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  2. Pinning ceremony (nursing) - Wikipedia

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    A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The history of the ceremony dates back to the Crusades in the 12th century, and later, when Queen Victoria awarded Florence Nightingale the Royal Red Cross for her service as a military nurse during the Crimean War. By 1916 ...

  3. Valedictorian - Wikipedia

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    The valedictory address, or valediction, is the closing or farewell statement delivered at a graduation ceremony. It is an oration at commencement (in Canada, called convocation in university and graduation in high school) exercises in U.S. and some Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities delivered by one of the graduates.

  4. Graduation - Wikipedia

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    A graduation is the awarding of a diploma by an educational institution. [1] [2] It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it, which can also be called commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. Graduates can be referred to by their year of graduation.

  5. History and traditions of Harvard commencements - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, [6] each degree candidate attends two ceremonies: the Morning Exercises, at which degrees are conferred verbally en masse; a smaller midday ceremony (at the candidate's professional or graduate school, or undergraduate House) at which diplomas are given in hand.

  6. Baccalaureate service - Wikipedia

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    The service is held within a couple weeks of the graduation/commencement ceremony, perhaps on a Sunday before, the day preceding, or immediately preceding the graduation. Speakers selected tend to be community leaders, faculty members, students, or local religious leaders, and may be elected by the graduating class.

  7. Columbia University commencement - Wikipedia

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    According to the New-York Gazette, the university's 1758 commencement was "conducted with much elegance and propriety."It began with an academic procession from the vestry room of the Trinity Church schoolhouse to St. George's Chapel, described as follows: "The President with his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, who graced the solemnity by his presence, were preceded by the candidates for ...

  8. USC cancels 'main stage' commencement ceremony - AOL

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    USC announced Thursday that it is canceling its main May commencement ceremony, capping a dramatic series of moves that began last week after it informed valedictorian Asna Tabassum, who had been ...

  9. Template:Timeline of United States history - Wikipedia

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    This template is placed at the bottom of the Timeline of United States history articles to aid navigation in the series.. This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.