Graduates through their caps in the air.

The University celebrated two commencement ceremonies in May 2022, one for this year's graduating class and a special celebration for the Class of 2020 who had their ceremony canceled due to the pandemic. While these two events occupied much of the campus attention during the month, they weren't the only show taking the stage at Notre Dame Stadium.

Blurred out flowers around the Notre Dame Avenue entrance to campus.
Ornamental staircase close up.
Magenta tulips focused in the foreground and a building out of focus in the background.
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Detail of a stone walkway with a golden tone due to the early morning sun.
Five hammocks hung between trees and across a walking path on campus.
There are two moving vans and tubs in the background as a student walks past carrying a box and trash bag full of personal items.
An aerial photo of a large campus building with a sunburst in the right top corner.
A player pitches a baseball to a batter, which are both out of focus. The ball is in-focus.
A concentrating baseball player looking to the left, tosses a baseball up before throwing a pitch.
During sunset, Garth Brooks performs in Notre Dame Stadium. The stadium is dark besides the video board and colorful lights that shine on and around the stage. The Golden Dome and the Basilica can be seen off in the distance against the sunset.
Garth Brooks performs in Notre Dame Stadium on May 7, 2022.
Graduating seniors gather at the Grotto for a prayer service, Senior Week 2022.
Graduating seniors gather at the Grotto for a prayer service, Senior Week 2022.
Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. greets graduating seniors, all holding candles, at the Grotto.
Graduating seniors during Senior Week 2022 pose for a photo holding candles.
Two people hug each other, one holding a candle.
Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. blesses a U.S. flag at the end of the 2022 Commencement Mass.
Graduate School Commencement ceremony.
A large group of graduates wearing caps and gowns sit in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.
Graduates wave Ukrainian flags in tribute to Archbishop Borys Gudziak as he approaches the podium to give the Commencement address at the 2022 Commencement ceremony.
Graduates wave Ukrainian flags.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak throws a football during his remarks at the Commencement 2022 ceremony.
Graduate Edie Uebelhor catches the football thrown by Archbishop Borys Gudziak during his Commencement address.
A graduate runs to greet someone before entering Notre Dame Stadium before he Commencement 2022 ceremony.
Graduates sing the Alma Mater at the 2022 Commencement.
Jerome Bettis claps and celebrates with his classmates at the 2022.
A Black graduate, former Notre Dame Student Body President, Allan Njomo celebrates at the end of the 2022 Commencement ceremony.
Family and friends cheer, take photos, and hold four large balloons that form
During a clear day, graduates from the class of 2020 gather at the Grotto.
Graduates from the class of 2020 gather for the Last Trip to the Grotto together.
A group of graduates stand next to each other, holding onto papers or each others hands, looking towards the right.
Graduates stand arm in arm together facing the camera, singing at the Grotto.
Eight lit candles, one taller than all of the others and has a label that says Class of 2020 and the University of Notre Dame seal.
Graduates toss their caps in the air on the steps of the Main Building.
Graduates from the class of 2020 toss their caps in the air on the steps of the Main Building.
A graduate wearing a cap and down poses for a photo on the steps of the Main Building.
2020 Graduate Irla Atanda and her family pose for a photo with University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. in front of the Main Building.
University of Notre Dame president John I Jenkins, C.S.C., hands sacramental bread to a graduate during mass before the Commencement Ceremony.
A graduates wears a cap with the message “2 Years Later” at the 2020 Commencement ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium.
Graduates walk into Notre Dame Stadium before the 2020 Commencement ceremony.
Graduates wearing caps and gowns standing looking right. In the background a stadium video board displays an American flag.
Commencement speaker John Francis Crowley receives an honorary degree at the class of 2020 Commencement ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium.
A graduate blows a kiss to her family in the stands at the close of Commencement 2020 ceremony.
Architecture graduates with decorated caps celebrate during the Commencement Ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium.
Two women, both wearing caps and gowns, celebrate with a hug before the 2022 Commencement ceremony.
Graduates wearing caps and gowns celebrate at the close of the 2020 Commencement ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium.

Photography by Matt Cashore, Barbara Johnston, Peter Ringenberg, and Leah Ingle