Hats off to the Fall 2009 graduates!!

The College of Business Administration will celebrate

Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony

on Saturday, December 19 at 2:30pm
at ARCO Arena
Graduating students to arrive by 2:00pm wearing cap and gown.

To sign up to "Walk" in the ceremony,

please read the information below and then follow the link to the sign-up page.

Student Speaker Information

Important Commencement Cermony Details

  Here are a few things to keep in mind for those graduates walking:

• Commencement will be held at ARCO Arena, on Saturday, December 19 at 2:30pm. You need to show up at 2:00pm with your cap & gown. The ceremony starts promptly at 2:30pm – we cannot wait for any graduates to arrive.

• We will not have any extra caps, tassels, etc. on hand that day.  Please be sure to remember those items.

• It is $12.00 per car to park at ARCO Arena

• You will enter ARCO Arena using the players entrance. Your families and guests will enter the arena through the entrances for events.

• Students will line up in two lines. In each line the order is as follows:

• Master’s Degree candidates first

• Followed by students graduating with honors [please wear your honor cord]

• And then all bachelor’s students 

                 In those groupings, you may sit with whomever you wish.

• There will be a card/envelope on your seat. You will fill it out with your name for the photographer. This card is also how the faculty know how to pronounce your name. Please write clearly and if you have a difficult name, write the phonetic spelling [write your name how it sounds].

• The ceremony will take approximately 90 minutes and last until approximately 4:00pm.

Where Do I get my cap and gown and tassel?

Caps, Gowns, Tassels, and Honor Cords can be purchased [not ordered - have your $$ ready when you go] at the ASI Business Office, University Union, 3rd Floor. The costs are as follows:

• Undergraduate Set [Bachelor's Degree]: $36.50 - includes cap, gown, and tassel
• Graduates [Master's Degree]: $60.00 - includes, cap, gown, tassel, and Master's Hood
• Items purchased Individually:
  • Tassel: $6.50
  • Cap: $9.50
  • Master hood: $20.00
  • Master gown: $23.50
  • Bachelor gown: $20.50
  • Honor cord: $12.50
  • Key chain tassel: $6.25 [souvenir tassel]
  • Mega key chain tassel: $9.50 [souvenir tassel]
    
• Verify prices here: ASI Business Office

Will my name be in the printed Commencement Program Book?

If you filed your petition to graduate according to the correct deadline, your name will be included [to view deadlines and info about the grad application, click here].

Business Student Services has no responsibility for the printed program.

Please note: Signing up to walk does not guarantee that your name will be printed in the Commencement program. See below for info about names being read out loud at the ceremony.

How do I know if I am receiving Academic Honors?

And if I am, how do I get my Honor Cord?

Academic Honors are calculated based upon your grades from all semesters prior to your semester of graduation. To find out if you are receiving Academic Honors and therefore eligible to purchase [$12.50] and wear an Honor Cord at commencement, please check with the ASI office where Caps, Gowns, Tassels, and Honor cords can be purchased. The ASI Business Office is located in the University Union, 3rd Floor.

Will my name be read out loud at the Commencement Ceremony?
What if my name is really hard to pronounce or read?

YES! All students who attend the Commencement Ceremony will have their names read out loud by a Faculty Presenter from the College of Business Administration. When you arrive, there will be a card in your seat for you to fill out. Please be sure to print clearly and provide a phonetic spelling if your name is difficult to pronounce.

I have heard that I have to sign up to "walk" at the ceremony.
How do I do that?

Click on the "Sign Me Up" button below and complete the short form and you will be signed up to participate in the commencement ceremony.

I would like to apply to be the Student Speaker at Commencement.

How do I apply?

Graduating students may apply to be the Student Speaker for the CBA Commencement Ceremony. The applications are now past due and a student speaker has been selected for the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony.