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Photos: Chair Rodeo readies Quad for Commencement

May 10, 2018

Three Emory employees wave at the photographer as they help set up chairs in the quad
An Emory employee carries a stack of chairs
An Emory employee smiles as she leans over a row of chairs she's setting up
Three Emory employees measure the distance between rows of chairs with a stick and make adjustments
Four Emory employees hold folding chairs high in the air as they work on setting them up
An Emory employee smiles as he grabs a folding chair from a stack
A sign on the quad reads "Commencement preparations in progress. Proceed with caution."
A wide angle photo shows all the chairs set up on the quad
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On Monday, May 14, Emory's Quadrangle will be filled with thousands of students, faculty, family and friends celebrating the university's 173nd Commencement. But first, they will need a place to sit.

The annual Chair Rodeo, held this year on Wednesday, May 9, is a popular Emory tradition drawing employees from across the university to help set up chairs for the crowd of approximately 15,000 expected to attend Commencement. Volunteers gathered from 9 a.m. to noon to place the chairs in hundreds of precise rows and zip-tie them together to keep them in place. 

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