<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/2025-commencement.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>05/28/2025</pubDate><title>SUNY Erie's 77th Commencement</title><description>SUNY Erie’s Commencement was celebrated on Wednesday, May 21, at Buffalo State University.  This event marks a powerful milestone, a celebration of hard work and the beginning of new chapters for our students.</description><author/><image><img src="/_resources/images/components/_gallery_with_options/Commencement.png" alt="Celebrating Kennedy Sparks: 2025 Graduate Highlight"/></image></item>