fun group photo of all graduates at 2024 Backyard Bash

Celebrating Our Graduate: The 2024 Annual Backyard Bash

Join us in celebrating our graduates at this year's annual Backyard Bash through this photostory.

Backyard Bash

On May 17, Tufts Gordon Institute held our annual Backyard Bash to celebrate this year's graduating class of students with the wider Tufts Gordon Institute community including family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni. For the past few years, the Backyard Bash has been held on Tufts' Medford campus where attendees can spend an evening forming connections, playing yard games, and enjoying drinks and BBQ. 

Large white tent for Backyard Bash
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

Thanks to beautiful weather that added to the welcoming atmosphere, this year's Backyard Bash was a perfect evening! 

Enjoy a look at photos from this years' event below: 

Backyard Bash Jerry Brightman
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their faculty and friends had the opportunity to reunite, build new connections, and celebrate this wonderful occasion together. 

2024 Backyard Bash Group Photo 2
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute
Backyard Bash 2024 Group Photo 3
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute
Kevin speaking to students and family at the 2024 Backyard Bash
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

Midway through the event, Kevin Oye, Executive Director of Tufts Gordon Institute, and Sam Liggero, Academic Director of the MSEM & MSTML, gave a short speech congratulating graduates, thanking parents, and recognizing faculty and staff. In true Kevin and Sam fashion, they could not resist by adding a bit of humor, and finished their speech with a little poem featuring guest author ChatGPT. 

2024 Backyard Bash Kevin and Sam speech
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

Attendees also had an opportunity to win raffle prizes! 

Melissa and Anika posing with their raffle prizes
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

The Backyard Bash concluded with more mingling and lots of photo-taking before attendees left the tent, heading home before the next morning's commencement ceremony. 

group photo at 2024 backyard bash
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute
faculty and students at 2024 Backyard Bash
Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute
2024 MSEM and MSIM Backyard Bash group photo
MS in Engineering Management & MS in Innovation & Management students and alumni /                     Photo: Glenn Kulbako for Tufts Gordon Institute

 

What a wonderful way to end a great year and celebrate our graduates!