Photo TR: Arcadia University Undergraduate Commencement

The whole reason for my Cedar Point trip was because I actually graduated college! Almost immediately after Cedar Point, we regrouped and went up to Arcadia so I could actually graduate. Of course, it was a mighty rainy day of graduation. Must have brought it with me from Ohio. So the commencement had to be moved indoors. Oh well. As for my get up, I'll explain some of it here because some of it is a little different. The white sash is representative of my experence studying abroad in London a few years back. The metal around my neck is the metal for Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international study.

If you wanna see video of the commencement, Arcadia had it simulcast across the web and that simulcast is still up on the web site. If you just wanna skip to me, I walk at 88:13. It may not be coasters and fun stuff, but it's definitely the break run for this thrill ride I've been on for the past 4 years.

The Kraybill Award Winner for Part Time, Dawn Thomas.

The other Kraybill Award Winner for full time.

The Ira R. Kraybill Award for Full Time Study going to James Musselman. The award goes to the undergraduate student with the highest achievement in the past three years. James had a perfect 4.0 his entire career!

The presentation of the Senior Golden Disk Award to Natalie Harris.

Reading the program to see what's coming up next.

Dr. Stephen P. Gulkus (Education department chair) presents Dr. William B. DeLauder with the honorary doctorate of laws.

Arcadia University President Dr. Jerry Greiner gives the opening words.

The Mace bearer has hit the stage and it's time for everything to begin.

Close up time. I still can see you.

HI! I'm in a mob of people who all look mostly the same!

That blurry swatch in the middle is me walking in to the gym for the commencement, Pomp and Circumstance and all.

The commencement stage is set!

Spencer being Spencer in the morning and I all robed up.

Mom, Dan and I, with myself all robed up and stuff for the commencement.

All suited up in the castle for the pre-commencement breakfast of muffin and orange juice.

More commencement.

Now it's time for me to go to my next adventure!

You can see the relief on my face.

Me with President Greiner.

Me with Nora

Everyone singing the Alma Mater. I'll admit, I didn't know it.

President Greiner's closing remarks.

I've got it, my name's called, hence the big smile on my face.

Almost there!

Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Education Norah Shulz reads off the names for students to get their degrees.

Class of 2008 class president Jade Mostyn presenting the Class of 2008 gift: a set of benches along the walk of pride.

The Ellington Beavers Faculty Award for Intellectual Inquiry winner Dr. Lauren F. Howard.

Congratulations on getting through.

bueller, bueller. Sorry, had to do it, this pic reminds me of Matthew Broderick.

Congrats, Arcadia always looked like it as a nice school to me (I have driven past it a bunch of times)

Congrats! I didn't bother going to my College Graduation and I still don't regret it...in fact, I think I was at Cliffs the day I was supposed to walk!

Congratulations!!

Is that an England flag on your robes?

Congratulations Stuart! I wish I was there this year. If everything went right, I would have been. Oh well, I guess we will have to wait until next year..... or the year after that....... whichever.....

^^ And yes, Arcadia is a pretty nice school. I could deal without a lot of the drama that is there - though I guess a lot of campuses have that kind of thing. But, if you want to be able to study abroad and travel the world really cheaply, that is the place to go for sure.

Thanks everyone!

^You'll get there eventually. No worries. Just be sure to have all your wits about you with policy. That class is a killer!

Congrats! I didn't bother going to my College Graduation and I still don't regret it...in fact, I think I was at Cliffs the day I was supposed to walk!

We were considering Kennywood on our way back from the Point, but my parents overruled that thought.

Congratulations!!

 

Is that an England flag on your robes?

 

That it is. That's where I studied abroad the fall of 2005. I went to the University of Westminster in Central London. Loved it loved it loved it. Probably one of the most fun semesters I've ever had. From my dorm, I could walk to the river, through every major square, in about 40 minutes and then ride the tube back to Baker Street with no problems. I've got a couple TR's during that time here on the site, one that is just a walk about town (which seems to be my first TR ever), one from the UK Corpse Bride premiere, and one from Thorpe Park.

^Oh yeah! I totally remember reading that!

Thats really cool, I really like how you could represent that you done that as part of your degree

Thanks everyone!

 

^You'll get there eventually. No worries. Just be sure to have all your wits about you with policy. That class is a killer!

Yeah, it should be interesting especially since Dr. Halpin absolutely hates me!!!

Congrats! I didn't bother going to my College Graduation and I still don't regret it...in fact, I think I was at Cliffs the day I was supposed to walk!

I didn't walk either. And commencement was yesterday. I just didn't feel like bothering with it.