Convocation #BehindtheScenes

Convocation is a monumental time for every student: years of hard work, dedication and memories culminating in celebration.

Just like how there’s a lot of time, effort and energy that goes into each degree, there’s a great deal of work that goes into every convocation ceremony — weeks of preparation for those couple of hours.  

If you follow Dalhousie on Instagram, you might have seen some recent photos hashtagged with both #DalGrad and #BehindtheScenes. The account is capturing some of the excitement and energy around convocation by showing scenes and highlights you won’t necessarily see in person or on the live webcasts.

Be sure to tag your photos of the big day with #BehindtheScenes and #DalGrad and you could be featured on the Dal’s Instagram account as well. Whether you share a selfie of you and your friends getting ready for the ceremony, or a photo of your family in the audience, we want to see it all.

Here are some #BehindtheScenes highlights so far:

Grad Whitney Shaver is bringing one of her service dogs along with her to cross the stage, how cool! #behindthescenes #dalgrad

A photo posted by Dalhousie University (@dalhousie_university) on May 13, 2016 at 10:17am PDT

Some #behindthescenes action in the Hicks today! These ladies are hard at work getting our #dalgrads degrees ready to go for their big day! The countdown is on! 🎓🎊

A photo posted by Dalhousie University (@dalhousie_university) on May 26, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT

"When you sit in the front row at #DalGrad, got to make sure you have the right socks" Love the #behindthescenes action from our president, Richard Florizone!

A photo posted by Dalhousie University (@dalhousie_university) on May 30, 2016 at 7:29am PDT

"Oh the places you'll go. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way!" A little wisdom for the #dalgrads from none other than Dr. Seuss! Here's a #behindthescenes shot of our Chancellor showing grads the places that alumni have gone!

A photo posted by Dalhousie University (@dalhousie_university) on May 31, 2016 at 9:05am PDT

Find more photos at Dalhousie's Instagram account.