Inclement Weather Plan

Processional

The Commencement procession will form at 10:00 a.m. outside in the quad if the weather is nice and inside the Campus Center if the weather is bad. The processional will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the order noted below:

A. The Class Division, consisting of members of the graduating class, will form in the quad area or inside the hallway extending from the Bookstore through Job Hall, depending on the weather. Students from each School will form two abreast in random order. Each School will be headed by its Marshals. Signs will indicate the locations of the respective schools. (If you wish to sit next to friends, you should march with them.)

B. The Faculty Division will form a double line in random order under the direction of the Faculty Marshals behind the graduates (along the hallway and behind the students entering through the back door of the Campus Center if the weather is bad). Faculty members should plan to provide their own umbrellas in the event of poor weather.

C. The Trustee Division will assemble in the Board Room, Job Hall, at 10:00 a.m. and proceed to the viewing stand under the direction of the Trustee Marshals.

Severe Weather Plan

If severe weather (not just rain) is anticipated, the decision to use the severe weather plan will be made as early as possible. Information will be available by calling 274-3201, and announcements will be made on local radio stations.

If the severe weather plan is used, there will be two Commencement ceremonies held in Ben Light Gymnasium. Each senior will have received four tickets, and admission to the entire building will be by ticket only. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Both ceremonies will be telecast live and may be seen on cable channel 16. Television sets will be set up in special viewing areas on campus that include:

• Campus Center (various locations)
• Hoerner Theatre in Dillingham Center
• Ford Hall and Park Hall Auditoriums
• TV lounges in any residence hall where parents are housed
• Textor 102 and 103

In the event Commencement is moved inside, the parent/guest entrance to Hill Center will open at 8:30 a.m. for the ceremony for the Schools of Business, Humanities and Sciences, and Music; and at 1:00 p.m. for the Schools of Communications and Health Sciences and Human Performance. The class procession will form inside the enclosed walkway running from Job Hall to the Campus Center. A special set of severe weather plan instructions will be distributed Commencement morning and signs will be posted announcing all pertinent information. Since it will be very crowded, cooperation in following the severe weather plan instructions is extremely important.

Ceremony #1: Business, Humanities and Sciences, Music

• Ben Light Gymnasium doors open @ 8:30 a.m.
• Procession formation begins @ 9:15 a.m.
• Processional to gym @ 9:40 a.m.
• Commencement ceremony 10:00-11:00 a.m.
• Recessional
• Diploma distribution and receptions

Ceremony #2: Communications, Health Sciences and Human Performance

• Ben Light Gymnasium doors open @ 1:00 p.m.
• Procession formation begins @ 1:30 p.m.
• Processional to gym @ 1:55 p.m.
• Commencement ceremony 2:15-3:15 p.m.
• Recessional
• Diploma distribution and receptions