As part of this year's Commencement festivities, the Office of College Relations invited graduating seniors and their families to attend the first annual Garnet Gala on
Saturday June 15, the evening before Commencement. Members of the Class of 2002 were welcomed to the alumni family with an elegant and fun-filled evening that featured food, entertainment from a live band, and dancing. More than half of the graduating class brought parents, siblings and friends to celebrate their four years of hard work and bid a bittersweet goodbye to Union. The evening also included a toast by Presided Roger Hull, in which he greeted the 1,000 guests and wished the graduates
success in the many years to come.