The George Washington University graduation 5.17.26

 Of course it would have been nice to be with Caroline for her big day of graduation.

But actually it was much more comfortable for me to stay home and watch the commencement on line. So glad it was shown live. A very good and only 2 hour performance, good camera work, and even though my laptop doesn't do HP displays, I did clip some photos of the event.

Live stream started a minute or two before the event began.

My two oldest sons, mother of the grad, the other grandmother and her husband all attended...way over to the side of the huge crowd of graduates.

The graduates were already seated, not in any organized way, but with friends. So I never saw where Caroline was.

It was held on the Mall in Washington DC. That must have been really spectacular. No mention of the reflecting pools being painted, so the only thing that made the site obvious was the Washington Memorial behind the stage...quite a ways away.

Each college had a banner, and this is Caroline's college...the Elliot School of International Affairs.

Parents and families were allocated seats off to both sides (here the left side)

Russ (Caroline's dad, my son) said they were sitting on the right side...which I think would have been this crowd just past the barricades.

The program went quite smoothly, though I admit to washing dishes while some of the honorary doctorates were distributed.

The Elliot School of International Affairs asked all its grads to stand and receive their official act of recognition at graduation. (Each college did the same)

 Somewhere in the crowd is my granddaughter...

The photographer on a Segway didn't capture much in my opinion...then it was on to the next group.

The grads had received the medallions on the red ribbons on another ceremony on Friday.