In the moment
Commencement is a loud event. There’s music and cheering, boisterous celebration, and tearful goodbyes. There are also quiet moments. Moments when the cheering and the celebration disappear for just a moment, leaving behind the relationships that make the entire Cornell experience, from orientation to Commencement, so meaningful.
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Father David Feliz, graduate Ray Feliz, and brother Gabriel review photos to inspire the younger Feliz that one day it will be him in cap and gown.
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In the final moments before graduation festivities begin, Lushana Peterson’s father tells her how proud he is.
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Dean of Students Heidi Levine instructs the members of the Class of 2015 in the process that will culminate in their walks across the stage to receive their degrees.
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Rachel Mazorow reaches up to straighten James Thompson’s mortar board as they prepare to process to the Commencement ceremony.
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Professor of art history Ellen Hoobler adjusts Shena McAuliffe’s hood. McAuliffe is the Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellow.
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While waiting for the Commencement procession to form, professors Brian Nowak-Thompson (biology and chemistry, left) and Tyler Skorczewski (mathematics and statistics) use calculus to solve a question about soil physiology.
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Audrey Zannini (left) and Tyler VanderGaast find their names in the official list of graduates.
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The culmination of four years arrives as Kelly Oeltjenbruns embraces President Jonathan Brand and receives her degree.
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Lorraine Roge-Jones poses for a selfie with Paul Hutchison ’87, Alumni Association board member. Hutchison invited every graduate to join him for a selfie; a composite video with his message to the class can be seen at cornellcollege.edu/commencement
