The mortarboard is a global symbol of academia and graduations, and as we prepare for our annual Presentation of Graduates on October 30 and 31, we have devoted much of this edition to the people, traditions and symbols associated with graduation ceremonies.
We were as struck by our cover photograph’s startling likeness to a mortarboard as its photographer, Ian Parker, was. A professor of neuroscience at the University of California, Prof Parker was hiking into a canyon at the side of the Escalante River in Utah when he saw the intriguing rock formation that he aptly titled: “The Mortarboard.”
The mortarboard as a symbol of higher learning and the solidity represented by this rock, combined to reinforce an idea we feel is central to the development of any civilisation. It is the concept that education is the sturdiest rock upon which to build anything of substance.
We pay tribute to those who have accumulated wisdom through the shaping hands of life experience and who use their knowledge to guide those who come behind. We pay tribute to those who submit themselves to the task of learning and now stand ready to contribute to their communities. And we pay tribute to the long traditions of excellence that we strive to emulate each day.
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GRADUATION 2009
Our Graduation ceremonies are occasions of celebration and reflection. We pay tribute to those who have accumulated wisdom through the shaping hands of life experience and who use their knowledge to guide those who come behind. We pay tribute to those who submit themselves to the task of learning and now stand ready to contribute to their communities. And we pay tribute to the long traditions of excellence that we strive to emulate each day.
Follow the links to read more about our valedictorians: Joni Lee Pow, Chava O’Sullivan, Kailash Jaikaransingh and Dr Tennille Auguste.
Five outstanding people will receive honorary degrees at the St Augustine Campus graduation ceremonies of The University of the West Indies. Find out why Angela Cropper, Christopher Laird, Robert Riley, Prof. Arnold Rampersad and Yesu Persaud are excellent choices for such honours.
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