Last spring, I wrote several blog posts about various Commencements at Wofford and the traditions that had grown up around this highlight of the academic year. Rather than re-write some of those entries, I'm going to refer you back to a few of them.
In one entry, I talked about the assorted traditions of walking through the gates, of the Commencement Bibles, and of the ceremony itself.
In another post, I talked about "Commencement Season" – all of the events that surround the actual graduation ceremony. In years gone by, Commencement lasted four or five days.
And in another, I shared a selection from a radio interview with President Henry Nelson Snyder where he talked about the American college commencement.
Next week, I'll talk about a few other Commencement-related items – including a retrospective on what Commencement was like in 1959, and perhaps 1859 and 1909 as well. Stay tuned!
And, if you will permit a moment of personal privilege, I will note that my classmates and I from the class of 1994 graduated from Wofford fifteen years ago today.