Outgoing UAlbany Student Association President Arthur Rushforth passes the ceremonial University Torch to Junior Class Representative and recipient of Presidential Award for Community Service, Minerve Delille, at the University at Albany’s Candle-lighting Ceremony during Commencement Weekend.

Mark Schmidt

For some families the UAlbany Commencement is the first time a family member is graduated from an institution of higher learning.

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Masters and Doctoral students salute their families in UAlbany's Graduate Commencement Ceremony in the traditional gesture of thanks for those that have supported them throughout their educational pursuits.

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Inclement weather couldn't hold back the exhuberance of UAlbany Gradutes at the Undergraduate Commencement this past weekend.

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UAlbany R.O.T.C. Cadets James Ciccarello, Daniel Gordon and Tyler Peck are sworn in as Second Lieutenants in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony held on the UAlbany Downtown Campus.

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Natasha Mercedes-a freshman business major from Bronx, NY-pauses to view the chairs set up for her fellow students who will be attending the University at Albany Commencement this coming weekend.

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A UAlbany student takes advantage of early sunshine on a brisk spring morning to prepare for the day during finals week. 

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UAlbany R.O.T.C. cadets participate in a run around the Campus perimeter.  Comprising the Mohawk Battalion, cadets from UAlbany, RPI, Union and Hudson Valley Community College run the three mile loop around the Main Campus.

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With classes having ended for the semester, UAlbany students hit the books...or laptops...to study for upcoming finals.

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Members of the UAlbany Great Danes Track and Field Teams helped to officially break ground on a brand new venue that will allow the teams to host meets in the 2014 season.

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UAlbany student Umaru Barrie receives congratulations from Dr. Robert J. Jones during the 2013 President's Awards for Exemplary Community Engagement.

Other awardees included:  Albany SNUG, Center for Excellence in Aging and Community Wellness, Center for Humanities, Arts and Technosciences (CHATS), Committee on University & Community Relations, G3: Going Green Globally, Service Outcomes Action Research (SOAR), Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED), and the Women's Health Project. 

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M.F.A. candidate, Melissa Sarris, makes final adjustments on one of her pieces in the M.F.A. Graduate Thesis Show presently on exhibit in the University at Albany Art Museum through May 19th.

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UAlbany senior Karishma Persaud (Biology) escapes the bustle of the Podium for some quiet study time in the Azalea Garden.

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UAlbany students take advantage of a brilliantly sunny weekend with mild temperatures to enjoy some free time on the lawn at Collins Circle.

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.....or life imitating art?  M.F.A. student Angela Heisch, wearing a dress that seems to be an extension of her creative aesthetic, works on a charcoal drawing in the Fine Arts Building at UAlbany.

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Lambda Pi Chi sorority hosts the "Pie a Pi Chi" to raise funds for "Keep a Child Alive Fund" on the UAlbany Main Campus.  For a donation to the cause which provides support for children and families with HIV/AIDS, students got to "face-pie" one of the sorority sisters. 

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UAlbany students participate in Campus Clean-up Day to spruce up the campus after a long winter.

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Sumo wrestling was a big hit as part of COM465's Give Life campaign to increase registrations for organ and tissue donation. The Give Life Fair on the UAlbany main campus was part of a campaign developed by the Communication Campaign Practicum class for its client, the Center for Organ and Tissue Donation.

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UAlbany's Malachi Lawrence breaks away from a defender in Saturday's annual Spring Game at University Field. The Great Danes' offense defeated the defense 45-41.

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Delegations from both Afghanistan and Mongolia pose with UAlbany President Robert Jones, School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson and Stephanie Wacholder while attending the President's Business Leaders Breakfast on the main campus.

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Students enjoy the warm weather and a friendly game a volleyball near Dutch Quad.

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UAlbany's Ty Thompson looks to score against UMBC in Friday night's lacrosse game at John Fallon Field. Thompson scored eight goals, including the 100th of his career, as the Great Danes prevailed 16-10.

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The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) at the University at Albany sponsors the “Olympiada of Spoken Russian” bringing in area high school students competing for gold, silver or bronze medals for demonstrating proficiency at their level of study. Olympiada contests in the United States have provided a forum for successive generations of US high school students of Russian to demonstrate excellence in Russian language and is in its 17th year at UAlbany.

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UAlbany's Greg Muller rounds third base during the Great Danes' 23-8 victory over the University of Hartford in the first game of a double header on Saturday.

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Sociology major Erica Elston, a junior at UAlbany, samples excercise equipment during the Earth and Wellness Day Fair held in the Campus Center.

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UAlbany senior, Brittany Groth, takes advantage of mild temperatures, sunshine and blooming crocuses to walk the Purple Path on the main campus.

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The UAlbany Bookstore is a busy place located in the Campus Center.

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 Participants in UAlbany's annual Relay for Life event settle in for the long haul in SEFCU Arena as they raise funds and awareness to fight cancer.

Danielle Dietrich 

UAlbany freshman, Maggie Cocks, eyes a fly ball in yesterday's win over Stony Brook as part of a three game series for the Great Danes softball team.

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Confetti rains down over UAlbany faculty, staff, students, alumni and fans as they celebrate the accomplishments of the 2012-13 men's and women's basketball teams.  

For the first time in SUNY Division I Basketball history, both teams won their respective Conference championships and earned appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

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