Texas Christian University will close out its Sesquicentennial year with fall commencement Dec. 16. TCU and Brite Divinity School will present degrees to almost 700 candidates during two ceremonies at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
“Commencement is special every time, certainly, but this year is undoubtedly extra special,” Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said. “Our students are the heart of everything we do at TCU, so I can’t think of a better way close out this Sesquicentennial year than celebrating their success and achievement.”
Ceremonies will include commemorative 150th diplomas and medallions for each graduate. TCU also will continue a new tradition introduced in the spring: a ceremonial “flame of knowledge.” In honor of the Sesquicentennial, the piece was commissioned to join TCU’s mace in preceding the platform party at the opening of the ceremony and will be carried by the chair of the Faculty Senate as a symbol of academic learning. The mace is carried by the chief marshal as a symbol of academic leadership.
Boschini will confer the degrees and deliver the commencement address. Each ceremony also will include remarks from TCU President Daniel W. Pullin.
“As we come to the end of our 150th, we find ourselves looking to the future, just as these bright, innovative minds are looking to theirs,” Pullin said. “It is a rather exciting time to recognize everything that lies before us.”
The first ceremony at 9 a.m. will include the recognition of degree candidates from the AddRan College of Liberal Arts, College of Fine Arts and the Neeley School of Business. The 2 p.m. ceremony will feature Brite Divinity School, the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, the College of Education, the College of Science & Engineering and Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences.
For graduates and their families, a reception will be held between ceremonies on the arena lawn. TCU enforces a clear bag policy for all campus events. To live stream or for more information, visit commencement.tcu.edu.