Today's Message
Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019Call for Commencement Marchers and Volunteers
Faculty, staff, and administrators: Online registration for Commencement is open!
The Class of 2019 eagerly anticipates celebrating graduation at the 147th Commencement on Saturday, May 18, in the Sports Arena. Your participation in the most auspicious campus event of the year makes it especially meaningful for our graduates and their families. Please honor them by marching in the procession or serving as a volunteer usher to help with graduate lineup or to greet and guide guests.
Recent graduates and degree candidates will attend their ceremonies by school as follows:
- 9:00 a.m. Baccalaureate Ceremony
School of Education, School of the Professions - 1:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Ceremony
School of Arts and Humanities, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Individualized Studies - 5:00 p.m. Graduate School Ceremony
Master’s Degrees and C.A.S.
Registration for volunteer ushers
Registration for marchers, including all Platform Party members
Regalia rental and loan information is also posted here.*
*Note about regalia: The bookstore will take orders for regalia rentals until Thursday, April 18. (Order by Tuesday, March 12, if you wish to use rented regalia for both Honors Convocation and Commencement.) Information with pricing is posted on the marchers page. A limited number and variety of gowns are available for loan through the Academic Affairs Office, and a regalia loan request form is provided on the marchers web page. Please provide your own hood and cap, either rented or owned, if possible.
Thank you for your dedicated service on Commencement day!
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
