The largest ever graduating class in the history of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science – more than 1,400 in total – walked the stage in three recognition ceremonies held May 23 and 24 at Barton Hall. 

Cornell Bowers is “a community that embraces the new frontier of technology and the promise it holds to advance our world,” said Thorsten Joachims, interim dean of Cornell Bowers. “Today, as you cross this stage, you do so not only as graduates, but as stewards of this legacy.”

Held each year around university Commencement – where graduates formally accept their degrees – the recognition ceremonies are opportunities for each of Cornell Bowers’ three departments of computer science, information science and statistics and data science to honor their own graduates. Each ceremony recognized students graduating in December 2024, May 2025 and August 2025. 

Joachims urged the class of 2025 to continue to work for the greater good.

“As we look to your futures …it is important to acknowledge, perhaps especially in this moment, the crucial responsibility that universities like Cornell shoulder in furthering not only the exploration of complex questions that emerge, but also the pursuit of answers and solutions to make a difference in our world,” Joachims said. “As you go forward, we are confident you will carry what you’ve learned into the world and continue the work of driving positive change through technology.”

Read the full story on the Cornell Bowers CIS website.