Slideshow: Commencement 2009: Baccalaureate

A father snaps a photo as the seniors make their way into the University Chapel for the Baccalaureate service on Sunday afternoon.Photo by Michelle Wu

Seniors file into the University Chapel during the processional.Photo by Michelle Wu

Guests of the graduating seniors take their seats outside the University Chapel ahead of the service.Photo by Michelle Wu

Members of the University Board of Trustees make their way to the University Chapel.Photo by Michelle Wu

Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin (far left) and Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel (third from left) are among the administrators and faculty members present for the Baccalaureate service.Photo by Michelle Wu

Gen. David Petraeus GS ’85 (far left in procession) and President Tilghman (second from left in procession) enter the University Chapel at the end of the Baccalaureate processional.Photo by Michelle Wu

Petraeus delivers his Baccalaureate address to seniors inside the University Chapel and to their guests via a large screen constructed outside the chapel.Photo by Michelle Wu

Petraeus (second from right) and Tilghman (third from right) exit the University Chapel following the Baccalaureate service.Photo by Michelle Wu

Protesters opposed to the selection of Petraeus as the Baccalaureate speaker are asked to move from Firestone Plaza to in front of Murray-Dodge Hall.Photo by Michelle Wu

Protesters held signs outside Murray-Dodge Hall throughout the Baccalaureate service.Photo by Jack Ackerman