Diploma, gown, sash and bonnet
Finally, you are almost ‘through’ at the day of graduation. The presentation about the project has been given and questions have been answered. Everybody is sitting in the classroom waiting for the graduation committee to return for the diploma ceremony. They march in, the professor in front, clad in his gown with sash; the bonnet on his head. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to tell you that … has passed the exam and got.. as a final mark … I ask the candidate to rise and to come to the front … ‘Empowered by the law on higher education and scientific research, I promote you …, born in … on …, to Engineer in Industrial Design Engineering’. As proof I hand over to you the diploma signed by the Chairman of the Examination Committee and to which the Great Seal of the University has been attached. This is followed by a more personal speech. That is the way I do the graduation. Few of my colleagues do it like that. Graduation nowadays is not considered a real ‘academic ceremony’ anymore so gowns and other paraphernalia are not supposed to be worn. I do not agree; if there is one academic ceremony deserving full pomp it is graduation. This is in my opinion the heart of university activities! The Dean was aware of what I was doing. In his official capacity he told me that he had to inform me that wearing the official outfit when handing over a diploma was not allowed by university rules. My response was: “I will continue until the moment I receive an official letter from you ordering me to stop doing it. The letter never came.
国际会议
The 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology(第四届固体废物管理与技术国际会议)
北京
英文
85
2009-11-28(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)