commencement ceremony
Cap and gown
A commencement ceremony is a formal event marking the completion of an academic program, where degrees or diplomas are conferred and graduates process in caps and gowns.
The term captures the paradox of endings as beginnings—students complete their studies but commence their careers: She gave the speech at her daughter's commencement ceremony.
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
tassel · valedictorian · processional · pomp and circumstance · pomp · circumstance · speech · alumni · mortarboard · stage · walking across the stage · walk · degree · honors · class of · senior year · alma mater · celebration
commencement ceremonyfreshman orientation
Introductory event for newcomers
orientation · matriculation · new student orientation · convocation · opening ceremony
commencement ceremonyfuneral
Service honoring the dead
memorial service · retirement ceremony · dropout · dismissal
commencement, ceremony, commence, commencing, commenced, commences, ceremonies, ceremonial, ceremonially