<p>Nope. Just another example of me being behind the curve.</p>
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<p>A couple of students didn’t get the memo at D1s ceremony: unbutton your coat before going on stage ;).</p>
<p>^The coats were unbuttoned and hanged on individual hangers on the racks placed directly on stage…we have a picture of them, I jsut completed another Shutterfly album devoted to White Coat ceremony…over 2 years later after it happened…</p>
<p>*I did not realize white coat ceremony required professors’ help in putting on the coats. *</p>
<p>I don’t think that actual “help” is req’d. I think that it’s symbolic.</p>
<p>At a PhD grad, the mentor often puts the cape on his protege, right?</p>
<p>First time I’d heard this usage of coated/coating.</p>
<p>“Cape” lol, that is so much more exciting than the academic regalia term “hood” </p>
<p>At my school, one of the deans holds the coat as you put it on, and at graduation, you can pick anyone (I believe?) to put on your hood. (I’ve seen parents, mentors, spouses, department chairs of your residency choice, etc).</p>
<p>oops…I meant hood. lol</p>