UTRGV Photographs - 2020
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[Commencement] Photograph of Commencement 2020 Fall - 001
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UTRGV Fall Commencement for all campuses streamed over a virtual setting. Ceremony was held at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

[Commencement] Photograph of Commencement 2020 Fall - 002
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UTRGV Fall Commencement for all campuses streamed over a virtual setting. Ceremony was held at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

[Commencement] Photograph of Commencement 2020 Fall - 003
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UTRGV Fall Commencement for all campuses streamed over a virtual setting. Ceremony was held at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV Facilities staff move the university bell into place for the Fall Commencement ceremony at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Olga Campos, UTRGV Kinesiology student, rings the university bell for Fall Commencement at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Patrick Ojeaga, UTRGV School of Medicine student, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Jessica Escamilla, from San Jose, California and graduating with a bachelors in Criminal Justice, rings the university bell during the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Jessica Escamilla, from San Jose, California and graduating with a bachelors in Criminal Justice, at the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Natalia de la Garza, Biology student from Weslaco, Texas, rings the university bell during the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Natalia de la Garza, Biology student from Weslaco, Texas, at the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Valeria Luna, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering student from Reynosa, Mexico, rings the university bell during the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Valeria Luna, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering student from Reynosa, Mexico; at the UTRGV Fall Commencement recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

The university bell at UTRGV Fall Commencement at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Jennifer Brouwen gives instructions for graduates in the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Jennifer Brouwen moves her tassel from right to left in the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony recording at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Ala Qubbaj, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dean of the College of Education and P-16 Integration speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV student Cassandra Longoria, College of Education & P-16 Integration, at the UTRGV fall commencement. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV president Dr. Guy Bailey speaks during the fall commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Janna Arney, Deputy President and Interim Provost, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Nolan Perez, UT System Regent, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV student Edna Analee Cano, School of Social Work, at the UTRGV fall commencement. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV student Jasmine Leija, College of Fine Arts, at the UTRGV fall commencement. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV student Kathryn Mendoza, Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, at the UTRGV fall commencement. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies & New Program Development; speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Steven Block, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Vivian Incera, Dean of the College of Sciences, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Walter Diaz, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, speaks during the UTRGV Fall Commencement ceremony. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

[Commencement] Photograph of Commencement 2020 Spring - 041
UTRGV President Dr. Guy Bailey speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

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UTRGV President Dr. Guy Bailey speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

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UTRGV President Dr. Guy Bailey speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. John H. Krouse, UTRGV Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & Dean, School of Medicine; speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Parwinder Grewal, UTRGV Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies & New Program Development; speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Dr. Patricia McHatton, UTRGV Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and P-16 Integration; speaks during the UTRGV Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Briana Cortez, a Biomedical Sciences student from Brownsville, rings the university bell during the UTRGV Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 30, 2020. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

Briana Cortez, a Brownsville resident who was chosen to serve as the first Virtual Commencement Bell Ringer for UTRGV, earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Biology, and celebrated her summa cum laude honors with a morning, socially distanced watch party with her family. Lopez was accepted to multiple physician assistant (PA) programs and chose to attend UTRGV’s PA Program and be part of the Class of 2022. Courtesy Photo.

Richard Camuccio, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received his Master of Science degree in physics on Saturday from UTRGV. Camuccio watched the commencement ceremony with his family on a video chat. After, the ceremony, he said, he planned to be part of a watch party to witness the historic Space X–NASA launch that will send two astronauts into space.

Silver Salas, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, jumps for joy in his backyard trampoline as he celebrates the completion of his undergraduate career at UTRGV. The Mission native said that his plans to travel may have changed a bit due to the pandemic, but that is not going to deter him from pursuing a career as a photographer in the military.

Silver Salas, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from UTRGV, celebrates his graduation with a big jump in the pool. The Mission native is planning to pursue a career as a photographer in the military.

Silver Salas, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from UTRGV on Saturday, presented his mom with his UTRGV memory stole. Salas watched the virtual ceremony with his immediate family during a brunch graduation party to celebrate his achievements.

UTRGV Spring Commencement for the Edinburg Campus. The UTRGV Military and Veterans Success staff lay out graduation stoles for a curbside graduation ceremony at the University Center parking lot in Edinburg, Texas on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Students receive their graduation stole and take turns having their photo taken at the UTRGV sign. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy.

UTRGV Spring Commencement for the Brownsville Campus. The UTRGV Military and Veterans Success Center held a curbside graduation celebration at the Brownsville Campus on Thursday, May 28, 2020. The graduates drove by cheering fans to get a bag of goodies - and then they were able to get their photos taken by the UTRGV lolipop letters. UTRGV Photo by David Pike.