We´re into countdown for your graduation now, and I´m sure you have questions
about the ceremony and other events leading up to graduation. Please read the
following information carefully so that you can share it with your family and
friends. If you requested that your diploma be mailed or picked up, it will be
handled accordingly.
The University will hold two commencement ceremonies, each lasting approximately two hours in LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM. On FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008, the ceremonies are scheduled as follows:
9:30 a.m. Ceremony
2:30 p.m. Ceremony
College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences
College of Business & Behavioral Science
College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities
College of Health, Education & Human Development
College of Engineering & Science
Library
Staff
Staff
†Students participating in the graduation ceremony must attend the ceremony designated for their major college. No exceptions will be made.
There are no tickets issued for the ceremony; seating is available on a
first come/first served basis. As a convenience for your guests, the entire
first row of fixed seating inside the concourse will be reserved for those
having difficulty climbing stairs.
Call the Bookstore at (864) 656-2050 for cap and gown information.
Additionally, the Clemson Alumni Association contracts with Commencement
Specialists, Inc. of Charlotte, NC to provide you with mementos of the days
events. You will receive additional information in the mail about their
service, Photograds.com, with the Clemson Alumni Association logo explaining
available photograph packages. We ask you to consider this company that is
supporting Clemson University when purchasing your photographs.
You can obtain your grades via
SISwebafter 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 8.
Only candidates who have completed ALL graduation requirements will be
permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony. No exceptions will be made.
After grades are submitted to the University Registrar's Office and degree
requirements are checked, a representative from each college will attempt to
contact, via telephone, any candidate who has been deleted from the graduation
list on Thursday, May 8. If you are in doubt as to whether you have
completed all requirements for graduation, you may check with the Office of
Enrolled Student Services after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7..
Verification of satisfactory completion of degree requirements will not be
available before that time.
All debts to the University should be cleared by Monday, May 5 (this
includes money, library books, property, etc). Otherwise, University
policy requires that your diploma be withheld until the debt is cleared.
When clearing debts at the Bursar's Office (G-08 Sikes Hall), be sure to
identify yourself as a candidate for graduation so that Enrolled Student
Services will be notified.
Candidates Needing Special Consideration
If you have a disabilty which would prevent you from participating in the procession and/or ceremony, please call
the Office of Disability Services (864) 656-6848 before Wednesday, April 30, so
that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Candidates with unusual or difficult-to-pronounce names may want to advise the person who will read out names
as to the correct pronunciation. Likewise, the opportunity will exist at the name card distribution site for
candidates with unusual pronunciation of names.
Name of College
Name Reader
Phone Number
PhD & Master Candidates
A F & L S
Les Grigsby
656-5342
A A & H
Les Grigsby
656-5342
B & B S
Bill D'Andrea
656-2956
E & S
Les Grigsby
656-5342
H E & H D
Bill D'Andrea
656-2956
Undergraduate Candidates
A F & L S
Bill D'Andrea
656-2956
A A & H
Judith McKnew
656-2625
B & B S
Les Grigsby
656-5342
E & S
Bill D'Andrea
656-2956
H E & H D
Peter Cohen
656-7729
Important Reminders
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If you are participating in the ceremony, please remember:
For the 9:30 a.m. ceremony, come to the East gate entrance to the
coliseum to pick up your line-of-march card between 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Staff
will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. to assist you in lining up for the
processional
For the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, come to the East gate entrance to the
coliseum to pick up your line-of-march card between 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Staff
will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. to assist you in lining up for the
processional.
Please find your place and form orderly lines since the
Order of March must be checked for absentees before moving onto the coliseum
floor.
Dress appropriately-the traditional bachelor and master
black gown (no decorations on the gown, hood, or cap, please!) and appropriate
shoes for negotiating the stairs.
No alcoholic beverages in the coliseum--possession of
any kind will result in your being asked to leave and to pick up your diploma after the ceremony.
You are asked to return to your seat after crossing the
stage--and to plan on remaining at the ceremony until you are dismissed after
the singing of the Alma Mater. This helps give the ceremony the decorum you and
your classmates have a right to expect.
The University wants your graduation ceremony to be a memorable event for you,
your family and your friends. Please help us to make it such by keeping
the above procedures in mind. The Office of the Registrar would like to
be the first to congratulate you on your success in arriving at this important
threshold in your life. GO TIGERS!!!