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Commencement
Information / Instructions
Commencement at Whittier College is a very
special event. We are proud of our graduates and look forward to
celebrating their academic accomplishments. Please remember that in
order to participate in commencement and receive a diploma, your
tuition bill must be paid in full by MAY 2, 2008.
Approximately 500 people are directly involved
in the Commencement program, and about 4,000 are expected to attend.
For many, this will be a new experience for you and your families.
Please read the directions thoroughly:
Graduates will assemble on the Memorial Field
(Baseball Field) at 8:00 am in caps and gowns (see information
below). The tassels on the mortar board should be on the RIGHT
side.
The procession to Newman Stadium will begin at
8:45 am. The ceremony starts promptly at 9:00 am Friday May 23,
2008. All candidates will be arranged alphabetically and by number.
Please go to the table and pick up your card, which will have your
assigned number on it. When you have your assigned number you will
then go and stand on your number. Attendance will be taken in
sequence at 8:30 am. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT
LEAVE YOUR PLACE AFTER ROLL HAS BEEN TAKEN! This is the
order in which names will be called for the presentation of
diplomas. Late arrivals will risk being totally excluded from the
ceremony and not receiving diplomas.
1.
When you arrive at the Newman Stadium, follow the
instructions of the Faculty Marshals. Please check carefully to be
sure that (1) you have a seat and (2) there are no seats left empty.
Remain standing for the invocation. Men will remove caps for
Invocation and Benediction.
2.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
will call the candidates by degree (M.A. then B.A.). Rise in your
place. First standing row proceeds as directed by the Faculty
Marshal. As your name is called advance to the President, take your
diploma in your left hand, shake hands with your right, and then
proceed across stage to the other end of the row from which you
started. The line will move up regularly to bring each person back
to their original seat.
3.
To be sure your name is pronounced correctly your completed
phonetics form MUST be given to Liz Ibarra in the Office of
Academic Affairs in Mendenhall.
4.
Upon signal from the President you will shift your tassel
from RIGHT TO LEFT.
5.
Remain standing until all B.A. degrees have been conferred.
6.
Order of recession from the Amphitheater: Speakers, Board of
Trustees, Faculty, Masters and Bachelors.
7.
Return cap, gown, and hood to the Bookstore Receiving Station
which will be in Memorial Field (Baseball Field) immediately
following commencement.
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE AND RECEPTION
Graduation activities will begin on Thursday,
May 22 with a Baccalaureate Service in the Ruth B. Shannon Center at
5:30 pm. Following the service, an evening of dining and
socializing, hosted by Bon Appetit will take place on the North Lawn
COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION
Immediately following commencement on Friday,
May 23, the Commencement Reception will be held on Memorial Field
(Baseball Field).
CAP, GOWN, AND HOOD RENTAL
Students are required to wear academic regalia
for commencement. No student will be allowed to participate in
commencement without full academic regalia. Caps and gowns will not
be available at the assembly site (Memorial Field). You must rent
regalia from the Bookstore, and you will need to present the
following information order to do so:
1. Business Office Clearance (blue card).
AND
2. Office of the Registrar Clearance (green
card).
You can pick up your cap and gown from the
Bookstore Monday May 12th through Thursday May 22th.
Regalia rental fees are payable to the Bookstore as follows:
a. Bachelor’s
rental: $22.00 + tax
b. Master’s rental: $47.00 + tax
Announcements will be available through the
following web site: herffjones.com/college. All information about
commencement from the Bookstore will be sent to your Whittier
“poets” E-Mail address. The Bookstore will have memorabilia
available for sale at Memorial Field (Baseball Field) the day of
commencement.
The staff in the Office of the Registrar is
available to answer questions about commencement. Feel free to
contact us at 562-907-4241.
IMPORTANT REMINDER!
The Whittier College alcohol policy does not permit the drinking of
alcohol while in line, in the amphitheater or in the quad. Any
violations of this policy will result in your
IMMEDIATE REMOVAL
from the commencement ceremony
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