There was a lot to make you #RedbirdProud at Illinois State University in May.

Illinois State’s Alumni Association added about 3,450 new Redbirds to its ranks at spring commencement. Then our current students began their summer “break” by traveling the world for internships, Study Abroad trips, and other outside-the-classroom endeavors—sharing lots of photos along the way.

Every month on the STATEside campus blog, we use Storify to give our readers a “best of” photo gallery, powered by tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts from the previous month.

So here’s a look at the best photos of the Illinois State campus community shared on social media in May 2014:

Ryan Denham can be reached at rmdenha@IllinoisState.edu.