Graduates watch as their friends file in at the 2012 UCSB Graduate Division Commencement ceremony. Credit: Patricia Marroquin
Commencement is just a couple of weeks away. Graduate Division Dean Dr. Carol Genetti says commencement “is a time for you, your family, your friends, your faculty members to celebrate the remarkable achievement of your graduate degree.”
Don't forget to dip, especially if you're tall, when the hood is placed over your head, or it may become a blindfold. Images captured at 2012 UCSB Graduate Division Commencement. Credit: Patricia MarroquinSome of you participating in Graduate Division’s Commencement on June 16 will have the honor and privilege of being hooded. “Hooding is an important part of the Commencement ceremony that is especially reserved for doctoral students,” said Dean Genetti. “So when you get your doctorate, you earn the right to be hooded.”
Hooding, the symbolic act of conferring the degree “in a very physical way,” can be a little tricky. Getting tripped up by the regalia or having the graduation cap knocked off are some common hooding faux pas. So Graduate Division has created a how-to video to demonstrate the process (you may view it below). It is hoped this video will result in happy hooding for doctoral graduates.
For more information about Commencement, see Graduate Division’s Commencement page.