Liz
At St Andrews the ceremony is traditional as you might expect. The students
kneel in front of the Chancellor and they are "capped" (tapped on the head
with a ceremonial cap) they then stand and bow to the Chancellor and move
on. There is some Latin said for each student too while they are being
capped.
When I worked at Napier University each student shook hands with the
Chancellor.
Hope this helps
Lorraine
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From: "Liz Woodward" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Graduation ceremony arrangements
> Colleagues -
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> At Brunel, students have historically shaken hands with the Chancellor or
Pro-Chancellor (whoever is presiding) as they walk across the stage during a
ceremony.
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> We have been asked to investigate other forms of acknowledgment - what
happens at your institution please? I have heard of a form of "doffing" on
the shoulder but have no idea of the details or which institution this might
be ......
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> Any replies directly to me please - and I'm happy to collate responses if
anyone's interested.
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> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Liz
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> Liz Woodward
> Assistant Registrar (Conferments)
> Brunel University
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