{"id":60082,"date":"2012-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/commencement-2012-sights-sounds-sentiments-of-uris-commencement-ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2012-05-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T00:00:00","slug":"commencement-2012-sights-sounds-sentiments-of-uris-commencement-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/05\/commencement-2012-sights-sounds-sentiments-of-uris-commencement-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2012: Sights, sounds, sentiments of 溏心vlog免费B站’s Commencement ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — May 17 2012 — With the wail of a single bagpipe from the front of the procession, the calls of the University\u2019s Color Guard, the triumphant trumpets and roll of the drums, the soft sounds of thousands of footsteps encircling and crossing the quadrangle, all ringed by the resonant cheers and applause of families and friends; The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 126th Commencement will soon be under way.<\/p>\n


\nThe grand procession, like none other that occurs throughout the year, signifies the day for thousands of undergraduates to commence their next stage in life. It is an opportunity to celebrate the success and accomplishments of students and the University as a whole.<\/p>\n


\nWith a crowd of about 15,000 people gathered on the quad, 溏心vlog免费B站’s annual commencement is one of the biggest events held in the State of Rhode Island. Commencement weekend is May 19-20, 2012. Find more information about the ceremonies at www.uri.edu\/commencement.<\/p>\n


\nProcession pageantry prevails<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\t12:20 p.m. Bagpiper begins, escorts 50th reunion class

\n\u2022\tClass of 1962 is seated

\n\u2022\tUniversity Color Guard presents colors and leads Academic Procession

\n\u2022\tGrand Marshal follows carrying the University Mace

\n\u2022\tPlatform group, including the president, honorary degree recipients, and government and university representatives

\n\u2022\tFaculty Marshal

\n\u2022\tUniversity Excellence Award Winners

\n\u2022\tArts and Sciences Faculty

\n\u2022\tProfessional School Faculty

\n\u2022\tGraduate degree candidates

\n\u2022\tUndergraduate degree candidates escorted by student carrying their college banner

\n\u2022\tThe Grand Marshal then introduces President David M. Dooley to preside over the ceremony.<\/p>\n


\nColors mark degrees

\nThe sounds of commencement are coupled with the splendid swirl of colors. Whether you\u2019re a student strutting in your first, a family member or friend eagerly eyeing a loved one in your fifth, or a faculty member promenading in your 10th, color is crucial on commencement.

\nBright gonfalons wave from staging to represent each of the University\u2019s nine colleges, and encircling the quad are flags associated with Rhode Island\u2019s early history, many of its towns, and many of the nations with which the University has developed relationships.

\nFaculty members are regaled in robes and colored hoods distinctive to their colleges and degrees, as the sea of black-cloaked graduating seniors is splashed with the colors of tassels signifying the different degrees to be awarded:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tArts and Sciences: B.A., white; B.S., golden yellow; B.M., pink; B.F.A., brown

\n\u2022\tBusiness Administration: drab (light brown)

\n\u2022\tContinuing Education: B.G.S., black and white

\n\u2022\tEngineering: orange

\n\u2022\tEnvironment and Life Sciences: maize

\n\u2022\tHuman Science and Services: maroon

\n\u2022\tNursing: apricot

\n\u2022\tPharmacy: olive<\/p>\n


\nThe University is known regionally and worldwide for its innovative, big ideas, adaptive intelligence and breakthrough solutions to today’s puzzling problems. 溏心vlog免费B站’s pioneering research extends the University’s influence well beyond its coastal borders, while its unique interdisciplinary courses provide its 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students with global opportunities in an intimate environment. The University now has nearly 100,000 alumni. The University receives federal, state and private funding to support the highest levels of research in dozens of disciplines. Think Big. We Do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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