dsc_1.jpgGraduates hold on to their commencement program as they wait in line for the Degree Candidate Procession.
dsc_2.jpgPresident Bollinger poses with the distinguished honorands of 2012.
dsc_3.jpgAlma Mater presides over the Morningside Campus as the 2012 Commencement ceremony begins with the Academic Procession.
dsc_4.jpgAnthony Riello 2012 graduate of the School of Social Work, stands on the steps of Low Library and sings the National Anthem to kick off the 2012 Commencement ceremony.
dsc_5.jpgPresident Bollinger gives the 2012 Keynote Address and congratulates the 2012 Columbia University graduates on their academic achievements.
dsc_6.jpgThe Institute of Human Nutrition holds up a banner to celebrate the completion of their Columbia journey.
dsc_7.jpgColumbia College graduates excitedly smile with their Koar-ee lions as they watch and participate in the ceremony.
dsc_8.jpgThe School of Engineering graduates enthusiastically cheer on as they hold up their hammers.
dsc_9.jpgKristine Billmyer, Dean of the School of Continuing Education, asks President Bollinger to confer the degrees of her graduates.
dsc_10.jpgA sea of Business School graduates in their caps and gowns celebrate their accomplishments.
dsc_11.jpgGraduates of the School of International and Public Affairs wave around globes and flags as their degrees are conferred.
dsc_12.jpgGraduates of the School of Medicine happily look towards the stage as the ceremony concludes.
dsc_13.jpgGraduates of Teachers College jump in their seats as they wave their apples and take photos.
dsc_14.jpgColumbia graduates come together and share a laugh during the ceremony.
dsc_15.jpgThe Graduate School of Journalism blows their whistles and continues to cheer on as their degrees are conferred.
dsc_16.jpgAn aerial view of the Morningside Campus filled with graduates, family, and friends as they celebrate this annual milestone.