UCSB Engineering Graduation Celebrated

Graduation weekend kicked off at UC Santa Barbara with the College of Engineering’s ceremony, celebrating 474 new engineers ready to tackle a changing world. New Chancellor Dennis Assanis presided over his first bachelor’s ceremony, praising adaptability and creativity. Student speaker Lily Yuxuan Chen reflected on community, confidence, and purpose forged at UCSB. Honors went to Nikhil Kapasi and Ava Smith for student leadership, and Sammy Lesner and Anika Jena for groundbreaking research. Across campus, 6,727 graduates are marking the end of one chapter and the start of countless new ones. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e1d06f2fb5e2f9e7