Date:

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Time:

11:00am (degree candidates report)
12:00pm (ceremony begins)
1:30pm (approximate end time)
 

Place:

Milwaukee Theatre
500 West Kilbourn Avenue
 

Tickets:

No tickets required, open seating

The Hooding Ceremony

The "hood" that is part of the academic costume was originally designed as a head covering to keep tonsured heads warm in cold, unheated buildings.  It dates back to the medieval days of some of the oldest universities in the world.

Today, hoods are the most expressive part of the academic costume.  They not only indicate the field of study which has been completed but the degree and the institution's colors.

The hooding ceremony signifies a scholarly personal achievement.  In a symbolic gesture of being tonsured, graduates remove their tams just prior to being hooded.  Graduate members of the profession place the hood on the student as a symbol of their passage from student status to graduate status.

Date:

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Time:

6:00pm cocktails
6:45pm dinner,
should finish about 9:30pm

Fee:

TBA

Attire:

Dressy evening attire is typically worn to this event.

Place:

Italian Conference Center
631 E. Chicago Street

Date:

Friday, May 18, 2012

Time:

3:00pm (degree candidates report)
4:00pm (ceremony begins)
6:30pm (approximate end time)

Place:

Milwaukee Theater 
500 West Kilbourn Avenue

Tickets:

No tickets required