Once again, graduating Badgers will gather together in Camp Randall for a single commencement ceremony in the spring.

A year ago, the ceremony was moved to Camp Randall from the Kohl Center, allowing for one ceremony for all University of Wisconsin undergraduates and some graduate students. This year’s senior class officers decided to continue the tradition at their May 16 graduation.

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UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement that her first spring commencement would have been exciting wherever it was held, but its return to Camp Randall made it truly memorable because of the tradition and excitement that goes with it.

Maria Giannopoulous, the senior class president, said hosting the ceremony at the stadium is less “fragmented” than having it at the Kohl Center.

“We decided to keep commencement in Camp Randall because we think it gets all of us together as graduates in one place, in one ceremony as Badgers,” Giannopoulous said.

With a platform as big as Camp Randall, she said, they are able to attract better known keynote speakers.

Schools and colleges will still host separate ceremonies throughout the weekend, according to the UW statement. Professional and doctoral students will celebrate in the Kohl Center at 5:30 p.m. May 15, as usual, while non-terminal degree holders will join the undergraduates in Camp Randall.