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SPRING 2013 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PARTICIPATION MEETING

SPRING 2013 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PARTICIPATION MEETING. May 10th, 2013 12 p.m. – Arnold Hall. Graduation Auditors.

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SPRING 2013 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PARTICIPATION MEETING

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  1. SPRING 2013COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PARTICIPATION MEETING May 10th, 2013 12 p.m. – Arnold Hall

  2. Graduation Auditors • Suzanne Purvis: School of Fashion, School of Liberal Arts, School of Design, School of Building Arts, School of Digital Media majors - ANIM, TV Producing and School of Entertainment Arts– FILM, Dramatic Writing, MPRA, PROD & EQST spurvis@scad.edu • Donna Thissen: School of Communication Arts, School of Fine Arts, School of Digital Media majors – BCST/MOME, ITGM, VSFX, & Digital Media& School of Entertainment Arts – Sound Design. dthissen@scad.edu • Kelly Rigg: Graduate Students krigg@scad.edu • Linda Cowart: e-learning Students lcowart@scad.edu

  3. Spring Students Must be currently registered in all classes needed to graduate at the end of spring quarter. Summer Students Must be currently registered for all summer classes needed to graduate at the end of summer quarter. Requirements All Students: *Must meet GPA requirements to participate *Must have ordered a cap and gown *Must have already submitted any course substitutions to the Registrar’s Office DEADLINE TO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS was MAY 3, 2013

  4. Ladies Dress or business attire Low heeled shoes Gentlemen Dark dress slacks White or light shirt Tie (not required) Dark colored dress shoes Proper Attire *Ladies may also want to bring bobby pins to secure the cap to hair. *You may want to bring a safety pin to pin your hood to your gown. *Wear cool and comfortable clothing

  5. Cap and Gown • You must have a cap, gown, stole, hood, and tassel to participate in the commencement ceremony! • Last chance to purchase a cap and gown will be May 31st at the commencement ceremony rehearsal. • Only cash will be accepted at that time and the price will be $100. ( No guarantee of sizes available)

  6. Cap and Gown Pick-upOglethorpe House • Wednesday, May 29th 11:00 am - 6:00 pm • Thursday, May 30th 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

  7. Graduation Attire • Graduate Students will have a Master’s gown, hood & tassel with school color, gold stole, and cord to designate degree. MFA – Gold MARCH/MUD – Lilac MA/MAT – White • Undergraduate students will have Bachelor’s gown, hood & tassel with school color, gold stole and if honors, a gold tassel.

  8. Honors Recognition • Academic honors are recognized at the ceremony based on Winter final grades. Your actual honors based on your final GPA will be on your diploma when you complete your degree. • Summa Cum Laude – 3.9 to 4.0 • Magna Cum Laude – 3.7 to 3.89 • Cum Laude – 3.5 to 3.69 • Any BFA or BA student with the above GPA will be given a gold honors tassel • Academic honors are not calculated for Graduate students

  9. Rehearsal Day, May 31st, 2013Savannah Civic Center 2 – 4 p.m.Attendance isMandatory • PLEASE Arrive at 1:30 p.m. to get seated. Starts promptly at 2 p.m. Line Leaders will direct you to your seats. Look for signs for section where your degree will be seated. • Herff Jones Representatives will be selling cap and gowns - cash only! Arrive early if you need one. • Graduation Auditors will be available before the rehearsal to answer questions.

  10. Rehearsal Day, May 31st (cont.) • Volunteers will hold up signs with degrees and row numbers on them. Please find a line leader near those rows to be directed to your seat. • There is very limited time to get everyone seated. Do not stop in the back of the arena to find your seat. Proceed to the signs and find a line leader with a list. • Please limit your talking until rehearsal is over. When everyone is quiet, rehearsal progresses quickly.

  11. Commencement MorningJune 1st 2013 • 7:30 a.m. - Arrive at Civic Center for line up in the Johnny Mercer Theater. Enter from the Montgomery Street side and look for signs with directions. • Undergrad students will sit on main level. Enter through the doors with sign for BFA and BA Students. • Graduate students only will sit upstairs. Do not enter theater on the main floor. Enter through door with sign for graduate students only. • Please arrive wearing your cap and gown with card attached to inside!

  12. Commencement MorningJune 1st (cont.) • Please check all purses and bags in the lobby. You cannot carry anything with you during procession. This will be enforced • TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE. • IMPORTANT – Eat something before you arrive. Food and drink are not allowed in the Johnny Mercer Theater.

  13. Name Cards for the Presentation of Degree (afternoon) Ceremony • Name cards will be stapled to the inside of your gown when you pick it up. It has your row and seat number for the 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. ceremony. • DO NOT lose your card. Leave it stapled to the inside of your gown if you have a tendency to lose things!

