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Inclement Weather
If weather conditions prohibit the staging of the commencement exercise on the front lawn of campus, the following plan will be in effect:
There will be two commencement exercises at the Melvin Price Convocation Center. The first, for all undergraduates will be at 9 a.m. The second, for graduate students only will be at 2 p.m. See below for details:
- The Undergraduate Commencement will start at 9 a.m. in MPCC with all graduating students assembling at 7:45 a.m., and all other members of the processional assembling at 8:30 a.m., and forming two columns as follows - marshals, bagpiper, mace bearer, president, platform party, trustees, faculty, and graduates.
- The Graduate Commencement will start at 2 p.m. in MPCC with all graduating students assembling at 1:00 p.m., and all other members of the processional assembling at 1:30 p.m.
- Marshals, bagpiper and faculty will assemble in the hall leading from the lobby to the recreational gymnasium.
- Trustees and the platform party will robe in the Hall of Fame room. On a signal from the Provost, the platform party and the trustees will assemble in front of the faculty.
- Administrators will assemble in the hall behind the trustees.
- Graduates will assemble in the recreational gymnasium.
- The platform party and trustees will assemble in front of the graduates.
Please make every effort to be prompt and to listen carefully for instructions.
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