Toasting Stetson’s Class of 2019

Cory Lancaster April 26, 2019
A panorama shot of a crowd lifting their champagne glasses for a toast with Wendy LIbby in the background

Every year, Stetson University toasts the graduating class in the President’s Garden during this signature event of Senior Week. President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., shared words of encouragement and congratulations on ­­­­­Tuesday, April 23, before offering the Champagne Toast.

The toast celebrates each student’s time as a Hatter and serves to induct them into the Stetson Alumni. Less than a month until Commencement, these seniors are encouraged to embrace what they learned at Stetson and carry it with them as they continue forward.

A group of students stand in the president's garden with champagne glasses

Stetson’s Commencement Ceremony for undergraduates will take place on Saturday, May 11, at 8 a.m. at the Spec Martin Memorial Stadium. The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will take place Thursday, May 9, at 5 p.m. at the Edmunds Center.

For the full list of Senior Week events, please visit: https://www.stetson.edu/administration/vibrancy/campus-vibrancy/senior-week.php

The Class of 2019 enjoys the festivities of the Senior Toast on Tuesday evening, April 23, in the Vera Lea Rinker Native Plant Garden beside the President’s Home. Photos by Ciara Ocasio/Stetson

-Carley Fockler