Patrick graduates from Johns Hopkins University

In commencement ceremonies Thursday morning in Baltimore, Patrick received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Among those on hand to congratulate Patrick were his mother, Kathy, sisters Genevieve and Vivien and girlfriend Christina.

More than 7,000 students from all of the university's divisions and campuses received their degrees at the ceremony.

Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull delivered the commencement address "address against a backdrop of umbrellas and clear plastic ponchos at a chilly Homewood Field," according to the school's news site, the Hub.