Decorated mortarboards have become a staple of commencement ceremonies, as graduating students use humor and creativity to celebrate past achievements and look toward new beginnings. Below are a few of our favorites from UB’s 2017 ceremonies.

• That’s all, folks!
• Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
  
• Goal Digger
  
• I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way!
  
• Adventure is out there
  
• Once you become fearless, life becomes limitless
• Let the journey begin
• Future Leader
  
• Passionately smashing every expectation
  
• The world could always use more heroes
  
• “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” —Kurt Vonnegut