Commencement

Commencement Ticket Information

To ensure adequate seating, all ceremonies will be ticketed. All guests, including infants, must have a ticket for entry.

• All candidates who have filed their paperwork by the specified deadline and have been approved to walk at Commencement may order tickets
• Based on projected participation, each candidate participating may order up to eight guest tickets
• Additional tickets may be available depending upon the number of candidates attending each ceremony
• If you are graduating with a double major, you are expected to participate in the ceremony corresponding with your primary major

Ordering Tickets

Candidates who have filed their paperwork on time and have been approved to participate at Commencement must confirm their Intent to Participate via the Commencement Web site May 6 through May 13 in order to receive Commencement tickets.

Candidates who file their paperwork late or who do not confirm their "Intent to Participate" May 6 through May 13 cannot be guaranteed the maximum number of guest tickets.

Late registration for Commencement begins May 16 and runs through May 21, and tickets ordered during the late registration period, May 16 - 21, will be available for pickup beginning Tuesday, May 27.

Ticket Distribution

May 19 - 31, 2008
Location: University Theatre / Humanities 400

Ticket orders must be picked up in person, at the University Theatre, between May 19 and May 31. Tickets ordered during the late registration period, May 16 - 21, will be available for pickup beginning May 27. You must show your student ID to receive your tickets. Ticket distribution dates and times are:

• Monday, May 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 22, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Friday, May 23, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Saturday, May 24, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sunday, May 25 - closed
• Monday, May 26- closed
• Tuesday, May 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 28, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Friday, May 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Saturday, May 31, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

If you do not pick your tickets up by May 31, they will be released.

If you cannot pick up your tickets in person

If you are unable to pick up your tickets during one of the distribution times, you may designate someone to serve as your "courier" when you confirm your "Intent to Participate" and order your tickets.

In order to pick up your tickets, your courier must come to the University Theatre during the Commencement ticket distribution period with:

• A copy of the confirmation of participation email that you will receive from the Commencement Office naming them as your courier
• A valid photo ID
• They must sign for your tickets

Unused Tickets

You are encouraged to return any tickets that you will not be using to the University Theatre Box office so that they can be made available to other students.

Additional Tickets

Additional tickets are available for the following Commencement Ceremonies:

• CHASS - Business Administration
• CHASS - Group 1
• CHASS - Group 2
• CHASS - Group 3
• Graduate Division and Teacher Education

Due to an unexpectedly large number of participating graduates, no additional tickets are available for the BCOE and CNAS ceremony.

Procedure for receiving additional tickets

(For Graduates/Candidates who have confirmed their intent to participate)

Additional tickets for the four CHASS ceremonies and the Graduate Division ceremony will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis Tuesday, June 3, starting at 3:00 p.m., in Commons Room 302 South.

Each graduate/candidate may receive up to 3 tickets maximum at the June 3 distribution.

Graduates/candidates should come in person with their student ID in order to receive the additional tickets.

If you can not pick up additional tickets yourself

If you had already assigned a courier to pick up your original tickets, we will honor that same courier to pick up additional tickets for you.

Those who are not able to come in person to pick up additional tickets may designate an individual to serve as a "courier" for them. The courier will be authorized to pick up additional tickets for the graduate/candidate and will be responsible to deliver said tickets to the graduate/candidate. The courier must bring the student ID card of the graduate/candidate for whom they are picking up tickets, and may only serve as courier for up to 2 people (in addition to themselves).

If a graduate/candidate lives out of town and has not designated a courier they may do so by notifying University Theatre Box Office Manager, Bobby Bynum, before June 2. The graduate/candidate needs to include the following information in their communication:

Their full name and SID number
Ceremony that they are scheduled to attend
the full name of the individual whom they have designated to act as courier

 The courier must bring their ID card to pick up the tickets for graduate/candidate.