Roses and cobblestones -- our final farewell.

Official Description:

The Columbia University Commencement ceremony consists of degree candidate and academic processions; the awarding of University medals and honors; the conferring of honorary degrees in arts, laws, letters and science; a Commencement address by the University president; and the conferring of degrees in course to students from 18 schools, colleges and affiliated institutions.

The Columbia University Commencement is unique in that all degrees are conferred by the president of the University during the ceremony. Though the event is satisfyingly full of pomp and circumstance, it serves a true purpose; no candidate officially graduates until the Commencement ceremony is completed.

With 20,000 participants and guests and 11,000 degree candidates in attendance, the ceremony is an unforgettable grand-scale celebration that appropriately marks the academic achievements of the University community.

In other words...this was our last hurrah. We moved out the next day as Columbia graduates!





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