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![Graduates applaud the faculty as they walk the processional during 2022 Commencement.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/Commencement%202022%281%29.jpg?h=2a06030b&itok=YZAscgcO)
We caught up with some of our 2022 graduates in their final days on campus to talk about their next steps. Here’s what they had to say as they begin writing that next chapter.
![Aerial photo of the Lawrence campus looking to the north.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/AerialMainHallandChapel%20%281%29.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=lDmi2cLl)
Six alumni are the recipients of 2022 Alumni Awards, to be presented during Reunion weekend. They range from the Class of 2012 to the Class of 1971.
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The tradition of Reunion is back on campus this weekend after a two-year hiatus. It will feature three 50-year celebrations and a nod to the Celebrate! festival courtesy of the Class of 1997.
![Graduates walk through the faculty line as faculty applaud during the processional at the start of Commencement.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/CommencementProcessional_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=90c074db&itok=enbVS-Qm)
With Marvel actor Anthony Mackie joining the celebration as commencement speaker, the Lawrence community applauded 332 graduates in a beautiful Commencement ceremony on Main Hall Green.
![Faculty award winners, from left, Peter Peregrine, Brigetta Miller, Nancy Lin, and Jesus Smith pose for a photo in their regalia.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/FacultyAwardRecipients_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=845c1919&itok=ijOaNrfe)
Four faculty members—Brigetta Miller ’89, Peter Peregrine, Nancy Lin, and Jesús Smith—were honored during Sunday’s Commencement ceremony with annual teaching awards, among the highest honors given at Lawrence.
![Steitz and Main Hall exteriors](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/smh2.jpg?h=a3b10084&itok=I2kbnubz)
Five Lawerence faculty members are retiring at the close of the academic year. They will be honored during the June 12 Commencement ceremony.
![Wen-Lei Gu poses with her violin on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/WenLei%20Gu_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=3b841809&itok=46hRkZsO)
Violinist Wen-Lei Gu brings brilliance to the classroom and the performance stage. The music professor has performed on some of the world's most iconic stages while maintaining a deep love of teaching.
![Jin Han leans against a window of the Wriston Art Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/JinHan%20Profile_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=84ced5d1&itok=ajRdhOOg)
Inspired by a class with history professor Brigid Vance, junior Jin Han set out to explore the history of some of the Wriston Art Galleries' East Asian artifacts.
![Visitors to Biofest gather around students presenting their work on standing white boards.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/BioFest2_202205%20%281%29.jpg?h=6a83b953&itok=j_DH1_v2)
Biofest is an annual end-of-the-year tradition at Lawrence, giving biology students a chance to show their work to others and hone their communication skills.
![A sign welcomes visitors to the pop-up art gallery in City Center Plaza.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/RabbitGallery3_202206.jpg?h=8821365b&itok=fyI9NjJh)
The Rabbit Gallery, a pop-up gallery organized and curated by Lawrence students, is part of an entrepreneurship practicum at Lawrence. It is in City Center Plaza through Monday.
![A commencement cap at the 2021 ceremony reads "the adventures begin now."](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/CommencementCap_202106%20%281%29.jpg?h=5003c29d&itok=DxHOLCp1)
Lawrence's 2022 Commencement ceremony is set for Main Hall Green at 10 a.m. June 12. Marvel actor Anthony Mackie will be on campus as the Commencement speaker. Here's what you need to know about the big weekend.
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Jason Imperati has been named the new leader of the Lawrence University Department of Athletics. The new Director of Athletics comes from Bowie State University in Maryland.
![The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet poses for a photo with their Wagner tubas.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/Tuben-Quintet%20%281%29.jpg?h=10384ff6&itok=IGpys5T0)
The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet, an unconventional ensemble led by Lawrence Conservatory professor Ann Ellsworth, released its debut album, which features mostly music from LGBTQ composers.
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When more than 200 students take the stage of Memorial Chapel on June 3 for the much-anticipated oratorio, the Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, it will be the first staging of a Major Works concert since the pandemic began.