Commencement Events |
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 Undergraduate Students in:
- Weekend College
- Rochester Program
- United/Mercy/Unity Hospitals Program
Graduate Students in the following programs:
- Master of Arts in Education
- Master of Arts in Leadership
- Master of Arts in Nursing
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Social Work
Rehearsal
Friday, June 27
5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Si Melby Hall
Eucharist Service
Sunday, June 29
8 - 8:30 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Baccalaureate Service
Sunday, June 29
9 - 10 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Line-up promptly at 8:40 a.m.
Baccalaureate is a celebration
service of music and word held for the graduating class. Please inform
your guests that seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Assemble
in the corridor leading from
the Foss Atrium to the Music Building, wearing your cap and gown, at
8:40 a.m. Please be prompt. You will line up in double file and be led
into the chapel by the College marshals. As you march in, please follow the directions of the College marshals.
Refreshments and Line-up
Sunday, June 29
10 a.m.
Students line up in the Christensen Center lobby
Line-up promptly at 10:15 a.m.
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, June 29
Begins at 11 a.m.
Si Melby Hall
Commencement Speaker: Bishop Mark S. Hanson
Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient: Ambassador Koryne Horbal and Bishop Medardo E. Gomez
Faculty assemble in
the Foss Atrium at 10:15 a.m. wearing your
cap and gown. Master’s candidates will lead the procession followed by candidates for bachelor’s degrees.
(In case of rain, line-up will be in the basement of Melby. The decision to implement the rain plan will be made by 8 a.m.)
Following the Commencement address, the Dean of the College will present the candidates. Marshals will signal each row to rise. Receive your folder in your left hand, shake hands, leave the stage via the right ramp, and return to your seat and be seated.
After the ceremony graduates should plan to meet their guests at department reception locations.
Department Receptions
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Fine Arts and Humanities - Foss Center, Arnold Atrium
Natural and Social Sciences - Old Main
Education, Health and Physical Education, and Master of Arts in Education - Christensen Center, Coffee Shop
Business Administration and Master of Business Administration - Oren Gateway Center, Lobby and Adeline Johnson Conference Room
Social Work and Master of Social Work - Christensen Center, East Commons
Nursing and Master of Arts in Nursing - Christensen Center, West Commons
Master of Arts in Leadership - Christensen Center, Marshall Room |
