UC Irvine awards 10,199 diplomas to graduating class

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A graduate dabs during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Jermaine Griggs, the founder of Hear and Play Music and a UCI alumnus, gives a speech during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.

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Ivan Delgadillo celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Graduates decorate their caps during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Graduates decorate their caps during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Graduates wave to family and friends during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.

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A graduate waves to the crowd during the recessional of the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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Jermaine Griggs, the founder of Hear and Play Music and a UCI alumnus, gives a speech during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.

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A family holds a sign for a graduate named Alex during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.

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Victor Marroquin and his daughter Jocelyne cheer for Jacky Marroquin during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

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A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )

By Daily Pilot staff

June 16, 2017 3:50 PM PT

UC Irvine graduates and families are celebrating new beginnings at ceremonies this weekend at the campus Bren Events Center.

UCI is awarding 10,199 diplomas. That includes 9,068 bachelor’s degrees — more than half of them to first-generation college students, according to the university.

In addition, 770 master’s degrees and 361 doctoral degrees, including 100 M.D.s, are being awarded.

UC Irvine awards 10,199 diplomas to graduating class

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