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Directions to Germain Arena. Germain Arena 11000 Everblades Parkway Estero, FL From the North: Take I-75 to Exit 128 (Alico Road). Head East on Alico Road to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. Take Ben Hill Griffin for approximately 3.5 miles south. The Arena is located on the right-hand side.
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Directions to Germain Arena • Germain Arena 11000 Everblades ParkwayEstero, FL • From the North: Take I-75 to Exit 128 (Alico Road). Head East on Alico Road to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. Take Ben Hill Griffin for approximately 3.5 miles south. The Arena is located on the right-hand side. • From the South: Take I-75 to Exit 123 (Corkscrew Road). Head East on Corkscrew Road. Take Ben Hill Griffin north and the Arena is located on the left-hand side.
Faculty Instructions: Parking • Follow the enclosed directions to Germain Arena and plan to arrive at 12 noon but no later than 12:30 pm. • Please display your VIP pass on the windshield of your vehicle for easy identification by parking attendants • You will be directed to the VIP parking on the south side of the arena (see parking area small font on the map) • Enter on the south side of the arena under the green awning
Ben Hill Griffin Parkway Parking Germain Arena Parking I-75 Miromar Outlets N E W S
Faculty Instructions: Robing • Ushers will direct you upstairs for robing. There is an elevator and bathroom facilities adjacent to the robing area. • There will be a light lunch for you and a secure area for your belongings during the ceremony. • Around 1:00pm you will be led downstairs for the Processional.
Faculty Instructions: Processional • Ushers will direct you to line-up by college in the North corridor around the NW entrance to the arena floor. • The college marshals will march preceding their respective college faculty colleagues. • The marshals and faculty will process down the north side of the arena and then up the center aisle of the arena floor
Faculty Instructions: Proces. Cont. • College Marshals shall proceed past the University Marshal and hand off their College flags to the ushers before being seated in the reserved section. • Faculty will be seated by college in the south column (section B, slide 10) of seating at the head of the master’s candidates. • The platform party will follow the faculty in the processional and will be the last to be seated.
Faculty Instructions: Awarding of Degrees • As each College’s candidates receive their diploma covers, they will be directed to the photo area and then to a faculty greeting line before returning to their seats (as we do at Alico). • Ushers will prompt you when to rise, where to position your greeting line, and when to return to your seats. • You will be asked to do this twice: once for the master’s candidates and later for the bachelor’s candidates.
Faculty Instructions: Recessional • When the platform party has left the stage, you will be directed by the ushers to rise and follow the platform party out. • From there, if necessary, faculty can return to the robing area to change, collect valuables, etc., before exiting the building. • There will be no post-ceremony reception.
Entering the Arena Section A Section B