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Just off the Commencement stage, where graduates walk after getting diplomas, is the spot for family photography. Watch a video of grads and parents saving the milestone moment in pictures...

Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly with God. For the Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson, the chaplain of Brown University who delivered a sermon May 22 at Elon University's Baccalaurate, graduates should follow those simple lessons as they embark on their life journeys.

Some members of the Class of 2009 took time to send messages of thanks to parents, professors and mentors on May 22 as they gathered for receptions prior to Baccalaureate ceremonies.

Three Elon undergraduate students and two Elon law students have been selected for 10-week summer internships with various North Carolina state agencies. The N.C. State Government Internship Program, in its 39th year, is coordinated by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration.

Commencement 2009 exercises will be streamed LIVE via Elon's Web site. The undergraduate Commencement video stream will start at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23. The Elon University School of Law video stream will begin at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 24.

Members of the Class of 2009 will have an extra measure of comfort, thanks to the new Commencement rain plan. Jordan Gym in Koury Center, where graduates organize into the line of march prior to Commencement, has often turned into a hot zone in past years because the gym is not air conditioned. This year, graduates will enjoy a cool and temporary respite from the heat.