Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Arts and Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 1:30-3:30 p.m., at the Cohen Auditorium. Invitations will be mailed to eligible participants; please RSVP to Gina Murray (Office of Graduate Studies). If you choose to attend, a doctoral hood will be provided to you as a gift from the dean. Gina Murray will be distributing the hoods in her office (Ballou Hall first floor) in early May. Academic regalia is required at the ceremony. You may wear your own gown, or the gown of a family member. Academic regalia is not available for rent. Family and friends are invited to a reception in your honor immediately following the ceremony.

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Engineering

The School of Engineering will have its own commencement ceremony following the all-university ceremony. All engineering degree recipients will receive their degrees at this ceremony. Each doctoral recipient will be hooded by his/her advisor. Engineering doctoral recipients will not be part of a separate hooding ceremony, but will be invited to a celebratory reception on Saturday afternoon, May 19, 2012. More information about this event will be relayed directly to eligible students by the School of Engineering. Doctoral recipients who attend this event and Commencement will be provided a hood as a gift from the dean. Gina Murray (Office of Graduate Studies, Ballou Hall, First Floor) will be distributing the hoods in early May.