Line-up & Procession
General Student Information
- There is no rehearsal for Commencement.
- Students should assemble as indicated below, dressed in academic attire and with their name cards in hand to prepare for the procession of candidates to Sunken Garden.
- Only degree candidates will be allowed in the line-up areas. Parents and guests may not assemble with degree candidates but, rather, should proceed directly to the seating area in Sunken Garden.
- Graduating students within a college or school who wish to sit together should stand single file behind each other.
- Food and alcohol are not permitted in either the line-up areas or in Sunken Garden.
Bachelor’s Candidates
Students should report to Gersten Pavilion by 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Upon entering the Pavilion, students should look for the person holding the banner of their college or school and line up single file behind that sign. The procession to Sunken Garden will begin at 9:00 a.m. Students must stay in single file behind their college or school sign.
Master’s & Doctoral Candidates
Students should report to the following designated locations by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Graduates in the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Communication & Fine Arts, Science & Engineering, and the School of Film & TV: meet in the Dunning Courtyard of the Burns Fine Art Center (BUR). Graudates in the College of Business Administration meet at Hilton (HIL), and graduates in the School of Education meet in Doheny Quad (DOH). Commencement staff will direct students to line up as necessary for the procession. The procession to Sunken Garden will begin at 9:30 a.m. Students must stay in single file as directed by Commencement staff. Doctoral candidates should carry their unbuttoned hood over their right arm while walking.
See
Campus Map and Abbreviations for exact locations.
Participants with Special Needs (including Faculty & Administration)
Those who have a special need that prevents them from using steps or walking the distance between their line-up area and Sunken Garden should call (310) 338-1945 or e-mail tanya.salvini@lmu.edu by Friday, April 12, 2013.
Faculty & Administration
Commencement Mass – Friday, May 10, 2013, 7:30 pm, in
Gersten Pavilion
- Faculty and administration should assemble in the west end of the main lobby of Burns Recreation Center by 7:00 p.m. Those attending are expected to wear academic attire (excluding caps) and enter in procession which begins at 7:20 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony – Saturday, May 11, 2013, 9:30 am, in the
Sunken Garden
- Unless otherwise notified, faculty and administration should assemble for robing at Dunning Courtyard, located in front of the Laband Gallery in the Burns Fine Arts Center, and line up by College. Administration may line up behind the College or School of their choice. Refreshments will be available beginning at 8:15 a.m. and at 9:00 a.m., the faculty and administration assembled at Dunning Courtyard will begin processing behind the graduating seniors and will continue to Regents Terrace.
The Graduate Ceremony – Sunday, May 12, 2013, 10:00 am, in the
Sunken Garden
- Unless otherwise notified, faculty and administration should assemble for robing at Foley Lobby by 9:30 a.m. The procession to Sunken Garden will begin at 9:45 a.m.