{"id":23480,"date":"2022-05-16T09:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=23480"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:36:04","slug":"congrats-baylor-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/05\/congrats-baylor-class-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats, Baylor Class of 2022!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23482\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement-may22.jpg\" alt=\"Baylor graduates doing a sic 'em at Commencement\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement-may22.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement-may22-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement-may22-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/commencement-may22-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/mediacommunications\/news.php?action=story&amp;story=228973\">More than 3,000 new Baylor alumni<\/a> crossed the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend as Baylor celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/commencement\/\">Commencement<\/a> for the Class of 2022!<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out &#8212; or you just want to watch your graduate&#8217;s big moment again &#8212; complete video of all four ceremonies is archived on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/commencement\/index.php?id=984947\">Baylor website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baylor social media was on top of the whole weekend, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaylorUniversity1845\/posts\/10160183662391926\">sharing graduates&#8217; senior portraits<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NJk8lo5ylvA\">covering Baylor&#8217;s Kente ceremony<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cdi81yzgGWL\/\">talking to grads about where they&#8217;re going next<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdgaUbbOMLD\/\">celebrating with photos from the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaylorUniversity1845%2Fposts%2F10160183662391926&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"748\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdgaUbbOMLD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SOUND ON for our 2022 grads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SicEm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SicEm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnFl6YzbTY\">pic.twitter.com\/UnFl6YzbTY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BaylorProud (@BaylorProud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaylorProud\/status\/1525632322288099330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/bbis.baylor.edu\/directory\/login?bm=422165378\">Update your alumni contact information<\/a> so that wherever your future takes you, you\u2019ll know what\u2019s going on with your alma mater and can connect with fellow grads. If you don\u2019t already, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/socialmedia\/\">follow Baylor on social media<\/a> to watch how your alma mater grows and develops.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, even as your friends scatter all over the world, make an effort to get together on a regular basis. Maybe that\u2019s for Baylor Homecoming, a group vacation, or just weekly game night &#8212; but keep those friendships going. College is a special time, and you likely won\u2019t ever again have this much time available to build such deep friendships.<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck, new Baylor graduates. Or, as we Bears say:<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, #BU22!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You might also like:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/05\/this-father-son-daughter-are-all-graduating-from-baylor-this-weekend\/\">This father, son &amp; daughter are all graduating from Baylor this weekend<\/a> (May 2022)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/05\/even-cancer-couldnt-stop-this-baylorgrad-from-earning-her-degree\/\">Even cancer couldn\u2019t stop this #BaylorGrad from earning her degree<\/a> (May 2022)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/05\/study-business-or-ministry-this-2022-baylor-mdiv-mba-grad-answered-both\/\">Study business or ministry? This 2022 Baylor MDiv\/MBA grad answered, &#8216;Both.&#8217;<\/a> (May 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 3,000 new Baylor alumni crossed the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend as Baylor celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2022! If you missed out &#8212; or you just want to watch your graduate&#8217;s big moment again &#8212; complete video of all four ceremonies is archived on the Baylor website. 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