毕业典礼

仪式的细节

• 的 Graduate 毕业典礼 Ceremony is Saturday, 5月11日, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. 在Cintas中心.  
• Graduate students from all colleges attend the same ceremony.
• 的 ceremony is live-streamed for degree recipients who elect not to attend in person and for family and friends. 的 live-stream will be posted on the commencement homepage on the day of the ceremony.
• Degree recipients who attend in person will have their name announced and will cross the stage with their diploma.

ATTENDANCE AND GUEST POLICIES

In order to have your name included in the printed 毕业典礼 program, all graduates must submit their 申请毕业 no later than Friday, March 8.

客人不用买票. Guests should enter the main (south) entrance of the Cintas Center.  If you or your guests have any access or accommodations needs, please email commencement@bb-led.com. 

Important Security Reminders:

• All graduates 和客人 will go through a security screening upon entrance into the Cintas Center.
• Cap designs and messaging need to be respectful and appropriate; indecent, 亵渎, or explicit content will not be permitted.
• Banners, flags, and anything that obstructs sight lines are prohibited.
• Security and 工作人员 are present and engaged throughout the ceremony, any event disruptions will be addressed swiftly and accordingly.
• 的 designated area for demonstration or peaceful protest is Husman Stage.
• Graduates responsible for disruption (interferes with the normal functioning of the ceremony) are subject to the Student Conduct Process (includes the risk of loss of diploma).

PRE-CEREMONY信息

Degree recipients are encouraged to record the proper pronunciation of their name via Name Coach.  Information about this process is sent to degree recipients via email.  Recordings should be submitted no later than Friday, April 26 to allow name readers proper time to prepare for the ceremony.

毕业生信息

Degree recipients should arrive at the Cintas Center between 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 5月11日星期六 and enter the assembly area inside the Cintas Center at the west entrance marked Student Athlete Academic Center.

Each candidate should obtain a name card that indicates a row/position according to degree. After taking your position in the line, candidates should remain in place and keep your name card. 的 name card will be used for reading your name when you walk across the stage. Marshals will direct degree recipients at appropriate times throughout the ceremony. 不需要排练.

Personal property should not be left in the assembly area. 推荐十大赌博靠谱网络平台 cannot be responsible for missing articles.

的 seating for candidates is arranged by degree and college.  Doctoral candidates are seated first, on the right side facing the stage. Doctoral candidates are presented by degree within each college (College of Nursing then College of Professional Sciences). Masters candidates are presented by degree within each college.  Masters candidates from the College of Professional Sciences are seated on the left side facing the stage.  Masters candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences, 护理学院, and the Williams College of Business are seated on the right side facing the stage. 

Graduates should return to and remain in their seats until the conclusion of the ceremony.

We estimate the ceremony will last approximately 2 hours. 

毕业典礼演讲

的 graduate commencement speaker is 库尔特·拉塞尔，M.Ed.  Russell received the prestigious Teacher of the Year Award from the 俄亥俄州 State Board of Education in 2022.

毕业典礼程序

的 毕业典礼程序 is available here in pdf format. Guests and graduates receive copies of the 毕业典礼程序 at the ceremony.

文凭

Actual diplomas are not distributed at the 毕业典礼 Ceremony. Diplomas will be mailed from the Registrar's Office to the student address on file in Banner Self-Service in mid-July.  

转播画面

Each ceremony is live-streamed for degree recipients who elect not to attend in person and for family and friends. 的 live-stream will be posted on the commencement homepage on the day of the ceremony.

研究生院接待

的 Office of the Graduate School invites all graduate students, 管理员, 教师, 工作人员, 和客人, to the Graduate School 毕业典礼 Reception 5月11日星期六, 2024. 的 reception begins immediately following the Graduate 毕业典礼 Ceremony. 的 reception will be held for one hour in the James & Caroline Duff Banquet Center, located 在Cintas中心. 

We hope you and your guests will join us as we celebrate your significant accomplishment and enjoy light refreshments together.

Please contact the Office of the Graduate School at 513-745-3957 or XUgrads@bb-led.com 有问题吗?.