  14. MLK Arena 9:00 a.m. Conferment of Degrees Ceremony • All students must attend the 9:00 a.m. ceremony to participate in their afternoon ceremony • Follow your line leaders into the arena. You will be seated randomly by DEGREE in rows of 20, not as you were at the rehearsal. Seating order will be MARCH, MUD, MFA, MAT, MA, BFA, BA • President Wallace will confer your degrees in that order and each degree will be announced. You will stand when your degree is called. Once all degrees are conferred, the president will have you turn your tassels. • You will receive a program on your chair

  15. Musicians 8’table 8’table x x x x x x x x x x x x Diploma letters Diploma letters X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Special Projects step A/V & Marching Order 8’table Awards Stage 32’ X 48’ 8’table P/D P/D Faculty Seating Faculty Seating 30 rows Graduate Seating Graduate Seating Students process from Exhibition Hall and outside hallway Special Seating Seats 1-20 exit to the left Seats 21 - 40 exit to the left P/D P/D Procession Hallway Exhibition Hall Hallway Recession

  16. MLK Arena 9:00 a.m. Conferment of Degrees Ceremony cont. • All students will recess out after the 9:00 a.m. ceremony • The recession begins with the Board of Trustees, the guest speaker, faculty and finally students. Please stand at the beginning of the recession. • All Students will recess through the middle aisle and then exit to the left. There will be signs directing you outside to meet your families and friends. PLEASE DON’T STOP AT THE EXIT WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE! There are hundreds of others waiting to get outside. Proceed up Montgomery Street to meet people at the north end of the Civic Center (Oglethorpe Street). • Please move out quickly. Singing and laughing is allowed! Have FUN but keep walking.

  17. No food or drink allowed in venues Nothing can be carried into the 9 a.m. ceremony Eat before you come Wear proper attire No shoes, no shirt = NO ceremony! All cell phones must be turned off! Anyone under the influence will be removed from ceremony. Ceremony Reminders

  18. Participants: School of Communication Arts School of Design School of Fashion School of Fine Arts At 12:30 p.m., enter the Civic Center through the lobby. Locate your row and seat number (which is on your name card)and sit down. Line leaders will be there to assist you. After the ceremony, you will recess down the center aisles the same as in the 9 a.m. ceremony. Plan a meeting place with your friends/family outside. MLK Arena 1:00 p.m. Ceremony

  19. MLK Arena 4:00 p.m. Ceremony • At 3:30 p.m., enter the Civic Center through the lobby. • Locate your row and seat number (which is on your name card) and sit down. Line leaders will be available to assist you. • After the ceremony, you will recess down the center aisles the same as in the 9 a.m. ceremony. • Participants: • School of Building Arts • School of Digital Media • School of Entertainment Arts • School of Liberal Arts

  20. Ceremony Ticket Information • All guests attending the commencement ceremonies will need a ticket (children under the age of two who sit on the lap of a ticket holder will not require a ticket). • Each student approved to participate will receive 4 tickets for the 9 a.m. Presidential Conferment of Degrees ceremony (yellow ticket) and 6 tickets for the Presentation of Degree ceremony at either • 1 p.m. (red ticket) or 4 p.m. (blue ticket). • A simulcast of all the ceremonies will be available to accommodate your guests without tickets in the Johnny Mercer Theater located inside the Savannah Civic Center. The simulcast ceremonies do not require a ticket.  • Also, all ceremonies will be viewable online at scad.tv/http://www.scad.tv/.

  21. Tickets • Pick up tickets May 20th through May 30th at the Trustees Theater box office between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. All students on campus must pick up tickets during these dates. • Only students who are not currently in Savannah will be allowed to pick up tickets after the rehearsal on May 31st . No one will receive tickets until the rehearsal is over. • There is no charge for tickets!If you are caught selling or buying tickets, you will lose your tickets and will be removed from the ceremony. • You must pick up your own tickets and show your SCAD ID.

  22. Special Seating • If you have a family member who requires special seating for the commencement ceremony, please contact Ashley Nelson at 1.912.525.5114 or anelson@scad.edu The tickets they receive are included as a portion of the total allowed.https://www.facebook.com/events/607516055931387/for ticket exchanges. • The Events Department states there are NO EXTRA TICKETS. We ask that if you are not using all your tickets, either share with classmates who need more or only pick up the number of tickets you actually need

  23. Graduation Photos • A photo will be taken as you cross the stage and receive your diploma cover. These will be available from Grad Images, our vendor. Please contact the vendor directly regarding your photo. • You are emailed with a proof of your photo after graduation. If you no longer have your SCAD email or want to use a different email please contact ReAndra Clayton at rclayton@gradimages.com or 1-800-0628-4509 ext. 3584

  24. A Word to the Wise • Your guests should arrive at the ceremony as early as possible. Doors open at 8 a.m. for the 9 a.m. ceremony. • Ask your guests to sit next to one another without leaving empty seats in between • Do NOT iron your cap or gown! • EAT something before arriving at 7:30 a.m. • Have FUN. This is your Day! Enjoy it.

  25. CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013 !!!

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