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    Sorry, didn't answer your second question -- we hood only doctoral
    students on stage. The masters students have their hoods on them
    already when they walk in.<br>
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    Best,<br>
    Ramu<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/10/2021 8:22 AM, Mary J
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                exercises</span>. Can you share with me how/where your
              grad students graduate? Do you award all degrees together?
              Do you have a separate academic college ceremonies where
              all bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in that
              college are awarded? Do you have a separate grad school
              ceremony? Do you do a hooding ceremony? And, if you do, do
              you hood only doctoral students or do you include masters?</span></p>
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              more importantly, do you like what you do?</span></p>
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        Mary<br>
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Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
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