To the graduating class of 2024: Your college careers started with incredible challenges of a global pandemic. You persevered and you persisted. You stayed up really late, laughing, studying, and doing nothing in particular. And somewhere along the way, you looked around and realized that you were staring at lifelong friends. As you completed essays and exams, you also refined lifelong skills of grit and determination. You cheered on Big Ten and national championship Hawkeye teams, attended a historic women’s basketball game inside Kinnick, experienced the euphoria of watching back to back trips to the Final Four, And witnessed the greatest of all time. It’s great to be a Hawkeye. #uiowa #hawkeyes #graduation #alwaysahawkeye #commencement #classof2024