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May 9, 2008
Strolling through someone else's graduation
I'm visiting my life-long* friend the Catholic chaplain for Vanderbilt University for a few days. For various logistical reasons (remember last year's summer-of-the-tenure-case hell?) I haven't been to Nashville for a couple of years (he was appointed chaplain in the summer of 2006), so I've had some catching up to do. We're still working on scheduling lunch with another high school friend, (both of whose parents were also at Vanderbilt with ours, by the way, and with whom I went to school from K-12).
We walked over to the graduation to see part of the procession. I was struck with how BIG Vanderbilt is - or maybe what a small liberal arts college these Colleges are. Vanderbilt has to have a Jumbotron on the Quad! The music was shaping up to be splendid, but we left before the faculty procession; I wanted to stay for the headgear, always the highlight of regalia, but Father has a funeral.
Click and send money to the Chaplaincy. Father Baker promises to have a more integrated click-and-give function up soon!
*At the brunch he threw for graduating students, people kept asking how I knew Father. The simple answer is that all four of our parents knew each other at Vanderbilt - I don't remember not knowing Father.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at May 9, 2008 10:21 AM
Comments
Michael-
As I was reading this, it just struck me that my graduation from Vanderbilt was exactly 10 years ago yesterday! It was a glorious spring day, and I was so glad to have the thing over and done with. Thanks for jogging my fond memories!
Posted by: Bruce at May 9, 2008 12:04 PM