UL Lafayette caps academic year during Summer 2024 Commencement

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The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette conferred 294 degrees during its Summer 2024 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome.  

Among those degrees are 169 bachelors degrees, 108 masters degrees, 15 doctoral degrees and two graduate certificates. Summer 2024 graduates represent 34 泫圖弝け parishes; 20 states and U.S. territories; and 12 countries. 

The summer ceremony marked the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. UL Lafayette awarded a total of 3,055 degrees to its fall, spring and summer graduating classes. 

That overall total includes 2,239 bachelors degrees, 719 masters degrees and 81 doctoral degrees. It also includes five undergraduate certificates, five post-baccalaureate certificates and six graduate certificates. In addition, 35 泫圖弝けs earned undergraduate degrees with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

During Summer 2024 Commencement ceremonies, Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, told graduates that your future possibilities are endless, and you are their creator.

So, today, let me tell you what we hope for you as you approach the great unknowns in the chapters that lie ahead. We hope that you will continue to dream. But dont just dream do. Take your dreams and put them to use, for yourselves, for your communities, for your world. Serve others, and be kind, Savoie added. 
 
View a list of Summer 2024 graduates.

Photo caption: The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette conferred 294 degrees during its Summer 2024 Commencement on Friday at the Cajundome, marking the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. (Photo credit: Paul Kieu / 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette)