Congratulations, Class of 2019 — you did it!
This weekend, more than 2,500 Bears walked the Ferrell Center stage to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Thousands of their friends and family filled the Ferrell Center for each of three ceremonies, and tens of thousands more watched the live-streamed video. This year, the Ferrell Center videoboard even featured family and friends’ tweets and Instagram posts, celebrating individual graduates and all they’ve accomplished.
[WATCH AND DOWNLOAD the spring 2019 commencement videos.]
This piece of paper says I'm a graduate, but incase you don't believe me peep the bio #alum #BaylorGrad pic.twitter.com/58WgF6m4mm
— The Best Western is Next Door (@Eric_Spoon) May 18, 2019
#BaylorGrad Congrats on graduating Aldrich!
pic.twitter.com/6lneqfzOxd
— Hana (@hana_hirano) May 17, 2019
Friends since Freshman year graduating together. Congrats Adoabi, Carson, and Meagan. #BaylorGrad pic.twitter.com/6hnrpEENRa
— Haidee Couger (@CougerHaidee) May 17, 2019
Thanks @baylor for the best four years of my life. pic.twitter.com/YgzSBn0krx
— Max Calderone (@MCalderone2) May 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/Krissswilliams/status/1119677359341355010
As a proud Baylor graduate who walked across that same stage many years ago, the best piece of advice I can give you is this: Stay in touch. Update your alumni information so that wherever your future takes you, you’ll know what’s going on with your alma mater and can connect with fellow grads. If you don’t already, follow Baylor on social media to watch how your alma mater grows and develops.
[SEE photos from Baylor Commencement, May 2019]
And finally, even as your friends scatter all over the world, make an effort to get together on a regular basis. Maybe that’s for Baylor Homecoming, a group vacation, or just weekly game night — but keep those friendships going. College is a special time, and you likely won’t ever again have this much time available to build such deep friendships.
Best of luck, new Baylor graduates. Or, as we Bears say:
Sic ’em, Class of 2019!
You might also like:
* These Baylor Bears are ready to fling their green and gold afar (May 2019)
* A graduating senior’s creative nod to her mother’s and grandmother’s past at Baylor (May 2019)