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Photos: Georgia State University celebrates graduation

Georgia State University graduates enter during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduates wave to family and friends as they enter before the start of the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University enter the Georgia Dome during the Spring 2014 Commencement Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. More than 3,700 bachelor's graduates will be recognized for the spring and summer semesters, along with more than 1,600 master's degree recipients. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

A Georgia State University graduate wears brightly colored high heel shoes during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduate Kaneishiya Gresham, of Decatur, jogs to a spot where she can see her family and friends during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University undergraduate Shawn Simmons, of Harlem, New York, wears a specially designed mortarboard during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University undergraduate Shawn Simmons, of Harlem, New York, wears a specially designed mortarboard as he talks with a fellow graduate during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

The Atlanta Pipe Band leads the processional during the Georgia State University Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduate Robert Brennan stands during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. Robert Brennan is eighty-five years old and received his BA in English. Bob is a decorated veteran of the Korean War. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University president Mark Becker speaks during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

A Georgia State University graduate wears a special "lighted" mortarboard during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Keynote speaker Olympic bobsledder and Douglasville native Elana Meyers-Taylor, right, greets Georgia State University president Mark Becker before her speech during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. Meyers-Taylor won a silver medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Keynote speaker Olympic bobsledder and Douglasville native Elana Meyers-Taylor speaks during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. Meyers-Taylor won a silver medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduates sit in the Georgia Dome during the Spring 2014 Commencement Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. More than 3,700 bachelor's graduates will be recognized for the spring and summer semesters, along with more than 1,600 master's degree recipients. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

A Georgia State University graduate wears a mortarboard reading, "Class President, Self Proclaimed," during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduate Kaneishiya Gresham, of Decatur, smiles to her family and friends during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University president Mark Becker speaks during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduates react as their individual colleges are announced during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduates react as their individual colleges are announced during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University graduates react as their individual colleges are announced during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Friends and family of Georgia State University graduates wave to their graduates during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University undergraduates Stephanie-Joy Rhoden, of Miami, Fl., left, kisses her fiance Jon-Michael Drain, of Douglasville, during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. Rhoden and Drain, both journalism majors met while at GSU. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

Georgia State University undergraduates Stephanie-Joy Rhoden, of Miami, Fl., left, and her fiance Jon-Michael Drain, of Douglasville, celebrate at the conclusion of the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. Rhoden and Drain, both journalism majors met while at GSU. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

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Georgia State University graduates enter during the Spring 2014 Commencement at the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2014. JASON GETZ / SPECIAL

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