Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal*, Aquinas Hall Theatre
1:30 pm for traditional undergraduates
6:00 pm for adult bachelor's and master's degree candidates.
*All students planning to participate in the commencement
ceremonies must attend the rehearsal. Academic hoods and
tassels will be distributed at rehearsal.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Hooding and Awards Ceremony, 4 pm, Aquinas Hall
Theatre
Check-in begins at 3:15 pm. Line-up begins promptly at
3:30 pm.
All graduates participating in the ceremony should
check in to AQ Room 109, unless you
received prior notification through your MSMC email
account.
Description: The Hooding and Awards Ceremony is
held the Friday before commencement. This is a traditional
commencement ceremony where graduates are vested with their
academic hoods. The academic hood, which indicates the
degree-earned and the degree-conferring institution, is a
long-established symbol of the academic life. Awards for
scholarship and service—the tenets of the Dominican tradition—are
given to deserving graduates. The Hooding and Awards Ceremony will
take place in the Aquinas Hall Theatre, and tickets are not
required for this event.
Graduate's Reception, Immediately
following the ceremony, in
Kaplan Family Mathematics, Science and Technology Center
atrium.
Family and friends are invited to join graduates, faculty, and
administration for a final gathering. RSVP by the graduate is
required.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Commencement Liturgy, 9
am, Founders Chapel
Commencement day begins with a liturgy for graduates, their
friends, and families. Principal Celebrant, Fr. Kevin E. Mackin,
O.F.M., President of Mount Saint Mary College. Concelebrants Fr.
Francis Amodio, O.Carm., Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
and Fr. Kenneth Paulli, O.F.M., Chief of Staff at Siena
College.
Commencement, 11:30 am
The Dominican Center field, south end of
campus.
The academic procession begins promptly at 10:45
am.
Commencement is the ceremony commonly known as graduation. At this
ceremony, degree candidates are recognized. The year 2013 marks the
50th commencement for the bachelor's degrees, and the 28th
commencement for the master's degrees. Tickets are required for
commencement.