05/07/2026
🎓💙🧡Congratulations to our ivy-wreathed graduates of 2026! Yesterday we had a blast feting our seniors, whether they be majors, minors, or Early Education Art History concentrators (because we love them all and are so proud of them!) with yummy food and high spirits. Professor Heuer explained that in antiquity, if you had a triumph of some kind, you would receive a wreath, typically a laurel wreath. The laurel is associated with the god, Apollo. But since real laurel is hard to find, it has become the Department of Art History tradition to instead present ivy wreaths to our graduating seniors. Ivy is associated with Dionysus - who is way more fun than Apollo - so we hope our seniors will enjoy the fruits of their scholarly and creative labors, and celebrate! We are so very, very proud of all of you! 🎉
Top Row, l-r, Mia Ponzio, Katie Schmalzle, Jewels Graziano, La'Niece McGlory, Jennie Matela, Luca Santoro.
Bottom Row, l-r, Kaydi McInerney, Sam Christian, Liv Martinez
We love you all and wish you the best of everything!
