Best of 2018 commencement

Carrying DePaul's school and college banners, students make their way into the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church for the annual Baccalaureate Mass. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

The Rev. Richard Benson, C.M., celebrates the annual Baccalaureate Mass at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, serves as a eucharistic minister distributing Holy Communion during the annual Baccalaureate Mass. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Students wearing decorated mortar boards gather with their fellow students, friends and family members inside the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church for the annual Baccalaureate Mass. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Graduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the School for New Learning make their way into Wintrust Arena for their commencement ceremony. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, left, and Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco, dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, right, congratulate honorary degree recipient Rami Nashashibi during the commencement ceremony at Wintrust Arena. Nashashibi, a 1996 alumna, is the founder and executive director of Inner-City Muslim Action Network. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Students are all smiles after flipping their tassels at the end of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the School for New Learning ceremony in Wintrust Arena. Approximately 6,700 students graduated during five ceremonies held over the weekend in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Rachel Pride delivers the student address at the DePaul University commencement ceremony for the College of Science and Health  and the College of Education. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Students show off their decorated mortar boards during the commencement ceremony for the College of Science and Health  and the College of Education at Chicago's Wintrust Arena. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Family and friends celebrate with their graduates following the commencement ceremony for the College of Science and Health and the College of Education. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Graciela Covarrubias leads the procession with the university mace to begin the commencement ceremony for the College of Communication and the College of Computing and Digital Media. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Carol Marin, journalist and co-director of the Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence at DePaul, presents the address to the graduates at the commencement ceremony for the College of Communication and the College of Computing and Digital Media. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Graduates, friends and family fill Wintrust Arena during one of five ceremonies held in Chicago by DePaul University  over commencement weekend. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, presented the closing remarks to the graduates during the five commencement ceremonies at Wintrust Arena. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Jay Braatz, vice president for planning and presidential administration, attends her last DePaul commencement before retiring. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Student musicians perform during the DePaul University commencement ceremony for the School of Music and The Theatre School. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Family members find their graduates in the crowd during the Driehaus College of Business commencement ceremony at Wintrust Arena. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Driehaus College of Business graduates wave to friends and family members inside Wintrust Arena as they take to the floor for their commencement ceremony. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Driehaus College of Business graduates fill the final seats inside Wintrust Arena during their commencement ceremony. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Patrick J. Murphy, professor, stands on stage with the university mace to begin the commencement ceremony for the Driehaus College of Business. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Graduates celebrate as they receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony for the Driehaus College of Business. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Graduates pose as they receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony for the Driehaus College of Business at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)