Congrats, Baylor Class of 2023!

More than 4,000 new Baylor alumni — the largest class in BU history — crossed the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend as Baylor celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2023!

If you missed out — or you just want to watch your graduate’s big moment again — complete video of all four ceremonies is archived on Baylor’s YouTube and the Baylor website.

Baylor social media was on top of the whole weekend, from sharing graduates’ senior portraits and covering Baylor’s Kente ceremony to celebrating with photos from the weekend.

Also “graduating” alongside the Class of 2023 this weekend was our beloved American black bear, Lady. A special video played during Commencement drew some of the loudest applause of the weekend:

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 contact 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.

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 (mark your calendar — Oct. 23-28!), 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, #BU23!

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