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Eau Claire Ceremony Information

The Graduation Ceremony is at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Zorn Arena, located on Garfield Avenue. Map of Area

To participate in the ceremony you must purchase a cap, gown, and tassel (approximately $26.00) at the CVTC Bookstore. Graduation announcements are also available for purchase at the Bookstore.

The ceremony is open to the public - no tickets are necessary. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Please arrive early if special seating is required or preferred.

Disability accommodations for Graduates or guests need to be requested by contacting the Student Life Office (715-833-6267) prior to 4 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2008.

Parking is free and will be available in any UWEC Student or Faculty parking lot. On-street parking will also be available.

A professional photographer will be taking cap and gown portraits from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. For your convenience, photographs will also be taken of all Graduates as they receive their diplomas. Proofs will be mailed approximately three (3) weeks after the ceremony.

Please arrive for line-up no later than 6:30 p.m. Once you arrive,

• Obtain your Name Card from the check-in table.
• Locate your Program Card in the hallway.
• Line up alphabetically, by last name, within your program.
• First person in the Program carries the Program Card (Remove card attached to wall).
• Stay in the hallway until Ushers direct Graduates to the arena.
• Tassels are to be worn on the right side of the mortarboard cap.
• Ushers, dressed in red robes, will be available to assist you.
• There will not be a place to store personal belongings during the ceremony. Please leave coats, purses, etc. with family and friends.
• Family and friends are not allowed in the Graduate line up area.

What do Graduates do once the ceremony begins?

• Graduates should remain standing until all have entered the arena; at that time you will be directed to be seated.
• After the Commencement Speakers, graduates will be asked to stand.
• Once the president confers your degree you will be asked to be seated and the Ushers will direct you to the stage row by row.
• Remember to bring your Name Card - and Program Card, if you are the first person in your program.
• The first person in each program will hand the Program Card to the Announcer. This will indicate to the Announcer when a new program is starting.
• Pronounce your name as you hand your Name Card to the Announcer.
• If you are a double major also mention this to the Announcer.
• As your name is read, cross the stage to shake hands and receive diploma.
• A professional photographer will take your picture - pause and smile!
• The Ushers will direct you back to your seat.
• At the end of the ceremony, the President will ask all graduates to stand and move the tassel on their cap from right to left.
• People on the stage will leave first.
• The Ushers will then direct graduates out of the arena.
• Continue to follow the Ushers through the hallway to alleviate congestion at the entrance to the arena.

The length of the ceremony will be approximately an hour and a half.

A RECEPTION to honor Graduates will follow the Ceremony in the UW-EC Davies Center. All Graduates and guests are welcome.

For those not attending the ceremony: Tassels may be purchased, individually, at the CVTC Bookstore. Diploma covers will be available, free of charge, at the Student Life Office, ECB 115.

Diplomas and/or degrees will be mailed approximately ten (10) weeks following the ceremony. If your address changes during this time, notify the Information Service Center at 715-833-6200.