\" data-original-height=\"352\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A graduate looks off into the audience during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 475px; height: 352px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 401px; height: 356px;\" data-original-width=\"401\" data-original-height=\"356\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-59\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"397\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"352\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68156\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1064\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?fit=880%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?w=397&#038;h=352&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=1024%2C908&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=768%2C681&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=800%2C709&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=580%2C514&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1745.jpg?resize=610%2C541&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"397\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"397\" data-original-height=\"352\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate wearing sunglasses smiles as he walks away from the stage.\" style=\"width: 397px; height: 352px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 302px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"302\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"298\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"184\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68115\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,742\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?fit=880%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?w=298&#038;h=184&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=800%2C495&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=580%2C359&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-316.jpg?resize=610%2C377&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"298\" height=\"184\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"298\" data-original-height=\"184\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A student shakes the hand of a member of the graduation platform party during the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 298px; height: 184px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-20\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"298\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"219\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68117\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,882\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?fit=880%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?w=298&#038;h=219&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=1024%2C753&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=800%2C588&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=580%2C426&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-349.jpg?resize=610%2C448&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"298\" height=\"219\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"298\" data-original-height=\"219\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A student shakes the hand of a member of the graduation platform party during the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 298px; height: 219px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 578px; height: 411px;\" data-original-width=\"578\" data-original-height=\"411\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"574\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"407\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?fit=880%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?w=574&#038;h=407&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=800%2C567&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=580%2C411&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-220.jpg?resize=610%2C433&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"574\" height=\"407\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"574\" data-original-height=\"407\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate claps during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 574px; height: 407px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 334px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"334\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 443px; height: 334px;\" data-original-width=\"443\" data-original-height=\"334\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-63\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"439\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"330\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68160\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?fit=880%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?w=439&#038;h=330&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1840.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"439\" height=\"330\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"439\" data-original-height=\"330\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduates shows off the Power &quot;C&quot; during the graduation commencement ceremony.\" style=\"width: 439px; height: 330px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 437px; height: 334px;\" data-original-width=\"437\" data-original-height=\"334\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-45\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"433\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"330\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68142\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,914\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?fit=880%2C670&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?w=433&#038;h=330&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=1024%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=768%2C585&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=800%2C609&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=580%2C442&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-805.jpg?resize=610%2C465&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"433\" height=\"330\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"433\" data-original-height=\"330\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates smile as they take a photograph with their friends.\" style=\"width: 433px; height: 330px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 587px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"587\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-32\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"583\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"467\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,961\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?fit=880%2C705&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?w=583&#038;h=467&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=768%2C615&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=800%2C641&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=580%2C464&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-618.jpg?resize=610%2C489&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"583\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"583\" data-original-height=\"467\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates smile and hug each other after the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 583px; height: 467px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"189\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,784\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?fit=880%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?w=289&#038;h=189&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=800%2C523&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=580%2C379&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-133.jpg?resize=610%2C399&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"289\" height=\"189\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"189\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two rows of UTC graduates walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 189px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-36\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"274\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1136\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?fit=880%2C833&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?w=289&#038;h=274&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=1024%2C969&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=768%2C727&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=800%2C757&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=580%2C549&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-689.jpg?resize=610%2C577&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"289\" height=\"274\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"274\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates pose for a selfie after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 274px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 330px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"330\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 386px; height: 330px;\" data-original-width=\"386\" data-original-height=\"330\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-57\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"382\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"326\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68154\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?fit=880%2C751&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?w=382&#038;h=326&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=1024%2C874&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=768%2C655&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=800%2C683&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=580%2C495&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1532.jpg?resize=610%2C521&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"382\" height=\"326\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"382\" data-original-height=\"326\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A graduate shakes hands as he receives his degree.\" style=\"width: 382px; height: 326px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 494px; height: 330px;\" data-original-width=\"494\" data-original-height=\"330\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"490\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"326\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68103\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?w=490&#038;h=326&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-168.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"490\" data-original-height=\"326\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two rows of UTC graduates walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 490px; height: 326px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 299px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"299\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-28\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"196\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?w=295&#038;h=196&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-499.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"196\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A wide-shot of the cheering audience.