Line-up and 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.
Participants with Special Needs
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.
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:
- Communication & Fine Arts, Film & TV, Liberal Arts, Science & Engineering - Burns Fine Art Center, Dunning Courtyard (BUR)
- Business Administration - Hilton (HIL)
- Education - Doheny Quad (DOH)
- Campus Map
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.
Faculty
Commencement Mass – Friday, May 10, 2013
Gersten Pavilion
7:30 p.m.
- Faculty and administration should assemble in 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.
- The procession will begin at 7:20 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony – Saturday, May 11, 2013
Sunken Garden
9:30 a.m.
- 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.
- Refreshments will be available beginning at 8:15 a.m.
- Faculty will line up by College.
- Administration may line up behind the College or School of their choice.
- 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
Sunken Garden
10:00 a.m.
- 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.