Commencement history at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ tells a lot of stories, and one evolving chapter is location.
At one time, commencement was held in a gothic chapel on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s original campus in South St. Louis City. Today’s ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ graduation ceremony is a family affair, but it wasn’t always that way. No family members were able to attend the chapel ceremonies; the only visitors allowed to view graduation were local priests.
In the days since, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’s graduates have packed Powell Hall (1980), queued up outdoors on Commencement Lawn and a campus parking lot, and indoors in the Simon Center, sometimes depending on the weather.
Take a look at spanning the last 50 years.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement, 1970