I use that term grudgingly. That's what they call it here in the US, and convocation takes place at the start of the school year. Weird. Convocation was what we called graduation from university in Canada, and I will die on that hill.
Anyway....
Today was commencement at the college. It's been a while since I last went. Since the pandemic, I have typically livestreamed the event rather than attend in person. But I woke up this morning and decided it would be good to go. And so I did.
Three great reasons to go:
Cheering for the students, and especially seeing any of the library student workers who are graduating. I saw one this year (the others are not graduating, so far as I know), and got to shake his hand as the processional filed past the assembled faculty.
Catching up with colleagues. Diana, for instance - her husband is my dentist, and so I get to hear from him how things are, but it's been far too long since last I saw Diana.
The regalia. I've always loved that. And I wish that my robes were a better quality. Maybe I'll look into replacing them one day. We'll see. But it was cool to wear my doctoral robes among my colleagues for the first time since I earned them three years ago!
Congratulations to this year's class. I wish them all success with where academia and careers and life take them.
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