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1 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK December 3 - December 16, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 1 It’s graduation. Students’ names are called and they walk across the stage of the BankUnited Center. They receive their diploma and shake President Donna Shalala’s hand while their fami-lies cheer from their seats. For students at the University of Mi-ami, this scene is the ultimate goal of four years of hard work. Yet graduation ceremo-nies were not always run as they are today. “Commencement used to be held out on the university green, by the library,” said Allison Gillespie, the director of com-mencement. “You’d have all the graduates out there, and parents and guests all over the place.” The event was especially uncomfort-able for May graduates, who had to suf-fer through the heat and humidity in their black caps and gowns. The spring gradua-tion ceremonies were held all at one time which prevented students from being indi-vidually called up to receive diplomas and nobody shook the hand of the president. One year, it rained. But there were no tents or back up plan. “You just got wet,” Gillespie said. When UM President Donna E. Sha-lala first started at the University of Miami, she was determined to overhaul graduation ceremonies. “It was one of the first things she changed, even before she started on her first day,” Gillespie said. “She wanted every stu-dent’s name called out, and she wanted to shake every student’s hand.” Shalala also broke up commencement into four separate ceremonies by school for the spring graduation. This way, each stu-dent is called up individually by name to receive their diploma and shake the hand of the president. Last semester she did not shake hands because of H1N1 concerns, but this year she will continue the tradition. “This year we are going to have hand washing stations, I hope students take ad-vantage of it,” Shalala said. Another change implemented was the lift of limitations on how many guests can attend the graduation. Shalala herself came from a large family, and couldn’t imagine picking and choosing between family mem-bers. “I came from an ethnic family. 40 people came to my graduation. Students should be able to bring whomever they want,” Shalala said. The Miami Vol. 87, Issue 26 | Dec. 3 - Dec. 16, 2009 HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929 SEE GRADUATION, PAGE 2 Changes to commencement ceremony allow every graduate a handshake BY NINA MARKOWITZ CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER Shaking up graduation with Shalala A DAY WORTH CELEBRATING: Engineering students in 1988 toss confetti, snap pictures and blare bullhorns as their UM careers culminate in an outdoor graduation. BETH KEISER // The Miami Hurricane Archives INSIDE THIS SPECIAL EDITION: 80TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
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Title | Miami Hurricane, December 3, 2009 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 2009-12-03 |
Coverage Temporal | 2000-2009 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
Physical Description | 1 digital file (PDF) |
Language | eng |
Repository | University of Miami. Library. University Archives |
Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
Collection No. | ASU0053 |
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Digital ID | mhc_20091203 |
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Full Text | 1 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK December 3 - December 16, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 1 It’s graduation. Students’ names are called and they walk across the stage of the BankUnited Center. They receive their diploma and shake President Donna Shalala’s hand while their fami-lies cheer from their seats. For students at the University of Mi-ami, this scene is the ultimate goal of four years of hard work. Yet graduation ceremo-nies were not always run as they are today. “Commencement used to be held out on the university green, by the library,” said Allison Gillespie, the director of com-mencement. “You’d have all the graduates out there, and parents and guests all over the place.” The event was especially uncomfort-able for May graduates, who had to suf-fer through the heat and humidity in their black caps and gowns. The spring gradua-tion ceremonies were held all at one time which prevented students from being indi-vidually called up to receive diplomas and nobody shook the hand of the president. One year, it rained. But there were no tents or back up plan. “You just got wet,” Gillespie said. When UM President Donna E. Sha-lala first started at the University of Miami, she was determined to overhaul graduation ceremonies. “It was one of the first things she changed, even before she started on her first day,” Gillespie said. “She wanted every stu-dent’s name called out, and she wanted to shake every student’s hand.” Shalala also broke up commencement into four separate ceremonies by school for the spring graduation. This way, each stu-dent is called up individually by name to receive their diploma and shake the hand of the president. Last semester she did not shake hands because of H1N1 concerns, but this year she will continue the tradition. “This year we are going to have hand washing stations, I hope students take ad-vantage of it,” Shalala said. Another change implemented was the lift of limitations on how many guests can attend the graduation. Shalala herself came from a large family, and couldn’t imagine picking and choosing between family mem-bers. “I came from an ethnic family. 40 people came to my graduation. Students should be able to bring whomever they want,” Shalala said. The Miami Vol. 87, Issue 26 | Dec. 3 - Dec. 16, 2009 HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929 SEE GRADUATION, PAGE 2 Changes to commencement ceremony allow every graduate a handshake BY NINA MARKOWITZ CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER Shaking up graduation with Shalala A DAY WORTH CELEBRATING: Engineering students in 1988 toss confetti, snap pictures and blare bullhorns as their UM careers culminate in an outdoor graduation. BETH KEISER // The Miami Hurricane Archives INSIDE THIS SPECIAL EDITION: 80TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE |
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