Emory celebrated its 167th Commencement on Monday, May 14.
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Emory held its Commencement ceremony for about 4,100 graduates on Monday, May 14 on the Quadrangle.
According to tradition, the ceremony begins precisely at 8 a.m., as the stirring sound of bagpipes and drums from the Atlanta Pipe Band herald the procession that brings faculty, graduates and dignitaries onto the Quad.
Senior Louisa Cuervo makes her way through the processional. Graduates started the procession under a steady drizzle of rain, but severe weather held off for the rest of the day.
Emory University graduated approximately 4,207 students from the academic year 2011-12. Of those students, 71 received simultaneous degrees.
In Emory College of Arts and Sciences, 46.8 percent of the graduates have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The average GPA of Emory College graduates is 3.38.
Students cross the Houston Mill Bridge to the Miller-Ward Alumni House, symbolizing their transition from students to alumni during the Candlelight Crossover ceremony.
Married for 50 years, Corpus Cordis Aureum inductees Millard "Kim" and Sandra Kimball met as freshmen at Emory.
More than 400 Oxford College graduates were honored Saturday, May 12, at the college's commencement, marking the end of their time at Oxford and continuance on to Emory University's Atlanta campus for the completion of their undergraduate degrees. The class is Oxford's largest ever.
Oxford graduates and their families enter Old Church for Oxford College's baccalaureate service, an interfaith celebration that kicks off festivities the evening before their commencement.