Graduate Division and Teacher Education Program
Graduate Division
Ph.D. and Master's Degree Candidates
Teacher Education Program
Teaching Credential Candidates
Monday, June 16, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Pierce Lawn
Report Time for Candidates: 6:00 p.m. (PE Building, Gymnasium)
Recommended Guest Arrival: 6:00 p.m.
Ceremony Begins: 7:00 p.m.
Estimated Ceremony Length: 2 hours
Keynote Speaker
Steven V. W. Beckwith
Vice
President for Research and Graduate Studies
University of California
Student Speaker
Patrick Guggino, Ph.D., Education
Tickets
To ensure that there is adequate seating, all guests, including infants, must have a ticket for entry.
Based on projected student participation, each student participating in the Graduate Division / Teacher Education ceremony may order up to 8 guest tickets. See the Tickets page for the ticket ordering and distribution schedule.
More information regarding the availability of additional tickets will be announced after May 23.
Seating
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Prohibited Items
The following items are prohibited on campus: alcohol, illegal drugs/paraphernalia, and weapons of any kind including firearms and knives and animals except for registered guide dogs. Strollers, balloons, and air horns etc. are not allowed at the venue; please leave these items at home or in your vehicle. Security will be screening at the venue.
Smoking is not permitted inside the Commencement venue.
Guests who are sensitive to heat and sun may view the ceremony in an indoor, climate-controlled location with a live video-feed of the ceremony shown on a large screen. No tickets are required for entrance into this location.