Dear Law School Graduates:
I'm sure you are now beginning to see the light at the end of the
tunnel. I would like to go over just a few details about Commencement
on May 15, 2009 at the Monona Terrace. This memo will be brief. For
more detailed information I refer you to the Graduation Handbook which
was put in your hang files earlier this year or to the website at
http://law.wisc.edu/current/commencement/index.html
Pick up Location, Dates, Times for Cap and Gowns: University
Bookstore, 711 State Street;
May 13 and 14: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Be sure to open the package to check to be
sure you have the following items:
Gown, Cap, Tassel, Stole
Commencement
Ceremony at Monona Terrace
Friday, May 15, 2009: 1:00 p.m., Monona Terrace
Report Time and
Location: 12:15 p.m. SHARP in Ballroom A
Class Picture and Line up For Processional: A picture
will be taken at exactly 12:30 p.m. in Ballroom A. If you wish
to be in this picture, you must be in Ballroom A on time. You
will all get an electronic copy of the photograph, therefore no family
are allowed in Ballroom A to take photos of the class. Due to the
short time available, the photographer be not be able to take photos
with your cameras.
After the picture is taken you will be given additional instructions
regarding the placement of the tassel, hood etc and then lined up for
the processional.
Processional: The
processional will begin at precisely 1:00 p.m.
Student Speakers: Junyan, Scott, Charlie: There
are seats for
you on the stage, you should step into the hooding line first, and then
after you are hooded, please return to your seats on the stage
Hooding portion of the ceremony: Ushers (name
badges with a ribbon that says staff) will stand by the rows to give
the ok for your row to go the stage. When you arrive on stage, you
give the completed card (form and
pencil will be on your chair) to Ruth Robarts and Mike Hall (who will
be sitting on the stage). You proceed across the stage to be hooded by
a faculty member. Two people will be hooded at a time.
After hooding, shake hands with the dean while having your photograph
taken. You proceed off the stage, and
return to your seat.
Recessional: At the conclusion of the ceremony there will be a
recessional. The faculty will leave the exhibit hall first and then
the graduates will follow. Ushers will be at the rows to assist with
an orderly exit.
Reception: After the ceremony, all graduates, faculty,
and family members are invited to the upper terrace for a
light reception. There will also be a CASH bar for alcohol beverages.
Additional Information
Live Streaming of the Ceremony: NEW this year we will have
live
streaming of the ceremony for family and friends who are unable to be
at the Monona Terrace. Additional information on the URL will be sent
by separate memo
Parking at Monona Terrace: Arrive early to park at the Monona
Terrace. For additional information on parking:
http://law.wisc.edu/current/commencement/index.html
Wheel chair seating: There will be a section of the exhibit
hall reserved for your family and people in wheelchairs. This section
is in front to the left of the stage.
Taping of Ceremony: The ceremony will be taped for a DVD and
available in early June. Please contact Kim Frank, for ordering
information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me.
Again congratulations and I hope your commencement will be memorable!
Submitted by Lynn Thompson on May 7, 2009
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