The INSIDER - Spring/Summer 2024

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE

STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF INTENTLY LISTEN TO DR. JOSEPH H. SILVER, SR. DELIVER HIS ADDRESS AT THE 2024 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE HOSTED ON THE TEXAS COLLEGE CAMPUS.

For the second year in a row, the annual Commencement Exercise was held on the Texas College campus. Nestled behind Gilmore-Hartley Hall, the scene was beautifully set for the 2024 Commencement Exercise with over 1,000 seats that looked onto a large stage stunningly adorned with the Texas College seal. Respectively positioned on each side of the stage was a massive LED video wall and another stage for the Texas College Choir. With this picturesque backdrop set, the 2024 Commencement Exercise began at the stroke of 10:00 A.M. with a distinctive fanfare that led into the “War March of the Priests,” the classical musical arrangement traditionally associated with graduation. This shift in ambience to sacred academic formality was evident as the line of procession began, led by faculty, followed by the Class of 2024, the Golden Anniversary Class of 1974, and lastly the Commencement Exercise’s platform. Dr. Hamad Ali, Division Chair for Business and Social Sciences, posted the College’s mace, which signified the official start of Commencement. PAGE 1 6 | THE I NS I DE R