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Talking Heads: Holding a December graduation ceremony
Issue date: 4/3/09 Section: Commentary
Against holding May and December ceremonies: Egon Donnarumma
• Having one ceremony will actually be cheaper because instead of having to pay fixed costs twice (December & May), they will now just have to be paid once (in May).
• Graduation is on a weekend; if you have several months notice as to the date, most people should able to accommodate the ceremony by planning in advance.
• In May, the weather is much more accommodating and offers a better overall appearance as opposed to December (during the middle of the winter).
• There is a social benefit to graduating with all of your peers as one class in May as opposed to separately, in May and December ceremonies.
• Having one May graduation allows for a stronger sense of class unity, and also helps eliminate potential issues related to winter weather with a December graduation.
In support of holding May and December ceremonies: Katie Bushey
• Cancelling December graduation was supposed to help close the budget gap, but expanding May graduations will just shift the costs of December commencement elsewhere.
• May graduation for December graduates is inconvenient; some people will have jobs, and will not be able to get time off. Hopefully by May, they'll be employed, and having to wait to walk until May is inconvenient.
• December graduation helps keep campus less congested during the already busy May commencement weekend. Between students moving out and all of the May graduates and their families being here, campus is way too congested.
• Students who are graduating early should be rewarded by having their own graduation, as opposed to being punished by having to wait until May.
• A December graduation gives graduates a chance to go home or travel one last time before entering the "real world." Eliminating the December ceremony eliminates this opportunity.
• Having one ceremony will actually be cheaper because instead of having to pay fixed costs twice (December & May), they will now just have to be paid once (in May).
• Graduation is on a weekend; if you have several months notice as to the date, most people should able to accommodate the ceremony by planning in advance.
• In May, the weather is much more accommodating and offers a better overall appearance as opposed to December (during the middle of the winter).
• There is a social benefit to graduating with all of your peers as one class in May as opposed to separately, in May and December ceremonies.
• Having one May graduation allows for a stronger sense of class unity, and also helps eliminate potential issues related to winter weather with a December graduation.
In support of holding May and December ceremonies: Katie Bushey
• Cancelling December graduation was supposed to help close the budget gap, but expanding May graduations will just shift the costs of December commencement elsewhere.
• May graduation for December graduates is inconvenient; some people will have jobs, and will not be able to get time off. Hopefully by May, they'll be employed, and having to wait to walk until May is inconvenient.
• December graduation helps keep campus less congested during the already busy May commencement weekend. Between students moving out and all of the May graduates and their families being here, campus is way too congested.
• Students who are graduating early should be rewarded by having their own graduation, as opposed to being punished by having to wait until May.
• A December graduation gives graduates a chance to go home or travel one last time before entering the "real world." Eliminating the December ceremony eliminates this opportunity.
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