Summer Commence­ment

About Summer 毕业典礼

• Ceremony will be held at the McHale Athletic Center (MAC) in the Simms Center at 169 South Main Street external website.
• The Ceremony will begin at 1 p.m.
• Tickets are not required for ceremony.
• The ceremony will be 现场直播的 external website.
• University staff and ushers will be positioned at information tables in the lobby to answer questions from families and guests.
• At the conclusion of the ceremony, the graduates will recess to the East Campus Gateway.
• Tobacco use and drinking alcoholic beverages are prohibited inside the Simms Center. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in all University parking lots.
• Wilkes University restricts support animals from public events on campus, with the exception of service animals. Students and visitors accompanied by their service animal shall be accommodated in all commencement venues. Students and visitors must adhere to University guidelines regarding the use of a service animal while on campus.

Assembly of 毕业生

毕业生 will assemble in the McHale Athletic Center beginning at 11:45 a.m. 迹象 will be posted as to where graduates should go for line up. The final line-up of graduates will begin at 12:30 PM. Do not bring valuables to the robing/line-up area as there will be no place to lock them away. Please be on time for the line-up of graduates. Those who are not in line in academic regalia as the procession begins will not be able to march in the parade of graduates with their classmates.

Academic Attire

All graduates participating in the commencement ceremony must wear proper academic 服装. The charge for the cap and gown is included in the commencement fee.

Your academic 服装 will be mailed to you by Oak Hall prior to commencement. 如果你 wish to iron your academic apparel, do so with a cool iron. Do not worry about how to "don" the hood; we will help with that on 毕业典礼 Day. We will have safety pins and bobby pins at the Arnaud C. 集市中心 on 毕业典礼 morning.

The academic costume looks best when worn over dark shoes and dark lower garments. The collar of a white shirt or blouse complements the academic robe nicely. 成员 of the Student Life and Success staff will be available at the Arnaud C. 集市中心 to help graduates with robing.

文凭

The Deans for Student Life and Success will announce the names of the graduates in alphabetical order by college, honors status, and major. 毕业生 will be placed in line for the academic procession according to where their names appear in the commencement 程序.

Students will be handed a diploma cover only on stage at 毕业典礼 for picture 目的. They will then receive their actual diploma at the Registrar’s table which will be located off to the side as they make their way back to their seats. 毕业生 with outstanding debts to the University will not receive their diploma until the debt is satisfied.

照片

Earl and Sedor Photography will take a photograph of each graduate when the President awards the diploma. Earl and Sedor will provide information to all graduates as to how they can access their proofs online. No one, except for the professional photographer and the media with appropriate credentials, will be allowed near the stage area for the purpose of taking photographs or videotaping.

Watching the Ceremony

The commencement ceremony will be livestreamed. You may also watch the ceremony again 在我们的 ceremony videos page.

停车

All University parking lots will be open and available for parking on 毕业典礼 一天.