Slideshow: Commencement 2018

By Communications staff, Washington State University
WSU graduates celebrate as confetti falls.

Take a stroll through commencement 2018 with slideshows from WSU’s campuses.

Graduation season kicked off Thursday with the College of Pharmacy, continued Friday with WSU Spokane and included a packed Saturday as commencement ceremonies in Pullman, Vancouver and Tri-Cities were held. WSU Everett’s commencement is set for May 12.

New graduates total nearly 5,000 and bring the total number of WSU alumni to an estimated 225,000 worldwide.

Here’s a look at the men and women who made up the WSU graduating class of 2018.

 

Pullman

Vancouver

Tri-Cities

Spokane

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