The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies

Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony 

will be held on 

Friday, May 11, 2012  

at 3:00 p.m. 

KFC Yum! Center 

Reception immediately following
Woodford Reserve Main Concourse

The Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony is a very special ceremony held to recognize those students in receipt of an Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology), Ed.D. (Doctor of Education), or Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy).  Each candidate is announced individually, processes on-stage and is joined by their faculty mentor(s). President Ramsey, Provost Willihnganz, Interim Dean Boehm and the Unit Dean join the candidate and their mentor(s) at center stage for the formal vesting ceremony. President Ramsey confers all doctoral degrees and diplomas are presented during the ceremony.

To be eligible to participate in the Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony, one must have had their doctoral degree awarded or will complete all requirements to receive their degree in May 2012. A student’s eligibility to participate will be determined by the office of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.

Doctoral candidates and their faculty mentors must order academic apparel by March 31, 2012.  Faculty rental apparel will be paid by the university. Student apparel is custom rental and must be paid by the student at the time of ordering.  Apparel may be ordered from the left menu under Caps and Gowns.  If you are interested in purchasing your apparel, please see  Faculty Apparel Purchase in the left menu.  Purchased apparel must be ordered no later than March 19th to arrive before the ceremony.

Please send an e-mail to   Jenny Madden jenny.madden@louisville.edu (502) 852-6498  and   Courtney Kerr courtney.kerr@louisville.edu  (502) 852-6497  with the name of your faculty mentor(s) and title of your dissertation.

Please contact Jenny or Courtney with other questions related to the Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony.