I think in this situation you attend your son's game, but send personal notes of congratulations with a brief explanation of your absence to any of your advisees who are graduating or other students who will particularly miss you at Commencement. JMO.
Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Klatsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: RE: mandatory commencement attendance? > Paul > > I agree that attending graduation is very special. What sealed it for me was > when one of my students introduced me to her family at graduation. She was > the first person in her extended family to graduate college. I have never > encountered parents that were as proud as hers were that day. > > This year I am in a quandary. The preliminary round of the State Cup soccer > championship is the same time as graduation. Winning that game is what my > son's team has worked for all year. > > Gary J. Klatsky, Ph.D. > Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oswego State University of NY http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky > Oswego, NY 13126 Voice: (315) 312 3474 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 4:03 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: mandatory commencement attendance? > > I am about to miss my second consecutive commencement (I'm on sabbatical, > and will be in France), and I do really miss it. I'd be disappointed to > learn that there are faculty who genuinely do not _want_ to attend. I > consider it one of the most pleasant parts of the job (as long as I ignore > the heat, of course). It's certainly not a favor I'm doing for students - > it's a proud day for everyone. > > Paul Smith > Alverno College > Milwaukee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Harry Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: mandatory commencement attendance? > > > > We are required to attend every other year. A-L one year the rest of the > > alphabet the next year. Those who do not have their own academic regalia > are > > supplied with it by the college. All of this was bargained by our faculty > > assoication. I would submit that everyone should be required to attend > every > > year. I believe in the importance of ceremonies to mark important events. > > For those graduating, this is a most important event. It isn't too much to > > ask that the faculty who I would hope were part of the students learning > > experience to participate. Of course, I come from a tradition where you > > didn't call your major professor by his/her first name until after you got > > your own PhD and even then the prof had to give you permission. I am old > > enough to be the grandfather of many of my students some of whom feel free > > to call me Harry. > > > > > > > > >does your school have the above policy? > > >what are the pros and cons of attending with academic regalia? > > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > > > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > > >--- > > > > > > > > Harry Avis PhD > > Sierra College > > Rocklin, CA 95677 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Anything worth doing is worth doing at all. Unknown. > > If we live long enough, death comes to us all > > Unknown > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
