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Commencement Collection May 2015

Graduation is arguably the best time in any student’s educational experience. It’s not so much a “finish” line as it is a “starting point”; not so much a door that’s closing but one that’s standing wide open. The beginning of any student’s college career may be exciting and challenging, but that moment when the hard won diploma is handed to him or her has got to be the most meaningful. Even sitting in that mass of gowned graduates waiting for a turn to walk across that stage is worth the necessary patience expressed on that amazing day....

Commencement Collection annual, celebration, collections, digital, graduation, tradition, UDM Linda Papa Updated: May 20, 2015

Commencement May 2015

One of the highlights of any student’s experience at graduation is the celebration that marks the completion of all their hard work. The pomp and circumstance of the event marks a formal recognition of accomplishment, and an end to all the worry, effort, and lost sleep they went through in order to realize this one goal. When the moment arrives to walk across the stage to receive that valued diploma, it’s as if they are walking across the finish line of a marathon they began in Grade School. It’s done, completed, over, and Commencement testifies to that....

Commencement Collection archive, campus, celebration, education, university, yearly Linda Papa Updated: May 7, 2015

1964 U of D Commencement March 2014

Here’s a question: What value is there in looking through digitized versions of past Commencement booklets? Good question! Answers to this range from the obvious historical research benefit to the idea of satisfying curiosity. Suppose, for example, that you are curious about the history of Commencement at the university. When did this ceremony begin for the University of Detroit (or for Detroit College)? Did all schools participate? Were the various schools even established at U of D when Commencement first...

Commencement Collection annual, education, graduation, history Linda Papa Updated: March 27, 2014

Commencement April 2013

At graduation, the years of dedication and commitment, reading and testing, listening to lectures, taking reams of notes, and understanding critical thinking and guidance can now be left behind you as you finally put to use everything you’ve learned. Graduating is an achievement and should be celebrated. And there’s a long tradition to this!...

Commencement Collection bacculaureate, ceremony, graduation, university Linda Papa Updated: May 1, 2013