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General Information for Undergraduate Students and Their Families

Trinity University will hold the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. in Laurie Auditorium. The President’s reception will immediately follow the ceremony and will be held on the Esplanade and in the Coates Center.

TICKETS

Tickets are required for admission to Laurie Auditorium for guests of the undergraduate degree candidates.  Initially, beginning March 26, 2008 and ending April 18, 2008 candidates will be issued four (4) tickets each for commencement.  Later, beginning April 24, 2008 all remaining tickets will be distributed on a first-come first-serve basis, with a maximum of one (1) additional ticket per student.  All tickets must be picked up at the Laurie Auditorium Box Office, weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Students will be required to present their Trinity University identification card at the Box Office in order to receive tickets.  Students who are not currently in the San Antonio area may request their guest tickets by contacting Liliana Lovisa by email at Liliana.Lovisa@trinity.edu or at the Office of the Registrar no later than April 18, 2008.

Please note that guests with tickets must be inside Laurie Auditorium by 10:15 a.m. to be assured of seating

All guests without commencement tickets will be provided seating in rooms 319 and 320 of Laurie Auditorium and in the Stieren Theater, and in Northrup Hall 040.  There will be a closed circuit “live feed” of the ceremony in each of these rooms.

The sale of commencement tickets is strictly against the policies of Trinity University

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Visit Herff-Jones secure Web site www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation  to order personalized commencement announcements and related items.

SCHEDULE OF COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

Friday, May 16, 2008

5:00 p.m. – 6:00p.m.

Baccalaureate Vespers (Margarite B. Parker Chapel)


Saturday, May 17, 2008

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Graduate commencement ceremony (Margarite B. Parker Chapel)

 

 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Graduate commencement reception (Esplanade and Coates Center)

 

 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Undergraduate commencement ceremony in (Laurie Auditorium)

 

 12:00 p.m. –   2:00 p.m.

President’s reception for undergraduate degree candidates and guest (Esplanade and Coates Center)

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 the 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 information needs to be updated, please do so by contacting Liliana Lovisa before May 17, 2008, by emailing Liliana.Lovisa@trinity.edu, or by fax to 210-999-7202.

LOCATION AND ARRIVAL

B.A. candidates will assemble in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall AT 9:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 17.  B.S. and B. M. candidates will assemble in the basement of Laurie Auditorium room 110 the Green Room AT 9:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 17

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

Students who are not in line BY 9:45 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 business hours.

Monday 5/5

8:30 am-5:00pm

Tuesday 5/6

8:30 am-5:30 pm

Wednesday 5/7

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Thursday 5/8

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Friday 5/9

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Saturday 5/10

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Mon & Tues 5/12, 5/13

8:00 am-5:30 pm

Wed, Thurs, & Fri 5/14-5/16

8:30 am-5:00pm

Students may order their caps and gowns online at
www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation, or you may contact the Bookstore by phone (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 right and changed to the left when the degrees are conferred.

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.

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 the Auditorium. Please watch the student marshals and follow their directions explicitly. Do not try to keep in step with the music or with one another instead, walk evenly and slowly using short steps and keep together in single file. When proceeding down the steps inside the auditorium, walk parallel with the undergraduate student who is walking next to you. Keep a constant distance behind the degree candidates in front of you. 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 splendor and dignity and with respect for your fellow classmates.  Please refrain from greeting friends and/or relative during the processional and recessional.  Please leave purses and other valuables at home or with your guests—such items should not be carried in the processional.

                         


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