Doctoral candidates are hooded at the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division's 2014 Commencement ceremony. Credits: Mike Eliason, Patricia Marroquin
Of the 423 students participating in this Sunday’s Graduate Division Commencement ceremony, nearly half (210, to be exact) will have the privilege of wearing the “odd garment” known as the doctoral hood.
To avoid a hooding horror story, the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division has produced a how-to video narrated by Dean Carol Genetti. In the video below, you’ll learn such things as how to hold the hood, how to avoid having your cap fly off your head, the importance of the button and loop, and the proper way to adjust and wear the hood.
The demonstration also includes new procedures this year for entering and exiting the stage.
Full step-by-step details on doctoral hooding may be found on the Graduate Division’s Commencement Information for Students page under “Doctoral Hooding.”
Congratulations to all of our master’s, doctoral, and certificate graduates!
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The Graduate Division’s June 14 Commencement ceremony begins at 4 p.m. on the Faculty Club Green. For those unable to attend, the ceremony will be live-streamed at the UCSB Commencement Live Webcast 2015 page. More information about Commencement may be found on the Graduate Division’s Commencement page. Also, you may read the Office of Public Affairs and Communications’ article “Here Comes Commencement” for a roundup of all the Commencement ceremonies. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #UCSB2015 on your social media photos and other posts to be featured on the Webcast page.