The day dawned clear and bright as the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates of 2021 took to the stage at 8 a.m. Saturday for the first in-person commencement ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began at the Brownsville campus.
Graduates social distance as they wait to walk the stage Saturday for the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
College of Education graduate Kimberly Cerbin waves her diploma as she crosses the stage Saturday for the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus. The ceremony marked the first in-person commencement at the Brownsville campus since the COVID-19 pandemic began.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Graduate Norma Vargas laughs as her brother Jorge Vargas Jr., father Jorge Vargas Sr., sister-in-law Katia Cardiel and mother Margarita chant her name and wave around cutouts of her head Saturday after the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Graduate Jovan Marquez sports a Texas flag mask with his graduation regalia Saturday for the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Graduate Samantha E. Shears hugs her husband Alfonso Gomez and her father Leeroy Shears Saturday after walking the stage for the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
College of Education graduates Zucely Gomez and Cynthia L. Gallegos pose for a photo together Saturday before the 8 a.m. commencement ceremony at the University of Texas Rio Grande Brownsville campus.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
