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Rehearsal
will be held at the Gleason Performing
Arts Center at
8:30 a.m.
Commencement
will be held at the Charles and
Ruth Clemente Center for Sports and Recreation
at 10:00 a.m.
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* * Doors will open for guests at 9:00 a.m.
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All students must report to the
Gleason Performing Arts Center
no later than the assigned time.
Once you have entered the rehearsal
area please remain seated and follow all
instructions very carefully. Please attend
to personal matters prior to reporting to
the rehearsal area.
Seating arrangements
and preparation for the ceremony in the
rehearsal area are important. During the
ceremony, students will be recognized while
on stage for their accomplishments.
Appropriate
business attire and shoes are required.
Neither food nor beverages
are permitted in or around the ceremony
area. This prohibition applies with force
to alcoholic beverages, the presence of
which is illegal and will lead to eviction
from the Commencement Ceremony.
Certification
of graduation will not occur until all
academic requirements for your degree are
fulfilled and you have paid all financial
obligations to the university.
Please check PAWS
for last-minute charges, such as telephone
fees, that may have been applied to your
account. These charges are usually not posted
until Thursday of final exam week. Be certain
to check with the Security Office for unpaid
traffic/parking fines and with the Library
for book charges.
Remember,
it is your responsibility to clear outstanding
charges on your account. You will
not be mailed your diploma or have your
degree posted to your academic record until
all outstanding debts to the university
have been paid.
All
candidates should report in appropriate
academic attire (cap and gown).
Make certain tassel is attached
to cap and hung on the right.
- Students will need
to purchase their own regalia, including
caps and gowns for all degrees, and master’s
and doctoral hoods, through the campus
bookstore.
- The Registrar’s
Office will distribute the honor’s
cords during
check-in the morning of commencement.
- Bachelor’s Cap/Gown/50th Anniversary Stole and Tassel:
$49.98
- Master’s Cap/Gown/50th Anniversary Stole and Tassel:
$54.98
- Doctoral Cap/Gown/50th Anniversary Stole and Tassel:
$59.98
- 50th Anniversary Stole: $19.98
- Master’s Hood:
$24.98
- Doctoral Hood: $29.98
- Tassel only: $5.98
Guest tickets will be available during Grad Salute Days, October 22–23, at the bookstore. Candidates must present a photo ID and proof of regalia purchase in order to request guest tickets.
Extended Studies candidates attending the Fall 2008 Melbourne Commencement must contact their site for guest tickets.
If
a guest in your party requires special seating,
arrangements must be made with the Graduation
Office at (321) 674-8116.
Two pictures
will be taken by professional photographers
from Bob Knight PhotoMarketing, Inc., one
as you receive your diploma, the other as
you exit the stage. You may contact Bob
Knight PhotoMarketing, Inc. at (800) 628-4509
or at http://www.bobknightphoto.com/gradinfo. |
