ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
2015 COMMENCEMENT
67th Graduating Class
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OCC’s first students graduated in 1948,
which makes you the 67th graduating class!
Help your fellow grads who couldn’t
make it today!
Graduation or Commencement?
Graduation = the completion of a
degree or course of study
Commencement = the beginning
Academic dress dates back to the
formation of early universities in
Europe, beginning around the 12th
century. The dress of scholars was the
dress of clerics. Historians presume
long gowns were worn by these
individuals to keep warm in unheated
buildings.
Gaps and gowns = academic regalia
What does it all mean?
Hoods have different colors, which
identify the discipline and the school.
For example, Education = Light
Blue, Medicine = Green, and
Science = Golden Yellow
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Gold cords = Honors
White cords = Honorary Guide
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Try on your cap & gown
Hang up or steam your
gown
If your cap (mortarboard) is
a little big use bobby pins
to secure it in place
Tassel goes on the right
until you graduate and then
you shift it to the left
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COME TO THE CEREMONY DRESSED IN
YOUR CAP & GOWN!!!!
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Meet at 4:30 p.m.
(Graduates enter at Gate
#4 off Arlington and
guests enter Gate #3 off
Fairview) Main gate off
Fair is closed due to
construction
Check in at the Grad
Check-in table
Get in a line (any line)
ARRIVE AT THE PACIFIC AMPITHEATRE AT 4:30 p.m.
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Once the OCC Wind Ensemble begins to play Pomp
and Circumstance, follow the person in front of you
until you reach your seat in the theatre.
FOLLOW THE LEADER
GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS YOUR ROW
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PROCESSIONAL MARCH
NATIONAL ANTHEM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
WELCOME
SPEAKERS
AWARD PRESENTATIONS
AWARDING OF THE DEGREES AND
CERTIFICATES
8. CLASS OF 2015 PRESENTATION &
RESPONSE (you will be asked to stand
move your tassel from right to left
and your class will be accepted by the
President of the Board of Trustees.)
9. Recessional March
Check your printed program tomorrow for more details.
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Wait in your row until an
Honorary Guide comes to
lead you up to the stage
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Backstage-have your
name card ready
Follow the floor tape on
the stage to pick up your
diploma cover
Shake hands and have
your photo taken
When your name is read
step out on to the middle
of the stage
RETURN TO YOUR SEAT AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR
DIPLOMA
We did it!
And the crowd goes wild!
Refreshments served in
reception tents designated
by division
Meet your family, friends,
and the OCC faculty there!
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Meet at the Pacific Amphitheatre at 4:30 p.m.
Come through Gate #4 (grads only)
Tell your guests to enter off of Fairview Rd.
into Gate #3. (family & friends)
Come dressed in your cap and gown
Check in at the table to get your name card
Follow the leader and help others
Most important--HAVE FUN!
Do not bring purses please!
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You’ve earned it and now it’s time to
celebrate!