In Review
BY THE NUMBERS Counting Up Commencement
In May, Rochester will celebrate the accomplishments of its newest class of graduates. What goes into launching these proud alumni? Here are some of the ways that the campus prepares.
- 8,000 program books distributed throughout graduation weekend
- 5,154 guest seats set up for the College ceremony on Eastman Quadrangle
- 2,095 feet of pipe and drape for the Eastman Quadrangle seating area
- 1,890 feet of yellow rope for the processional walkway
- 1,400 muffins distributed at Hoyt Plaza before the College ceremony
- 1,320 feet of stanchions for the graduate line-up
- 954 School of Arts and Sciences undergraduate degrees conferred
- 440 Simon School degrees conferred
- 292 Arts, Sciences, and Engineering graduate degrees conferred
- 267 Eastman School degrees conferred
- 250 School of Nursing degrees conferred
- 160 Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences undergraduate degrees conferred
- 150 Warner School degrees conferred
- 107 School of Medicine and Dentistry medical degrees conferred
—Kathleen McGarvey
