�鶹Ů�� Celebrates Summer 2025 Graduates

�鶹Ů�� conferred nearly 1,800 degrees over the course of three in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

�鶹Ů�� conferred nearly 1,800 degrees over the course of three in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. (Photo by Alex Dolce)

By jonathan fraysure | 8/5/2025

�鶹Ů�� conferred nearly 1,800 degrees over the course of three in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, �鶹Ů�� Student Union, Boca Raton campus.

“As a nationally recognized Opportunity University, Florida Atlantic is proud to prepare students to lead in a changing world,” said �鶹Ů�� President Adam Hasner. “Our summer graduates are redefining possibilities through their achievements and through the impact they are making across our region and the state.”

Highlights of the 2025 summer commencement include:

There are 47 degree recipients over the age of 50, and eight are over the age of 60.
The oldest graduate is 71 and the youngest is 17.
Of the 1,789 graduates, 222 are first-generation students, 50 graduated with a 4.0 GPA, and 64 countries were represented.

The featured speaker of all three ceremonies was Carly Yoost, co-creator and board chair of Child Rescue Coalition, a nonprofit organization centered on building technology for law enforcement to hunt online predators. An �鶹Ů�� alumna, she was awarded the �鶹Ů�� President’s Distinguished Service Medallion in 2019 and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award in 2023.

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