Graduation Photos, As Promised

Here are some select photos from graduation. The quality suffered a little when I shrank them down, but you get the idea. (Hopefully this won't take too long for my family on dial-up...)



This is the area where the graduates would be sitting. I sat in the middle section, just about straight ahead.

This is the stage before the dean and the other "special people" came in.

This is my home away from home for the past two years, LBJ, Building 60, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Here I am out in front of NTID with my nice little folder which I'll eventually be able to put my degree in.

Since I graduated with a master's degree, I got to wear the fancy hood. Brown and orange are RIT's colors. The sort of aqua color (which you can see better from the front) I *think* refers to my degree being in education ... not sure, though.

My good friend and classmate, Sophie-Shifra Gold, the S-SG.

My professor, thesis mentor, and frequent project collaborator this past year, Dr. Harry Lang ("H-to-the-Lang" ... that one's for you, Monica!) :)

Catching Up Now That I'm Caught Up

• Got A's in my last two courses at NTID.
  
• Graduated on May 26th with my Master's degree. Photos will be forthcoming.
• Entertained Mom and Dad here in Rochester for a week during graduation. Visited the Eastman House and some sites in Palmyra. Saw a couple movies. Exposed Mom and Dad to a Deaf environment for the first time. :)
• Survived my 10-minute presentation for my capstone project. Decided to wear earplugs, sign voice-off, and make the interpreter voice for me. Received compliments from the interpreter about my signing (!) Link to video of presentation *may* be available soon.
• Caught a cold. Got over it.
• FINISHED MY THESIS! Finally feel graduated.
• Finished all work at school that I actually have to prep for ... nothing but proctoring Regents exams and cleaning out my classroom from here.
• Spotted Allison Holker on So You Think You Can Dance -- I taught her algebra when she was in 8th grade, my very first year of teaching ... Go, Ally!
• Now: Contemplating the packing and cleaning I need to do in the next two weeks ... plus the work I need to get done in the office my last few days of work