{"id":78983,"date":"2014-05-28T17:53:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T21:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=78983"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:38:44","slug":"slideshow-twentysomething-commencement-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2014\/05\/28\/slideshow-twentysomething-commencement-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: 27 Commencement moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Commencement on May 25, the seniors’ four years culminated in a few very joyous hours on the Historic Quad.<\/p>\n

Twenty-seven photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen capture the Commencement experience for the Class of 2014.<\/p>\n

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8:50 a.m.: She registrars her approval<\/h3>\n

Registrar Mary Meserve gives a final look to the soon-to-be granted Bates diplomas.<\/p>\n

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8:49 a.m.: Stop fussing. It’s perfect!<\/h3>\n

Hank Schless \u201914 of Old Greenwich, Conn., adjusts his mortarboard in the company of Logan Greenblatt ’14 of South Berwick, Maine, and Madeline Smit ’14 of Lawrenceville, N.J., as seniors begin to line up on Alumni Walk.<\/p>\n

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9:07 a.m.: Happy anticipation<\/h3>\n

Associate Professor of Psychology Krista Aronson and Associate Professor of African American Studies Myron Beasley await the academic procession.<\/p>\n

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9:18 a.m.: We’ll never forget you<\/h3>\n

Shortly before the procession begins, Bethel Kifle \u201915 of Chicago shares a moment with Associate Professor of Spanish Claudia Aburto Guzman on Alumni Walk.<\/p>\n

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9:19 a.m.: Senior staff selfie<\/h3>\n

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Leigh Weisenburger photographs herself with, from left, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Matt Auer, Vice President of College Advancement Sarah Pearson \u201975 (hidden) and Dean of Students Tedd Goundie.<\/p>\n

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9:25 a.m.: Get me to the Quad on time!<\/h3>\n

Just before takeoff, a student runs along Alumni Walk to take his alphabetically determined place in line.<\/p>\n

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9:27 a.m.: The pipes, the pipes are calling<\/h3>\n

Led by student marshals from the Class of 2015, the academic procession moves from Alumni Walk to the Quad. Here, the seniors walk between Hathorn and Parker halls.<\/p>\n

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9:29 a.m.: Y’all come back!<\/h3>\n

It’s traditional for staff from Facility Services to gather on the Hathorn Hall lawn to greet seniors as they pass by.<\/p>\n

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9:30 a.m.: Entering the Quad greensward<\/h3>\n

Omosede Eholo \u201914 of New York City enters the Quad with her classmates.<\/p>\n

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9:32 a.m.: High regard<\/h3>\n

Associate Dean of Students James Reese regards the procession of seniors in the Class of 2014.<\/p>\n

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9:37 a.m.: Walking along Gomes<\/h3>\n

Members of the faculty in their academic regalia pass by the Peter J. Gomes Chapel.<\/p>\n

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9:45 a.m.: Leader of the pack<\/h3>\n

Led by macebearer Sawyer Sylvester, professor of sociology, the platform party, including President Clayton Spencer and the Commencement honorands, approaches Hathorn Hall.<\/p>\n

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9:45 a.m.: Hand to hand<\/h3>\n

Professor of Geology Dyk Eusden \u201980 high-fives a student as faculty walk between two lines of graduates.<\/p>\n

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10:26 a.m.: Seniors sorted by row<\/h3>\n

These graduating seniors requested a \u201crow\u201d portrait.<\/p>\n

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10:04 a.m.: Something to say<\/h3>\n

Collin McCullough \u201914 of Plattsburgh, N.Y., strides to the dais to deliver his senior address.<\/p>\n

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10:26 a.m.: But is it fleece?<\/h3>\n

Commencement speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Alexis Wilkerson receives her academic hood, signifying her honorary Doctor of Letters degree.<\/p>\n

\"Approved<\/p>\n

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10:26 a.m.: A message in all caps<\/h3>\n

Before a sea of mortarboards, including one with a clear message, the Commencement Choir, under the direction of John Corrie, performs Lennon and McCartney\u2019s \u201cIn My Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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11:06 a.m.: Crowd source<\/h3>\n

Seen from high in Coram Library, a sea of faculty, seniors and guests fill the seats on the Historic Quad.<\/p>\n

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11:14 a.m.: With a degree of pride<\/h3>\n

Jivko Kozorov ’14 from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, takes a closer look at his sheepskin.<\/p>\n

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11:30 a.m.: Read it and weep, peeps<\/h3>\n

Alexandra Sejersted Bodtker ’14 of Zurich, Switzerland, shows off her diploma.<\/p>\n

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11:36 a.m.: Score!<\/h3>\n

Melanie Watson \u201914 of West Granby, Conn., makes the most of the moment as she waits on the ramp to the stage to be called for her diploma.<\/p>\n

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11:44 a.m.: Unidentified flying caps<\/h3>\n

In a moment of celebration, graduates hurl their caps as the platform party departs at ceremony\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n

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11:48 a.m.: Embracing the future<\/h3>\n

After the ceremony, a faculty member embraces Josh Ajamu \u201914 of Breinigsville, Pa.<\/p>\n

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11:55 a.m.: Only a smile apart<\/h3>\n

Dan Remillard \u201914 of Hanover, N.H., shares a hug with Sonja Favaloro \u201914 of Morrisville, Pa.<\/p>\n

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11:57 a.m.: Hug it out, guys<\/h3>\n

Lorenzo Bonacini \u201914 of Modena, Italy, says goodbye to Jack\u00a0Gonsalves \u201914 of Rye, N.H.<\/p>\n

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11:59 a.m.: Like daughter, like father<\/h3>\n

Kristy Han \u201914 of Los Angeles shares her cap with father, Victor Han, for a photograph.<\/p>\n

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12:08 p.m.: This guy, right here!<\/h3>\n

Sean Woods \u201914 of Gypsum, Colo., poses for a photograph with aunts Kathryn Simmons and Barbara Walpole as his older brother Chris Woods mugs for the camera.<\/p>\n

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12:13 p.m.: About faces<\/h3>\n

Cecilia Pina \u201914 of Boston poses with her extended family during a photo session at the conclusion of Commencement 2014.<\/p>\n

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