Graduation ceremonies begin at University of Alabama Friday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – There will be a lot of proud parents and students Friday at the University of Alabama as graduation ceremonies begin later on.

Several thousand graduates will get their diplomas in a series of ceremonies.

We found several graduates taking professional graduation photos on campus for the past couple of weeks ahead of official ceremonies.

Bryant Denny Stadium is one of the most popular places on campus for graduation photos. Seniors posed, used props, popped champagne and flashed smiles as cameras and even drones were used to take their pictures.

“So far, we’ve only been at the stadium, but we have two more locations. So, we’re working hard. She’s fixing hair, doing champagne pops, it’s great,” Madi Toney, said.

Students wanted something special to look back on about their time spent at the Capstone.

“Just taking photos around campus, you just commemorate your time on campus. And, just especially spending four years in the stadium there’s not much more of a perfect place to celebrate your graduation,” said Maeve O’Brien.

The first of eight commencement ceremonies over the weekend start at 1:30 p.m. Friday inside Coleman Coliseum.

UA says 6000 students will be graduating this year and 5400 of them will participate in ceremonies.

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