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Crowds of family and friends greet KU graduates as they pass through the Campanile Sunday even after several commencement events were cancelled due to storms.

The University of Kansas canceled its scheduled commencement ceremonies Sunday due to inclement weather, but that didn’t stop graduates from celebrating their accomplishments with friends and family.

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During rained-out commencement events Sunday at KU, Angela Jones, Kansas City, Kan., a Masters of Science and Project Management degree recipient, center, gets her photograph taken by family members surrounded by her friends Denice Williamson, left, and Tiffany Cooperwood, right.

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A KU graduate tosses her hat in the rain outside Memorial Union Sunday after her 10:30 a.m. graduation event was cancelled due to storms.

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Crystal Lampitt, Overland Park, and a 2021 University of Kansas Masters in social work graduate, poses in the rain for a family photograph Sunday on the KU campus. Although several graduation events for the day were cancelled due to storms, many students and family gathered on campus to celebrate – some even walking through the Campanile and down the hill in the rain.

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University of Kansas Kappa Alpha Theta sorority members celebrate as they pass through the Campanile Sunday even after their morning commencement was cancelled due to storms.

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Graduates line up outside Memorial Union and out of the rain, to get family photographs taken with a Jayhawk sculpture. Several KU graduation events were cancelled Sunday due to storms.

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Kansas class of 2021 graduates walk through the Campanile Sunday to celebrate. Storms Sunday resulted in cancelled graduation events at KU, but many graduates showed up on campus to celebrate and participate in a rainy walk through the Campanile and down the hill.

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Crowds of family and friends of KU graduates gathered near the Campanile Sunday despite a storm to watch graduates participate in their own rain-soaked walk down the Hill. Several commencement events were cancelled due to storms.

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Kansas class of 2021 graduates walk through the Campanile Sunday greeted by family and friends despite a steady rain and storm. The storms resulted in cancelled graduation events at KU.

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The friend of a University of Kansas graduate holds an umbrella as the two walk down the Hill despite cancelled commencement ceremonies Sunday.

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Hannah Adams, a graduate from the class of 2020, from Rockwall, TX., steps through the Campanile to celebrate Sunday despite commencement events being cancelled due to storms.

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University of Kansas graduates wait out the rain beneath a tree Sunday morning. Although several graduation events for the day were cancelled due to storms, many students and family gathered on campus to celebrate – some even walking through the Campanile and down the hill in the rain.

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Storms Sunday resulted in cancelled graduation events at KU, but many graduates showed up on campus to celebrate and participate in a rainy walk through the Campanile and down the hill. Some choose to go barefoot.

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Umbrellas kept KU graduates dry as some still gathered Sunday during storms that cancelled commencement ceremonies. Many students and family gathered on campus to celebrate – some even walking through the Campanile and down the hill in the rain.

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Two Kansas graduates hold hands as they pass through the Campanile Sunday even after their morning commencement was cancelled due to storms.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Family members and friends watch and take photographs of KU graduates as they celebrate Sunday despite cancelled commencement events. Many students and family gathered on campus to celebrate – some even walking through the Campanile and down the hill in the rain.