What is appropriate dress for the weekend?
Family members and guests are encouraged to dress comfortably for the weekend, taking the weather conditions into account. Most guests dress up (in what might be worn to a religious service, for example) for the Baccalaureate service and the Commencement exercises, but there is a wide range of attire for those ceremonies. Shoes appropriate for walking in grass are recommended. Graduates wear cap and gown for both ceremonies. The tassel is worn on the right side of the mortarboard until the student is awarded a degree. Mortarboards may not have objects or messages attached. Graduates, except those wearing hoods, are not permitted to wear any adornment other than the plain black robe. Male graduates should be aware that the collar of the robe is wide enough to reveal a shirt collar and tie.
