Photograph of green and white beach balls at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Three balls can be seen falling out of an open net, which as been suspended from a ceiling beam.

Photograph of green and white beach balls at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). The balls are hanging in a large net, which has been suspended from a ceiling beam.

Photograph of a master's student at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). The young woman is sitting in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of master's students standing at the Fall 2007 Commencement at the UNT Coliseum (Super Pit). Graduates can be seen standing in black caps and gowns, conversing as members of the audience watch from the background. Green and white beach balls are bouncing in the air.

Photograph of graduates at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A woman in a doctoral cap and gown can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking down as master's students sit around her.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals can be seen standing in rows, wearing black caps and gowns. A man and woman (3rd row from front) are wearing Master of Science hood trims.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in several single-file lines, facing to the left of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown. Students in the front row are holding green and white beach balls.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals can be seen sitting in rows, facing to the right of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals can be seen in rows, facing the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown. Two individuals in the background are wearing red and white striped kente stoles.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A young woman is sitting in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera as several students line up behind her. They are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Two young women can be seen in black caps and gowns, looking to the left of the camera and smiling. The woman on the right is wearing an honor stole.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A group of young women can be seen standing in a line, facing to the right of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A group of young women can be seen in rows, wearing black caps and gowns. One woman (left) is wearing a red and white striped kente stole.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in a single-file line, looking to the right of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in several single-file lines, facing to the left of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown. One young woman (front, 3rd from right) is holding a green and white beach ball under her left arm.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in a single-file line, wearing black caps and gowns. Three young women (3rd from right-right) are wearing honor stoles.

Photograph of master's students at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A man is standing in the center of the photograph at the front of a single-file line, facing to the right of the camera. Other students can be seen behind him. They are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of graduates at the UNT Fall 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in rows, wearing black caps and gowns. One man in the central-left portion of the photograph is wearing blue doctoral regalia.

Photograph of graduates at the UNT Summer 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Members of the group are standing circular formation, facing each other. Two individuals on the right side of the photograph are wearing doctoral regalia. Others are wearing black caps and gowns with Master of Music (pink), Master of Science (gold), and Master of Arts (white) hood trims.

Photograph of graduates at the UNT Summer 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are standing in rows, facing the camera. They are wearing black caps and gowns with Master of Education (light blue), Master of Business Administration (drab), Master of Science (gold), and Master of Arts (white) hood trims.

Photograph of graduates at the UNT Summer 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). Individuals are sitting in rows, facing to the right of the camera. They are each wearing a black cap and gown with a Master of Science (gold), Master of Education (light blue), Doctor of Audiology (green), or Doctor of Philosophy (royal blue) hood trim.

Photograph of a master's student at the UNT Fall 2007 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). The woman is standing in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is wearing a black cap and gown, an honor stole, and a medallion.

Photograph of a hooding ceremony at the UNT Summer 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A young man is standing on the left side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera as a faculty member places a Doctor of Audiology hood trim around his neck. The student and faculty member are each wearing a black cap and gown.

Photograph of a hooding ceremony at the UNT Fall 2011 Commencement held in the Coliseum (Super Pit). A young woman is standing in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera as a faculty member places a Doctor of Musical Arts hood trim around her neck. She is wearing a black tam and gown. James Meernik, Professor of Political Science and Acting Dean of Toulouse Graduate School, can be seen in the foreground on the right side of the photograph, partially blocking the other faculty member from view.