General Information |
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 TICKETS
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Because of limited seating, each candidate
is allocated up to five guest tickets. Please indicate the number of tickets
needed on the Commencement Participation Form. All guests including
infants and children need a ticket.
SEATING FOR THE DISABLED AND ELDERLY
Seating is open, except for reserved seating
for the disabled and elderly. One family member may sit with the disabled or
elderly guest. The majority of available seating is on bleachers. Seating begins
at 10 a.m. and the ceremony begins at 11 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commencement announcements inform relatives and friends
of your graduation. Each graduate can receive five announcements free from the
bookstore. Additional announcements
can be purchased from the bookstore, during regular bookstore hours or at the
Senior Salute. Personalized announcements require a three-week order time.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Arrangements have been made for Chappell Studios, a
professional photography service, to take your photo as you receive your degree.
Free proofs will be mailed to your permanent home address after Commencement.
You may then choose to purchase prints directly from the photography service.
Please note that you are under no obligation to order. Visit the Chapell Studios web site to pre-register for photography at the June 29 ceremony.
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Augsburg College parking lots and Fairview-University
Medical Center’s YELLOW Parking Ramp (Riverside and 23rd Avenue) are available
for the Commencement events at Augsburg College on June 29. On-street parking is monitored
by the city of Minneapolis and has two- and four-hour limits and availability
is limited. The University of Minnesota also has parking ramps on 21st Avenue
and on 19th Avenue. Please allow extra time for parking when arriving for events.
TRAFFIC ADVISORIES (updated 6/26/08)
Construction Detour on I-35W from Friday, June 27 to Monday, June 30:
The crosstown highway construction project will close I-35W southbound between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy. 62 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
For those departing Augsburg after the ceremony and needing to go south, detour signs will direct you west on I-394 to then go south on Hwy. 100.
For those approaching Augsburg from the north:
Due to the reconstruction of the I-35W bridge, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is making Minnesota Highway 280 the primary route to replace northbound and southbound I-35W traffic. It will carry traffic from I-35W in Roseville to Interstate 94.
Take Minnesota Highway 280 to I-94 Westbound
Take Riverside exit, turn right at Riverside Avenue, turn left at 22nd Avenue South. |
CAP AND GOWN INFORMATION
Caps and gowns may be purchased at the bookstore in the Oren Gateway Center, during the Grad Fair:
| Friday |
March 14 |
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
| Saturday |
March 15 |
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
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If you are unable to attend the Grad Fair you
may purchase your cap and gown during regular bookstore hours:
| Monday - Friday |
8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
All students participating in the ceremony should have cap and gown purchased 2 weeks prior to the ceremony to ensure size availability.
Academic dress (cap and gown) is worn for both the Baccalaureate
Service and the Commencement Ceremony.
• Gowns are worn closed, without jewelry, flowers,
or other accessories.
• Honor cords are worn around the neck.
For all candidates, caps are worn with the mortar board
flat (parallel to the floor), short point to the front. Tassels are worn to
the right throughout the day. Men should remove their caps for prayers.
Graduate students purchase their hoods at the bookstore
and receive them during the Commencement Ceremony.
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