Commencement Week 2012

Colorful balloons outline the route for 2011 graduates as they line up on upper campus to prepare for the Degree Candidate Procession.

President Bollinger poses with the distinguished honorands of 2011.

Alma Mater presides over the Morningside Campus as the 2011 Commencement ceremony begins.

Khetiwe Khumalo, 2011 graduate of the School of International and Public Affairs, stands on the steps of Low Library and sings the National Anthem to kick off the 2011 Commencement Ceremony.

President Bollinger gives the 2011 Keynote Address and congratulates the 2011 Columbia University graduates on their academic accomplishments.

Business School students cheer in excitement for the end of their Columbia journey.

Dental School graduates show their pride and wave their large toothbrush as their degrees are conferred.

Columbia Engineering students wave their hammers and cheer as their degrees are conferred.

Peter Awn, Dean of the School of General Studies, presides over the graduates and asks President Bollinger to grant the degrees to the graduates of the School of General Studies.

A sea of caps and gowns encompasses the graduates of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

As a few rain drops fall, students of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences still cheer as their degrees are conferred.

Graduates of the Occupational Therapy program hold up their sign to show their class pride.

Graduates of the Mailman School of Public Health look on as President Bollinger delivers the keynote address.

Columbia College graduates dance in their seats as the sun peaks out towards the end of the ceremony.

An aerial view of the Morningside Campus filled with graduates, family and friends as they celebrate this annual milestone.