Ceremony Information

Graduates should arrive one hour prior to the start of their ceremony. Graduates should enter the Ramsey Center through the auxiliary gym to the right of the truck tunnel (with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµathletics logo painted on it).

You will pick up your name card, which will include your name and your student ID number, and then wait for the processional to begin.

Guests should plan to enter the Ramsey Center at the concourse level. Guests can begin arriving up to two hours prior to the ceremony start time.
Students sitting in their gowns waiting for their diplomas at commencement

 

 

Two students at Commencement
Please come dressed and ready with your cap, gown, tassel, and any cords or stoles. Do not bring any personal items, such as bags/purses or any other items, with you. There will be no place for you to store them during the ceremony, and all graduates and guests will be prompted to exit the Ramsey Center immediately upon conclusion of the ceremony.

Guests may pre-purchase gifts from the   or flowers from .
Graduating students at commencement smiling for the camera
Each graduate will pick up their own diploma cover and cross the stage with it as their name is called. There will be an on-stage photo opp with the Chancellor. There will not be handshakes or physical interactions. Once graduates have crossed the stage, there will be an additional photo opportunity with a backdrop immediately as you come off the stage. You will then proceed back to your original seat for the duration of the ceremony.

As each graduate crosses the stage, a picture will be taken by a professional photographer. Each student will receive an e-mail from the photographer with a link to the photographer's website and instructions to view their graduation photographs. A free color proof will be mailed to the permanent address on record and students have the opportunity to purchase color prints. If you do not receive a proof within three weeks of the ceremony, please contact info@photospecialities.com or call 800.722.7033

Students Celebrating at Commencement
Once your ceremony has concluded, you, and your guests, will need to exit the Ramsey Center as soon as possible to allow staff time for sanitization and resetting for the next ceremony. Additionally, graduates and guests should not congregate in or around the Ramsey Center. 
Students at Commencement
All students who graduate in the Summer semster are invited to participate in the Decemeber commencement ceremony. Summer graduates will receive information to their catamount email regarding commencement ceremony prepartations as they become available throughout the Fall semster.