Family members of students sit outside soaking up the sun before the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony begins on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Hat decorations abounded at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)A soon-to-be graduate talks on the phone while her peers finish being seated before the start of the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Previous Student Government Association President and Big Red Mascot Rush Robinson hugs University President Timothy C. Caboni after receiving his diploma during the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Director of Bands and Professor of Music Dr. Gary Schallert instructs his ensemble to smile for the camera before the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)A faculty member wears Big Red-themed socks at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Venson Sneed, member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., listens to a faculty speech while at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Rush Robinson, previous Student Government Association President and Big Red Mascot, points to his family and friends in the audience at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Hat decorations abounded at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Names are passed to Budget Specialist and Master of Ceremonies Jordan Myers at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Dean of College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Corinne Murphy assures the graduating class that they are prepared to face the challenges of the world outside of the classroom, and that they have a social obligation to be contributing members of society using the skills they have learned throughout their schooling at the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. (Jacob Sebastian)Corey Anthony, right, hugs CEBS graduate Venson Sneed after the College of Education & Behavioral Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026 in E.A. Diddle Arena. Both men are members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Anthony graduated from Western a year prior but came back because of the fraternity connection. He noted that the “Incorporated” part of Fraternity Inc. represents the lifelong community and brotherhood of the group, incorporating their members and community in the activities they participate in both in a university setting and beyond. (Jacob Sebastian)
