Marie

Yes. It said "Divest Now!" Students at my college were trying to convince the trustees to dump investments in companies that did business in South Africa. - Stephen le Francoeur

Nope. That wasn't allowed at my schools. - Anika

Nobody even thought of doing that back in the day. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

Actually, at my school, no one blinked if you didn't wear your cap and gown. My best friend wore his Celtics shirt and shorts. - Stephen le Francoeur

OSU was the first university I attended that didn't have a "No decorating" policy, and sadly I didn't take advantage of it and decorate. :( I'm thinking it would look tacky to do so as a grad student so I missed my opportunity. My classmate who sat next to me at graduation crafted a tiny forest on his mortarboard. Forestry students. We're a bizarre lot. :D - Hookuh Tinypants

Now although my high school didn't allow it (and I followed the rule), I helped my brother decorate his mortarboard when he graduated. I built and installed a tiny drum set on his, because he was a drummer in a band at the time. It made three of our local papers. I have the photo on my computer to share. Gimme a minute... - Hookuh Tinypants

Yes. A masking tape outline of a family design, so my family could find me. (They were sitting higher up in the stadium stands.) - Betsy #TeamMonique

i made papier-mâché longhorns since i had been accepted to ut austin for grad school. our college president was not amused but i did get applause from the audience. :D - Marie

Wow, Marie! I was about to post "they don't allow that at Saint Mary's"! #respect - Catherine Pellegrino from iPod

Undergrad: didn't wear cap & gown (only a few of us did). Grad #1: didn't attend commencement. Grad #2: wore PhD floppy-style hat with master's gown. - Catherine Pellegrino from iPod

Nope. It wasn't allowed. - Katy S from iPhone

Stephen, where did you do your undergrad? I thought my alma mater was about the only one in existence where cap & gown were optional. - Catherine Pellegrino

Wesleyan University. - Stephen le Francoeur

They're oddly shaped. - Marie

Looks tasty to me! - Katy S

I think they're not keeping them flat during delivery. It looks like it was kept on edge. - Betsy #TeamMonique

Looks good to me. And if it tastes good? Hot damn. Winner winner pizza dinner! - Hookuh Tinypants

They do taste good. :) - Marie

That's all that counts, Marie. :) - Bubba da Troll

you guys take it from there. what else should i say about myself? - Marie

What is bio for and what is length needed? - Hedgehog

Do you have any superpowers? I find those help spruce things up. - SteVe C

i'm an invited speaker at a conference, so it should be brief, for conference materials (no longer than one para should be fine). - Marie

@SteVe, i seem to be pretty good at creating edible dinners from weird ingredients. can that be considered a superpower? - Marie

Kennedy's area of research is focused on marketing electronic resources from the library to the academic community. Her most recently publications include *book title* and *article title* in the Open Access Journal of Collaborative Librarianship. Kennedy is a member of the American Library Association, the Library Society of the World. She blogs at http://orgmonkey.net/ - Hedgehog

<3 - Marie

And if you're feeling humorous add "and specializes in creative dinners from whatever is left in the pantry" :) - Hedgehog

yes. :) - Marie

Just /Collaborative Librarianship/. Big discussion when we formed it. - Joe Boone from iPod

Add in that you are awesome. - Joe Boone from iPod

you all are pretty fantastic. thanks for your help. - Marie

"Has a thing for monkeys and the stuff that students leave in study room white boards." - Joe Boone