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UNCW Class of 2023 Takes Flight

UNCW held three ceremonies during its fall 2023 commencement exercises.
UNCW held three ceremonies during its fall 2023 commencement exercises.
Photo: Jeff Janowski/UNCW

UNCW held three ceremonies during its fall 2023 commencement exercises on Dec. 15-16, graduating approximately 2,550 students (1,769 undergraduate, 759 master’s and 18 doctoral). All ceremonies took place in Trask Coliseum.

"As you lift off from UNCW and fly toward a new year and new opportunities, I challenge you to pursue your next set of goals with the same determination that you applied to earning your degree," Chancellor Aswani K. Volety told the graduates.

The ceremonies held were:  
Friday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.  
College of Health and Human Services and Watson College of Education 
Speaker: William Buster, CEO and President, New Hanover Community Endowment 
 
Saturday, Dec. 16 at 9 a.m.  
Cameron School of Business 
Speaker: Maurice R. Smith ’79, Attorney and Counselor at Law, M Smith Law PLLC 
  
Saturday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.  
College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts and the College of Science and Engineering  
Speaker: Clyde Edgerton, Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing, UNCW

Rewatch the ceremonies on the livestream page for a limited period of time. Rebroadcasts of the ceremonies will be available on the Commencement Ceremony Video Archive at a later date.


 

 


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