KEY
DATES
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Graduation
Meeting
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Wednesday,
December 10th
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Regional Special
Events Center
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12:30 p.m.
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Commencement Day
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Student Lineup
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Inside Lower Level
Gate A
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Regional Special
Events Center
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9:00 a.m.
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Ceremony
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10:00 a.m.
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The
Commencement Exercises and Investiture Ceremony will take place in the
Regional Special Events Center. The processional, ceremony, and
recessional are a time for dignity and decorum. Seating is available on
a first-come basis for families and friends.
CEREMONY
PARTICULARS
Candidates for graduation are asked to be at Regional Special Events
Center, Lower Level Gate A, at 9:00 a.m. to pick up graduation/name
cards.
Graduation/Photo Cards
- Once
the graduation/photo card is
received the graduate should proceed to the tables provided to complete
the contact information on the photo portion of the graduation/name
card. A student will be removed from the line before entering the stage
if their card is missing the required contact information.
The name listed on the graduation/photo card is the official
name of record for the graduate. If an alternate name (such as a middle
name) is to be read, write it legibly under the printed name.
The academic honor and grade point average listed are based on the
semester prior to the graduation semester. The announcer will only read
the pre-printed information regarding honors and GPAs.
Personal Items -
Personal items such as a cell phones, purse, coat, umbrella, books,
etc. shall not
be
carried during the processional. There will not be a place to secure
these items. They should be left with one of your members of the
audience.
Student Line-Up - Line-up
for the processional will be inside Lower Level A. Signs will be posted
denoting the line-up
areas for the various degrees. There will be no set seating arrangement
and the candidates may sit in any order and with anyone they choose,
within their degree category (associate, bachelor, master,
specialist). If a graduate wishes to be seated beside a friend, line up
should be front to back--not side by side.
The processional will enter the lower Gate A entrance to the main
arena. The processional will file into the arena in two lines to be
seated in two sections.
Line 1
Left Aisle
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Line 2
Right Aisle
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Each
line will go into alternating rows and will be directed by Faculty
Marshalls.
Invocation - Remain
seated during the invocation. Men will remove caps during the
invocation only.
Investiture
Ceremony - In 1996, Murray State University implemented a
Residential College System, comprised of eight residential colleges:
Clark, Elizabeth, Hart, Hester, Regents, Richmond, Springer-Franklin,
and White. The purpose was to promote the development of student
leadership skills and the responsibility of goverance, all of which was
to result in the establishment of traditions, enduring friendships and
lasting bonds.
During the Investiture Ceremony, graduates will be invested as lifelong
members of their respective residential colleges. Upon prompting,
graduates will stand for the investiture.
Diploma Presentation
- The Provost will announce, "Mr. President, the faculty presents to
you the following candidates for conferring of degrees." The graduates
will then be called in the following order: Associate, Bachelor,
Master, and Specialist. Faculty Marshals will indicate when each row
is to rise. When instructed, please rise together, go across the row
where you have been seated and move up the left aisle. Be sure to take
the graduation/name card with you and tear the two sides apart to be
checked.
Conferral of Degrees
- After all diplomas have been received, graduates will be instructed
to stand. The president will say, "By virtue of the authority.....I
declare you graduates of Murray State University." At this time,
undergraduate students will move their tassels from the right side to
the left side (in unison). When instructed, be seated.
Recessional - The
Stage Party and Faculty will be the only
groups to leave the arena. The graduates will be dismissed from the floor.
Academic Regalia
- Caps, tassels, gowns, residential college stoles, honors cords, and
graduate hoods may be purchased at the University Store in the Curris
Center. Call (270) 762-4388 for more information. All graduates must be
in cap and gown to partipate in the Commencement Ceremony. Overall, we
try to emphasize with all graduating students that the
robe/stole/cords, etc., need to be worn in a tasteful manner. Marking
on the top of graduation hats and the wearing of excessive stoles/cords
should be avoided.
Photographs
- There will be an official photographer taking your photo while you
are shaking the President's hand and another photo will be taken after
you walk across the stage and down the ramp before going back to your
seat. The photo information must be completed on your card BEFORE you
enter the arena floor. All graduates must bring both sections of their
card with them as they proceed to the stage to receive their degrees.
Complimentary proofs will be mailed to the graduates's home address.
Inexpensive, quality enlargements are available for purchase from
Graduation Foto, Nashville, TN. www.mygradfoto.com
Graduation
DVD
Preserve the memories of Murray State University's
Commencement by purchasing your copy of the Graduation DVD.
You may place your order the morning of Commencement by visiting the
Graduation Video table in Lobby B. Orders may also be placed in advance
by sending in an order form. Click here to
order.
Guest with Disabilities
Parking/Drop-Off Zone
- Parking lot located off of Gilbert Graves Drive. A handicapped
parking tag or special permission will be required to park in this
location (contact the Office of Equal Opportunity). Guests will limited
mobility may be dropped off at this location.
Seating - The top
two rows of chair seats in the arena are reserved for guests with
limited mobility. A limited mobility guest may have two additional
guests sit with them. Additionally, there are two special seating areas
on each side of the arena for special seating. In these areas, two
additional guests are also allowed.
Wheelchairs -
Entrance B is accessible to guests using wheelchairs. There will be
ushers available to assist guests. Each guest in a wheelchair may have
two chairs seats located next to them for guests accompanying them.
Wheelchairs will not be provided.
For additional information or special requests, contact the Office of
Equal Opportunity, (270) 809-3155, or the Regional Special Events
Center, (270) 809-5577. TDD - (270) 809-3361.
Parking -
Ample general guest parking is available in the Stewart Stadium parking
lot, east of the Regional Special Events Center, off of Hwy. 641.
Shuttle busses are available to transport guests from the parking lot
to the front doors of the RSEC beginning at 8:00 a.m. Busses are also
available until 1:30 p.m. to transport guests from the RSEC back to the
parking lot.
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