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Commencement Infoimation - Office of Student Life - Parkland College

Office of Student Life

Commencement

 

Commencement is held each year at the completion of the spring semester. All students who have graduated with an associate degree or one-year certificate since the last commencement, or who expect to graduate at the end of the spring semester or the following summer sessions, are encouraged to participate.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN PARKLAND COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

You are encouraged to participate in the 2008 Commencement exercise. Your family and friends are invited to attend.

When: 8:00 p.m. Friday May, 16, 2008 Where: The Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL
For: 2007 Graduates, 2008 Spring and 2008 Summer candidates for graduation

  1. If you have any questions about your graduation status, please contact Dennis Kaczor in the Admissions Office (room A166) or call (217) 353-2634.
  2. In order to participate in the ceremony you must be measured for your cap and gown. Measurements will be taken in room X150 on the following days:

    Graduation gown measurement dates and times
    Day Date Time
    Row 1 Monday March 24, 2008 9am-5pm
    Row 2 Tuesday March 25, 2008 9am-3pm
    Row 3 Wednesday March 26, 2008 11am-7pm
    Row 4 Thursday March 27, 2008 12pm-5pm
    Row 5 Friday March 28, 2008 9am-2pm

  3. Prices for the cap and gown are as follows:
    Gown rental and cap (with tassel) - $20.55  /  Extra tassels - $5.50 each
  4. Cap and gown (and honors) orders will be charged to the student’s account. Payment can be made at the Business Office (A108) or online.
  5. Commencement announcements will be available at the time of cap and gown measurement (X150) or in the Department of Student Life (X153). The cost is $5.00 per packet of five.
  6. If you are interested in portrait quality photos, a professional photographer will be available before the ceremony in the Krannert lobby. Please contact Memory Lane Photography at (217) 351-1565 to arrange an appointment. The photographer will take each graduate’s picture as diplomas are received. You will be able to view all your pictures online within a couple of days. Please look for more information at the cap and gown measurement.
  7. Commencement tickets will be issued at cap and gown pickup.

Cap and Gown Pickup

  1. Pick up your cap and gown in room X150 on Monday, May 12th or Tuesday, May 13th between 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You must bring your cap and gown receipt and a picture ID. If you are unavailable during these times, please call the Office of Student Life at (217) 351-2492 to make special arrangements
  2. An instruction sheet outlining the Commencement exercise procedures will be enclosed with your cap and gown. There is no rehearsal prior to the ceremony so please read your instruction sheet very carefully before Commencement on Friday, May 16th.
  3. In order to give all students an equal opportunity to have friends and family in attendance, we anticipate that each graduate will receive no fewer than 3 and no more than 4 tickets. Tickets will be distributed at cap and gown pickup. The actual number of tickets distributed per student is determined each April and based on the number of participating graduates to be seated at Krannert’s Great Hall.

    Other ways to get extra tickets:
    1) Network with friends for extra tickets
    2) Advertise in the Prospectus classifieds for $4.00, prepaid in room X155. Check with the editor for deadlines.
    3) The night of graduation, at 7:55 p.m. if seats are available, Krannert will allow seating without a ticket.
No one other than the graduate may pick up the tickets without prior request by calling (217) 351-2492. The individual must bring in the graduate’s written permission and the graduate’s current Parkland ID card and cap and gown receipt.

 

THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES

Any new additions or changes regarding the Commencement exercise will be announced in the Prospectus. Contact the Office of Student Life at (217) 351-2492, or Linda Moore, Vice President of Student Services, (217) 351-2205 for information regarding Parkland commencement exercises.