Attendees cheer and take photographs Sunday morning during the processional at the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Colby College graduate Laura Bogorad is joined by her dogs Sunday morning as her mother, Victoria Campos, takes photographs following the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

A personal message is displayed Sunday morning on a graduate's mortarboard during the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Attendees cheer and take photographs Sunday morning during the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

The wind catches the graduation tassel Sunday morning of Shuran Yang during the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Mackenna Greenberg and her dog, Picchu, line up Sunday morning with other graduates before Greenberg received her diploma during the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Graduates share in the moment Sunday morning before receiving their diplomas during the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Commencement speaker Amy Walter, right, begins her address Sunday morning as Colby College President David A. Greene looks on during the college's graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Attendees cheer Sunday morning as graduates arrive during the processional at the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

A Colby College graduate looks toward the crowd Sunday morning during the processional at the college's graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Tuba player Mark Mumme plays Sunday morning with the Downeast Brass Quintet during the processional at the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville. Miller Library is reflected in the bell of Mumme's tuba.

Members of the Downeast Brass Quintet play Sunday morning during the processional at the Colby College graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.

Colby College's newest graduates toss their mortarboards Sunday morning in front of Miller Library after receiving their diplomas during the college's graduation ceremony on Mayflower Hill in Waterville.