Forever Go Blue Bash Celebrates End of Semester, Class of 2026

1,200 students and graduating seniors gathered for a spin on the annual event at the Alumni Center.
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Amid their final days of classes, 1,200 Wolverines attended Forever Go Blue Bash(ish), a spin on the Alumni Association’s annual event, which usually honors graduating seniors but was expanded this year to include all students and celebrate the end of the academic year. 

The event was rescheduled after a local storm — which included a tornado that damaged the roof of Yost Ice Arena — disrupted the Ann Arbor campus last week. 

The Alumni Center transformed on the last day of classes to welcome and celebrate the students — complete with an M Den pop-up shop, games and prizes from University and corporate partners, free snacks and coffee, a selfie station and caricature artist, and more. 

Graduating students, who will receive their degrees at Spring Commencement on May 2, received an early graduation gift from the Alumni Association. Student donors also collected their white and grey graduation cords as part of the new Give and Go Blue Student Philanthropy Cord Program.


All photos by Jeremy Carroll

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