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 196px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"295\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"205\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68102\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,836\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?fit=880%2C613&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?w=295&#038;h=205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=800%2C557&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=580%2C404&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-159.jpg?resize=610%2C425&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"295\" height=\"205\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"295\" data-original-height=\"205\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two rows of UTC graduates walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 295px; height: 205px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 581px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"581\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-62\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"577\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"405\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68159\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,842\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?fit=880%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?w=577&#038;h=405&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=800%2C561&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=580%2C407&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1835.jpg?resize=610%2C428&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"577\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"577\" data-original-height=\"405\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate cheers during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 577px; height: 405px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 415px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"415\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 551px; height: 415px;\" data-original-width=\"551\" data-original-height=\"415\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-27\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"547\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"411\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,901\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?fit=880%2C661&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?w=547&#038;h=411&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=800%2C601&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=580%2C435&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-469.jpg?resize=610%2C458&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"547\" height=\"411\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"547\" data-original-height=\"411\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates high five during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 547px; height: 411px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 329px; height: 415px;\" data-original-width=\"329\" data-original-height=\"415\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-60\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"325\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"411\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68157\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"948,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?fit=809%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?w=325&#038;h=411&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=809%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=768%2C972&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=800%2C1013&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=580%2C734&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1796.jpg?resize=610%2C772&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"325\" height=\"411\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"325\" data-original-height=\"411\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as he walks away from the stage.\" style=\"width: 325px; height: 411px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 307px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"307\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-64\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"303\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"999,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?fit=852%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?w=303&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=852%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=768%2C923&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=800%2C961&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=580%2C697&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1870.jpg?resize=610%2C733&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"303\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"303\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates smile together during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 303px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 259px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"259\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-30\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"255\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"184\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,866\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?fit=880%2C635&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?w=255&#038;h=184&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=800%2C577&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=580%2C419&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-542.jpg?resize=610%2C440&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"255\" height=\"184\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"255\" data-original-height=\"184\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"The UTC graduating class of 2025 throw their caps into the air at the end of the ceremony.\" style=\"width: 255px; height: 184px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-14\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"255\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"176\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68111\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,829\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?fit=880%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?w=255&#038;h=176&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=1024%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=800%2C553&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=580%2C401&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-265.jpg?resize=610%2C421&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"255\" height=\"176\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"255\" data-original-height=\"176\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a graduation cap decorated with pearls and butterflies. the text reads: &quot;A Pretty Girl With Goals&quot;.\" style=\"width: 255px; height: 176px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 314px; height: 368px;\" data-original-width=\"314\" data-original-height=\"368\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-31\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"310\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"364\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1022,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?fit=872%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?w=310&#038;h=364&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?w=1022&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=872%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=768%2C902&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=800%2C939&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=580%2C681&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-586.jpg?resize=610%2C716&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"310\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"310\" data-original-height=\"364\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate cheers after the graduation ceremony ends.\" style=\"width: 310px; height: 364px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 447px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"447\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 568px; height: 447px;\" data-original-width=\"568\" data-original-height=\"447\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-34\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"564\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"443\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68131\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,944\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?fit=880%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?w=564&#038;h=443&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=800%2C629&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=580%2C456&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-668.jpg?resize=610%2C480&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"564\" height=\"443\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"564\" data-original-height=\"443\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two UTC graduates smile and hug each other after the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 564px; height: 443px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 312px; height: 447px;\" data-original-width=\"312\" data-original-height=\"447\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-21\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68118\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,805\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?fit=880%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?w=308&#038;h=207&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=800%2C537&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=580%2C389&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-352.jpg?resize=610%2C409&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"308\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A student shakes the hand of a member of the graduation platform party during the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 207px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-37\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"308\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68134\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,906\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?fit=880%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?w=308&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=1024%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=580%2C438&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-705.jpg?resize=610%2C461&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"308\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"308\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates cheer after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 308px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 430px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"430\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 430px;\" data-original-width=\"280\" data-original-height=\"430\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-50\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"276\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"199\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68147\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,866\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?fit=880%2C635&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?w=276&#038;h=199&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=800%2C577&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=580%2C419&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1069.jpg?resize=610%2C440&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"276\" height=\"199\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"199\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she holds a small, handheld fan.\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 199px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-54\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"276\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"223\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68151\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,967\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?fit=880%2C709&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?w=276&#038;h=223&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=1024%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=768%2C619&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=800%2C645&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=580%2C467&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1311.jpg?resize=610%2C492&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"276\" height=\"223\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"223\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she shows off the Power &quot;C&quot;.