IU Bloomington undergraduates gather in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for morning commencement. Due to the changing weather forecast, IU Bloomington's undergraduate commencement ceremony was moved indoors, which resulted in two ceremonies. School of Public Health-Bloomington Dean Mohammad R. Torabi, left, undergraduate commencement speaker McKayla Bull and Jackson State University Interim President Roderick Paige pose for a photo in the robing room before the morning ceremony begins.Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie, IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie and Douglas Van Houweling pose for a photo in the robing room prior to the morning commencement ceremony. Van Houweling was chosen as an honorary degree recipient to be honored during the IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony.IU Bloomington undergraduates process into Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall during the beginning of the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony. Indiana University campuses awarded more than 20,000 degrees, a record number, at seven campuses during commencement ceremonies May 5 to 14. During the two IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremonies, the campus bestowed 6,913 undergraduate degrees upon the Class of 2017.IU President Michael A. McRobbie thanks Fountain Trust Pipe Band members for their performance during the morning IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony.IU Bloomington undergraduate student commencement speaker McKayla Bull takes a selfie with IU President Michael A. McRobbie before the afternoon IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony.IU President Michael A. McRobbie addresses the Class of 2017 during the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony. The IU Bloomington class of 2017 included graduates from 96 different countries, from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and from 89 of Indiana’s 92 counties. The oldest graduate was 64, the youngest 19, and among the weekend’s graduates were 17 sets of twins.Jackson State University Interim President Roderick Paige, left, receives his honorary degree from IU President Michael A. McRobbie. Paige served as President George W. Bush's secretary of education from 2001 to 2005, and he was the first African-American to serve as the nation's education chief.Douglas Van Houweling, left, receives an honorary degree from IU President Michael A. McRobbie. Van Houweling worked extensively with IU administrators and faculty in the development of the Internet2 project, which leads higher education's continuing role in internet development.Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, delivers her commencement address during the IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony. Slaughter was the first woman to serve as director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State.IU Student Association President Sara Zaheer speaks during the alumni induction of the morning IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony.IU Alumni Association Chair-Elect Brieanna Quinn speaks during the alumni induction at the IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement morning ceremony.Members of IU Bloomington’s Class of 2017 move the tassels on their caps to the left side, indicating that they are graduates.IU Bloomington's undergraduate Class of 2017 reacts after the conferral of degrees.An IU Bloomington graduate reacts after the conferral of degrees during the afternoon undergraduate ceremony. IU graduates, friends and family take photos at the Sample Gates following the afternoon IU Bloomington undergraduate commencement ceremony.
