LA CROSSE(WKBT)-- Moms weren't the only ones celebrating on Sunday.
Hundreds of UW La Crosse students walked across the stage for commencement. Friends and family packed into the La Crosse Center to see the UWL Eagles in their caps and gowns.Â
This was the school's 113th commencement. The event was broken into three ceremonies by major.Â
News 8 Now spoke to some students from the college of health and sciences who share what their plans are after graduation and what they miss most about UWL.Â
"Definitely the commodity and hanging out with my friends," Dominic Gabrielli says. "The night life is awesome."
Other graduates including Kaitlyn Bechtel will be heading to Minnesota where they already have a job.Â
"I'll miss the atmosphere of having everyone around me of all my friends," Bechtel explains. "I got a job at Mayo Clinic in Rochester in the bacteriology lab."
UW-Madison also had its commencement ceremonies this weekend.
And next weekend, UW-Eau Claire students will be honored.
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Jeremy Wall joined News 8 Now in April 2023. A Montclair State University alum, Jeremy knew he wanted to work in news since he was a child. During college, he hosted, news contributed and produced 90.3 WMSC's flagship program 'The Morning Buzz', wrote for the campus newspaper The Montclarion and reported for its news magazine 'Montclair News Lab'. He also interned for 94.5 WPST and was a college associate for Fox News Radio. Although he's born and raised in New Jersey, Jeremy is no stranger to the Midwest. He started his career at KIMT News 3where he covered everything from MnDot, RPS, Mayo Clinic and the Covid-19 pandemic. After working at KIMT News 3 for two years,Jeremy briefly worked in Richmond at WRIC-TV before returning to the Midwest to join the News 8 Now family. When he's not working, Jeremy enjoys reading, writing, biking, traveling, working out, watching superhero and late night talk shows and spending time with his family and friends.
