Dear Law School Graduates:
I'm sure you are now beginning to see the light at the end of the
tunnel. I would like to go over just a few details about
Commencement on May 15, 2009 at the Monona Terrace. This memo will
be brief. For more detailed information I refer you to the
Graduation Handbook which was put in your hang files earlier this
year or to the website at
http://law.wisc.edu/current/commencement/index.html
Pick up Location, Dates, Times for Cap and Gowns:
University Bookstore, 711 State Street;
May 13 and 14: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Be sure to open the package to check to be sure you have
the following items:
Gown, Cap, Tassel, Stole
Commencement Ceremony at Monona Terrace
Friday, May 15, 2009: 1:00 p.m., Monona Terrace
Report Time and Location:
12:15 p.m. SHARP in Ballroom A
Class Picture and Line up For Processional: A
picture will be taken at exactly 12:30 p.m. in
Ballroom A. If you wish to be in this picture, you must be in
Ballroom A on time. You will all get an
electronic copy of the photograph, therefore no family are allowed
in Ballroom A to take photos of the class. Due to the short
time available, the photographer be not be able to take photos with
your cameras.
After the picture is taken you will be given additional
instructions regarding the placement of the tassel, hood etc and
then lined up for the processional.
Processional: The processional will begin at
precisely 1:00 p.m.
Student Speakers: Junyan, Scott, Charlie: There
are seats for you on the stage, you should step into the hooding
line first, and then after you are hooded, please return to your
seats on the stage
Hooding portion of the ceremony: Ushers (name
badges with a ribbon that says staff) will stand by the rows to
give the ok for your row to go the stage. When you arrive on
stage, you give the completed card (form and pencil will be on your
chair) to Ruth Robarts and Mike Hall (who will be sitting on the
stage). You proceed across the stage to be hooded by a faculty
member. Two people will be hooded at a time.
After hooding, shake hands with the dean while having your
photograph taken. You proceed off the stage, and return to your
seat.
Recessional: At the conclusion of the ceremony
there will be a recessional. The faculty will leave the exhibit
hall first and then the graduates will follow. Ushers will be at
the rows to assist with an orderly exit.
Reception: After the ceremony, all graduates,
faculty, and family members are invited to the upper terrace for a
light reception. There will also be a CASH bar for alcohol
beverages.
Additional Information
Live Streaming of the Ceremony:
NEW this year we will have live streaming of the ceremony for
family and friends who are unable to be at the Monona Terrace.
Additional information on the URL will be sent by separate memo
Parking at Monona Terrace: Arrive early to park
at the Monona Terrace. For additional information on
parking:
http://law.wisc.edu/current/commencement/index.html
Wheel chair seating: There will be a section of
the exhibit hall reserved for your family and people in
wheelchairs. This section is in front to the left of the stage.
Taping of Ceremony: The ceremony will be taped
for a DVD and available in early June. Please contact Kim Frank,
for ordering information. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me.
Again congratulations and I hope your commencement will be
memorable!
Submitted by Lynn Thompson on May 7, 2009 9:52 am
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