As we get ready to say hello to 2018, a look back at 2017 Photo of the Day (opens new window) shows what an amazing year we had on campus and in the Detroit area!

2017 top five

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for October 25, 2017: "Hogwarts in Detroit?" Submitted by Rasik Mostafa.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for May 14, 2017: Happy Mother's Day Photo by Selma Medic-Cufurovic.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for October 26, 2017: Season of colors Submitted by Komal Parab.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for April 19, 2017: "Sky has no limit. Follow your dreams." Photo by Dawn Turchin.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for February 6, 2017: "Life as a 3 year old when your Mom is a PhD Nursing Student." Photo submitted by Amanda Deriemacker

Photo of the Day stats for 2017 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 15)

• 894 photos were submitted
• 838 pics were up for consideration (56 were deemed unusable, too small, broken link, etc…)
• 456 individuals submitted photos
• 239 pictures were selected (27% of all submissions)

Connor Ashley (opens new window) and Shreyash Khond (opens new window) were our top repeat submitters.

• Connor submitted 30 entries and was featured 7 times.
• Shreyash Khond submitted 30 entries and was featured 5 times.

Old Main was one of our most popular subjects. It was Photo of the Day 26 times.

Engagement by platform

• Flickr - 48,856
• Twitter - 56,213
• Facebook - 37,245
• Instagram - 94,560

Total - 236,874

2017 Editors' picks

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for October 5, 2017: "WSU giving some serious Hogwarts feels" Photograph submitted by Aiman Hussain.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for May 5, 2017: "Captured this walking to my chemistry final at DeRoy Auditorium" Photo by Luis Coronel-Machado.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for July 4, 2017: "Detroit Fireworks 2017. Thank you #waynestatepolice #detroitpolice #detroit #detroitfireworks #wsu Photo by James Laginess.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for October 16, 2017: Behind the scenes of the Warrior Strong campaign.

(opens new window) Photo of the Day for December 13, 2017: Mary Lou Lynch, Maria Giammara and Hariette Williams didn't get to graduate from college but their granddaughters did! Submitted by Jacqueline Giammara and Sha'Ron Williams