Whose idea was this? It was always a Sunday.
It could have rained Sunday instead of Saturday, but it didn't.
Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
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- Art Stephenson
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- Frank Keaney
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
When I graduated, it was on a Sunday. Post Grad was always Saturday. And after the main ceremony at the quad, we all went to our colleges, at the quad, and they had stages set for each school. Then we walked and our professors gave us our degrees. Why is this a two day event now?
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- Art Stephenson
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After the Quad graduation ceremony, I went to my specific college and had to wait in another queue where I think a Junior pulled my diploma out of a box. No professors were there to shake my hand.
Later while out at Shady Inn restaurant (near where the Rotary is in Narragansett now) a professor came over to my table and congratulated me.
That meant a lot to me.
Later while out at Shady Inn restaurant (near where the Rotary is in Narragansett now) a professor came over to my table and congratulated me.
That meant a lot to me.
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- Frank Keaney
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
When I graduated....on the way there, massive uphill walk, it snowed like a sum-b....cold, windy...brutal. During the ceremony, it turned to rain...poured like a you know what for about two hours. By the time they finished up, it was 95 degrees and we were all sweating our you know what's off. After that....massive uphill walk again...it was tough, very tough back then. But...we liked it!
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- Frank Keaney
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
Now it's a three day event and it will take place in the Ryan Center, rain or shine.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year agoWhen I graduated, it was on a Sunday. Post Grad was always Saturday. And after the main ceremony at the quad, we all went to our colleges, at the quad, and they had stages set for each school. Then we walked and our professors gave us our degrees. Why is this a two day event now?
https://www.uri.edu/news/2024/01/dates- ... eremonies/
I absolutely despise the change to having everything inside and feel bad for future graduates. Having the ceremony inside instead of on the Quad greatly diminishes what makes the ceremony so special in the first place
Take down the Robert Carothers banner and fix the concession stand lines
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- Frank Keaney
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
Last year's monsoon has put an end to outdoor graduation. Someone will resurrect it outdoors in a few years, but guessing it's inside for a while.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoNow it's a three day event and it will take place in the Ryan Center, rain or shine.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year agoWhen I graduated, it was on a Sunday. Post Grad was always Saturday. And after the main ceremony at the quad, we all went to our colleges, at the quad, and they had stages set for each school. Then we walked and our professors gave us our degrees. Why is this a two day event now?
https://www.uri.edu/news/2024/01/dates- ... eremonies/
I absolutely despise the change to having everything inside and feel bad for future graduates. Having the ceremony inside instead of on the Quad greatly diminishes what makes the ceremony so special in the first place
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- Ernie Calverley
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
As someone who worked/practiced for and with the men’s/women’s team for 4 years and attended 100s of game there, I preferred the Ryan Center for graduation but obviously to each is own.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoNow it's a three day event and it will take place in the Ryan Center, rain or shine.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year agoWhen I graduated, it was on a Sunday. Post Grad was always Saturday. And after the main ceremony at the quad, we all went to our colleges, at the quad, and they had stages set for each school. Then we walked and our professors gave us our degrees. Why is this a two day event now?
https://www.uri.edu/news/2024/01/dates- ... eremonies/
I absolutely despise the change to having everything inside and feel bad for future graduates. Having the ceremony inside instead of on the Quad greatly diminishes what makes the ceremony so special in the first place
Go Rhody
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Re: Saturday instead of Sunday Graduation
My daughter graduated at Meade during covid. Bad circumstance but pretty cool to see.Rhody15 wrote: ↑4 months agoAs someone who worked/practiced for and with the men’s/women’s team for 4 years and attended 100s of game there, I preferred the Ryan Center for graduation but obviously to each is own.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoNow it's a three day event and it will take place in the Ryan Center, rain or shine.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year ago
When I graduated, it was on a Sunday. Post Grad was always Saturday. And after the main ceremony at the quad, we all went to our colleges, at the quad, and they had stages set for each school. Then we walked and our professors gave us our degrees. Why is this a two day event now?
https://www.uri.edu/news/2024/01/dates- ... eremonies/
I absolutely despise the change to having everything inside and feel bad for future graduates. Having the ceremony inside instead of on the Quad greatly diminishes what makes the ceremony so special in the first place