Yale College Commencement ceremonies

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academic ceremony annual event university commencement

Yale College Commencement ceremonies are the formal annual events at Yale University where undergraduate degrees are conferred in a traditional, large-scale gathering.

Aliases (2)

Yale Class Day ×1
Yale University traditions ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ceremony → annual event → university commencement →
academicLevel	undergraduate →
affiliation	Yale University →
associatedWith	Yale College graduation → Yale traditions →
attendeeType	Yale College faculty → Yale College seniors → Yale University administration → families of graduates →
audienceSize	large-scale gathering →
category	Academic ceremonies in the United States → Yale University traditions →
confers	Bachelor’s degrees → undergraduate degrees →
country	United States →
frequency	annual →
hasAuthority	Yale Corporation →
hasComponent	academic regalia → formal degree conferral → presentation of diplomas → procession → speeches →
heldAt	Old Campus, Yale University →
includes	conferral of honorary degrees at university-wide exercises →
language	English →
location	New Haven, Connecticut →
openTo	graduates and invited guests →
organizedBy	Yale College → Yale University →
partOf	Yale University Commencement →
precededBy	Yale Class Day →
presidedOverBy	President of Yale University →
purpose	to confer undergraduate degrees → to mark completion of Yale College studies →
relatedEvent	Yale Graduate School Commencement → Yale professional schools’ convocations →
tradition	formal procession of residential colleges → ringing of bells in New Haven → use of Latin phrases in the program →
typicalMonth	May →
uses	academic hoods → caps and gowns →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yale College Commencement ceremonies ("Yale University traditions") →	category
Yale College Commencement ceremonies ("Yale Class Day") →	precededBy
Old Campus →	usedFor