Information for graduating seniors and families

Graduation Line Up

2012 Commencement Exercises

will be held on Main Hall Green under the tents from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, June 10.

All obligations to the university, financial as well as academic, must be met before Commencement day, June 10, 2012.

Any Lawrence student who does not wish to participate in the formal ceremony on June 10 may be excused by informing Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Truesdell or Provost and Dean of the Faculty Burrows in writing by Thursday, June 7, 2012. We assume all eligible graduates will be in attendance unless we are informed to the contrary.

No tickets will be distributed – there is no limit on guests per student. The ceremony will be held under tents on Main Hall Green.

Rehearsal

Commencement exercises will be rehearsed in Memorial Chapel beginning promptly at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012. Graduates will be receiving important information pertaining to the Commencement ceremony and are expected to attend and to be on time.

Senior picnic

The university invites seniors and families to a buffet picnic on Main Hall Green on Saturday, June 9, 2012, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Rain site is the Warch Campus Center

President’s reception

Members of the graduating class, families, and friends are cordially invited to a reception held by President Jill Beck and Professor Robert Beck in the Pusey Room of the Warch Campus Center on Saturday, June 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Academic procession

Candidates for degrees will assemble on the walk east of Memorial Chapel no later than 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2012. In the event of rain, assembly will take place at 9:45 a.m. on the first floor of the Seeley G. Mudd Library. Please be prompt.

Commencement information center

The Hochkammer Information Desk at the Warch Campus Center will be open throughout Commencement weekend. Staff will be available to answer questions and provide service to students and their families. You may contact the information desk in person or by calling 920-832-7000.

Academic caps and gowns, class rings, cards and invitations

Academic caps, gowns and tassels can be picked up on:

Orders can be placed until June 5 by calling 262-363-3055 or emailing rhsales@centurytel.net

Commencement video/photographs

As a service to graduating seniors and his or her families, the ceremony will be videotaped and a professional photographer will photograph each student as she or he receives a diploma. The photographer will contact you regarding the availability of duplicate prints. The university will post the Commencement video on the Lawrence website.

Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center hours

Parking

From College Avenue, turn south on Oneida Street. A public parking ramp is on the left. The ramp costs $2 per visit and is free on Sundays. The Commencement site is three blocks east of the ramp.

Note: Handicapped parking is located adjacent to Memorial Chapel. Shuttle service for individuals needing special assistance will be provided to the Warch Campus Center and Main Hall Green from 8 to 10:15 a.m. and again at the conclusion of Commencement until 1:30 p.m. Post Commencement pick-up will be at the College Avenue crosswalk adjacent to the library.

Pets

For the safety of those attending Commencement exercises we ask that pets, other than those needed for assistance, be kept away from the campus green area.

Questions?

Questions concerning Commencement Weekend should be directed to Laurie Petrick in the President’s Office at 920-832-6525 or e-mail laurie.a.petrick@lawrence.edu.