Follow along with Commencement 2012 as we post live updates from our Twitter account (@haverfordedu).
Live posts will begin around 10 a.m.
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- Thanks to everyone who helped make Commencement 2012 such a success. Students, have a wonderful summer! about 20 hours ago
- Now it’s time for a celebratory reception on Founders Green! t.co/mhwaGeCr about 21 hours ago
- And the caps are thrown in the air! The Class of 2012 has officially graduated. Welcome the newest group of HC alumni! t.co/VyDyKee9 about 21 hours ago
- The world “needs you,” he says. Live a life of principles and purpose, a life that speaks of your values. about 21 hours ago
- Senior Associate Dean Steven Watter gives the closing remarks. His favorite Commencement moment is applause in Ryan Gym before the ceremony. about 21 hours ago
- And 308 names later… Jeremy Zoll is the 309th (and last) name to be called. Congratulations Class of 2012! t.co/jMBEDbz2 about 21 hours ago
- RT @allisonletts: #hcgrad t.co/Ed5rwOcP yup. Tassels on the left. about 22 hours ago
- RT @allisonletts: #hcgrad it’s official–have my diploma and everything! about 22 hours ago
- RT @sjfaybulous: following my boyfriend’s graduation from haverford college on twitter. i’m so glad i can still be a part of it. thank you, @haverfordedu about 22 hours ago
- RT @carlyondeck: OFFICIALLY A COLLEGE GRADUATE about 22 hours ago
- And now it’s time for the conferring of degrees! Seniors stand. The 1st name called by faculty marshal Bruce Partridge is Jenine Abbassi. about 22 hours ago
- “Never doubt that a small group of students can change the world… indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” about 22 hours ago
- RT @andrewbt: @christineletts 25 percent of the world’s prizoners in US says Marshall. Your thesis! #hcgrad about 22 hours ago
- “Dignity, tolerance & respect are the building blocks of HC… How very different your college experience was from mine,” says Marshall. about 22 hours ago
- Garry Jenkins ’92 presents Margaret Marshall, 1st female chief justice of Mass. supreme court, for her honorary degree. about 22 hours ago
- “We are all sea creatures.. We are a part of nature, not a part from it… I salute you and I can’t wait to see where you’ll turn up.” about 22 hours ago
- “It’s going to take you & your knowledge so there will be coral and sharks and tuna and a hospitable planet for the Class of 2112,” she says about 22 hours ago
- RT @andrewbt: Earle; there are fish older than Haverford. #hcgrad about 22 hours ago
- “We must make peace with nature… Now we know that there are limits what we can do to our Mother Earth, our Mother Ocean,” says Earle. about 22 hours ago
- “How appropriate today on Mothers Day… to celebrate Haverford’s latest batch of hatchlings,” says Earle. about 23 hours ago
- Earle opens by saluting a “special mother on Mothers Day:” a 61-year old albatross sitting on her latest egg. about 23 hours ago
- RT @katherineRTR: Next time I attend this event, I will be in a cap and gown. Ahhhh! #hcgrad about 23 hours ago
- White says that Dr. Earle has spent 7000 hours–that’s 42 weeks!–underwater. about 23 hours ago
- Helen White, asst. prof. if chemistry, presents oceanographer Sylvia Earle for her honorary degree. about 23 hours ago
- “Haverford provided you a unique opportunity to develop your most important social networking skills” in classes & late-night discussions. about 23 hours ago
- Bollinger offers 3 suggestions to grads: thank your parents, take your social networking/learning off the grid, & join the Occupy movement. about 23 hours ago
- The public health advocate reminds us “what we should have in common, access to the highest quality health care and education” says Punt. about 23 hours ago
- Biology Professor Jennifer Punt introduced Robert Bollinger ’79, Johns Hopkins Prof of Infectious Diseases, for his honorary degree. about 23 hours ago
- RT @andrewbt: And Joanne was an English major and just look where she ended up! #hcgrad about 23 hours ago
- “Haverford is part of you and you are part of it,” says Creighton. about 23 hours ago
- Creighton says, “life unfolds in unexpected paths & waylays… My advice to you is be open to it. Let your life unfold organically.” about 23 hours ago
- President Creighton announces retiring faculty and staff and congratulates Rebecca Compton on winning the Lindback Teaching Award. about 23 hours ago
- @BrynMawrCollege‘s Jane McAuliffe talks about how a HC parent remarked that the Duck Pond was the 1st & last impression of the College. about 23 hours ago
- RT @allisonletts: #hcgrad ukulele at graduation! about 23 hours ago
- She ends her speech by pulling out a pink ukulele and singing to her friends, “you’ll be with me like a handprint on my heart.” about 23 hours ago
- She thanks staff, faculty and families. “Haverford is my home,” she says. about 23 hours ago
- Louisa Krause ’12 has been chosen by her classmates to give the welcome remarks from the Class of 2012. about 23 hours ago
- President Creighton opens w/a moment of silence & then Terry Newirth reads from Ithaca by Constantine Cavafy to open the 179th Commencement. about 23 hours ago
- The gang’s all here! t.co/m1cJlBHx about 23 hours ago
- RT @k5zd: Beautiful day for my son to graduate from Haverford College #hcgrad about 23 hours ago
- The Class of 2012 file into their rows and seats. t.co/33mJ7ZQY about 23 hours ago
- The processional continues. t.co/mIOax1Q1 about 23 hours ago
- There’s the bell. And here come the graduates! t.co/wznMykAq about 23 hours ago
- I hear applause coming from inside Ryan Gym. Bell-ringing and the processional can’t be far behind. about 23 hours ago
- Old City Brass have started to play. The horns sound beautiful. t.co/3VyES9PT about 1 day ago
- More cap-and-gown wearers arrive at Ryan Gym. t.co/hVGWUhcM about 1 day ago
- The Class of 2012 and the Commencement faculty marshals are starting to gather in Ryan Gym. t.co/Vvf1VqjH about 1 day ago
- And here are the hoods for our honorary degree recipients. t.co/9NXQZKWy about 1 day ago
- It’s gorgeous out here in the early morning light. Some early birds are already here scoping out seats. t.co/8qtbLv3B about 1 day ago
- Stage set up is underway. t.co/4dwFHokT about 1 day ago
- It’s a beautiful day to graduate! In an hour or so all of these seats will be filled. t.co/0BSQ5SnA about 1 day ago
- Good morning! It’s finally here, Commencement Day! How are you feeling, Class of 2012? about 1 day ago