\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 223px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 430px;\" data-original-width=\"600\" data-original-height=\"430\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"596\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"426\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68099\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,858\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?fit=880%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?w=596&#038;h=426&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=800%2C572&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=580%2C415&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-108.jpg?resize=610%2C436&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"596\" height=\"426\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"596\" data-original-height=\"426\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two rows of UTC graduates walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 596px; height: 426px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 333px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"333\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 471px; height: 333px;\" data-original-width=\"471\" data-original-height=\"333\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"467\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"329\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68112\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,844\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?fit=880%2C619&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?w=467&#038;h=329&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=800%2C563&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=580%2C408&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-276.jpg?resize=610%2C429&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"467\" height=\"329\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"467\" data-original-height=\"329\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"Two graduates smile together during the graduation ceremony. Other seated graduates are visible in the background.\" style=\"width: 467px; height: 329px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 409px; height: 333px;\" data-original-width=\"409\" data-original-height=\"333\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-52\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"405\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"329\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68149\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,975\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?fit=880%2C715&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?w=405&#038;h=329&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=1024%2C832&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=768%2C624&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=800%2C650&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=580%2C471&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1167.jpg?resize=610%2C496&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"405\" height=\"329\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"405\" data-original-height=\"329\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A graduate smiles during the graduation commencement.\" style=\"width: 405px; height: 329px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 420px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"420\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"416\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68107\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,837\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?fit=880%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?w=416&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=1024%2C714&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=800%2C558&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=580%2C405&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-210.jpg?resize=610%2C425&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"416\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"416\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate stands and smiles during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 416px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 460px; height: 294px;\" data-original-width=\"460\" data-original-height=\"294\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"456\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"290\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68120\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,764\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?fit=880%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?w=456&#038;h=290&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=800%2C509&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=580%2C369&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-394.jpg?resize=610%2C388&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"456\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"456\" data-original-height=\"290\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A group of graduates stand and smile during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 456px; height: 290px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 732px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"732\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 536px; height: 732px;\" data-original-width=\"536\" data-original-height=\"732\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-58\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"532\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"728\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68155\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"877,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?fit=748%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?w=532&#038;h=728&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?w=877&amp;ssl=1 877w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=748%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=768%2C1051&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=800%2C1095&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=580%2C794&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1738.jpg?resize=610%2C835&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"532\" height=\"728\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"532\" data-original-height=\"728\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles as she waves to the crowd.\" style=\"width: 532px; height: 728px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 344px; height: 732px;\" data-original-width=\"344\" data-original-height=\"732\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-49\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"340\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"227\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68146\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,802\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?fit=880%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?w=340&#038;h=227&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=800%2C535&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=580%2C388&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1036.jpg?resize=610%2C408&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"340\" height=\"227\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"340\" data-original-height=\"227\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A UTC graduate smiles during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 340px; height: 227px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-33\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"340\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"239\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68130\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,845\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?fit=880%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?w=340&#038;h=239&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=1024%2C721&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=800%2C563&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=580%2C408&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-651.jpg?resize=610%2C430&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"340\" height=\"239\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"340\" data-original-height=\"239\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A group of UTC graduates smile for a selfie after the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 340px; height: 239px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-48\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"340\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"254\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68145\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,897\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?fit=880%2C657&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?w=340&#038;h=254&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=800%2C598&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=580%2C434&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-1017.jpg?resize=610%2C456&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"340\" height=\"254\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"340\" data-original-height=\"254\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"UTC graduates smile during the graduation ceremony.\" style=\"width: 340px; height: 254px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 413px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"413\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 584px; height: 413px;\" data-original-width=\"584\" data-original-height=\"413\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"580\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"409\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68098\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,845\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?fit=880%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?w=580&#038;h=409&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=1024%2C721&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=800%2C563&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=580%2C408&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-93.jpg?resize=610%2C430&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"580\" height=\"409\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"580\" data-original-height=\"409\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A row of students walk down the aisle at the beginning of the graduation ceremony. One student shows off the Power &quot;C&quot;.\" style=\"width: 580px; height: 409px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students attend the second of two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 3, 2025 in McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 296px; height: 413px;\" data-original-width=\"296\" data-original-height=\"413\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/giant-steps-the-class-of-2025-walks-the-walk-at-utc-commencement\/undergraduate-commencement-25-2-47\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"292\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"409\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"68144\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"857,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?fit=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?w=292&#038;h=409&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?w=857&amp;ssl=1 857w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=800%2C1120&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=580%2C812&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Undergraduate-Commencement-25-2-852.jpg?resize=610%2C854&amp;ssl=1 610w\" width=\"292\" height=\"409\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"292\" data-original-height=\"409\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Undergraduate Commencement-25-2-\" alt=\"A close-up of a light blue graduation cap decorated with red cut-outs of the heart and brain. The following text reads: &quot;I Studied My Gluteus Maximus Off For This B.S. 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