General Information for Graduate Students and Their Families

Trinity University will hold the Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Margarite B. Parker Chapel. The President’s reception will immediately follow the ceremony and will be held on the Esplanade and in the Coates Center.

TICKETS

Tickets are not required for admission to the Margarite B. Parker Chapel for guests of the graduate degree candidates or for the President’s reception. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Degree candidates may order announcements online at
www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation   

SCHEDULE OF COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

PHOTOGRAPHS

A professional photographer will photograph the degree candidates as they cross the platform. The photographer will mail proofs to the permanent address of each student and will include instructions for ordering photographs. The photographer is not affiliated with Trinity University and will work directly with each student.

Photographer:	Chuck Gibbons
Phone Number:	210- 573-6869
Email Address:	Chuck@GibbonsPhotos.com
Web Address:	www.gibbonsphotos.com/index.html

DIPLOMAS

Official diplomas will be mailed to your address indicated by the candidate on the Application for Graduation (or the permanent address, if no address is indicated) approximately two to three weeks after the commencement ceremony.  If this needs to be updated, please do so by contacting Georgia Lotz before May 9, 2008 by emailing Georgia.Lotz@trinity.edu  or by fax to 210-999-7202.

LOCATION & ARRIVAL

Please assemble in the Margarite B. Parker Chapel Choir Rehearsal Room (room 110; located downstairs in the Chapel)  no later than 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

There is no rehearsal.  The student marshals will give you full instructions on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

Students who are not in line by 8:45 a.m. will not be permitted to participate in the ceremony.

VESTMENTS

Beginning May 5, 2008, Caps and gowns (regalia) should be picked up from the University Bookstore during regular business hours.

Students may order their caps and gowns online at www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation or you may contact the Bookstore by phone 210-999-7227 or e-mail bookstore@trinity.edu

• Caps—Caps should be level, not tilted to either side or to the back.  Men should follow the lead of the President in removing and replacing caps during the ceremony.  Traditionally, women wear their caps throughout the ceremony.  The tassels are to be worn on the left.

• Gowns –Dark clothing should be worn with the regalia.  Women should wear dark dresses and shoes, and should avoid jewelry or flowers.  Men should wear dark suits, shoes, and socks, and white shirts with dark neckties.  A suit coat or sport coat is required as the gown will cover your arms only to the elbows.

• Hoods –Carry your hood on your right arm.

Traditionally, the color of the hood reflects the type of Master’s Degree earned:

LINE OF MARCH

The student marshals will place you in correct marching order when you begin to line up. They will show you the route to follow to the inside of the Chapel. Please watch the student marshals and follow their directions explicitly. Do not try to keep in step with the music or with one another; walk evenly and slowly using short steps and keep together in pairs, keeping the distance between you and the degree candidate in front of you constant. Please walk at a sufficient pace to prevent long gaps from forming or jams from occurring in the line.

GENERAL COMMENT

The commencement ceremony is a traditional, formal exercise and as such should be conducted with dignity, splendor, and respect for your fellow classmates.  Please refrain from greeting friends and/or relatives during the processional and recessional.  Please leave purses and other valuables at home or with your guests—they should not be carried in the processional or left in the room where you assemble. 

 

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