May 27, 2009
Dear Collins College Graduate,
Congratulations on reaching one of the most important milestones in your life! All of us in The Collins College are very proud that you will be a member of The Collins College of Hospitality Management’s 2009 graduating class.
Commencement is a very important and dignified ceremony. So that the event runs according to schedule, please observe the following:
The ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 14th, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Quad and will last approximately one hour.
- Caps and gowns will be available for purchase (April 28 – June 14) through the Bronco Bookstore.
- Please arrive NO LATER than 6:30 p.m. to check-in for the ceremony. Check-in will be in the University Quad between the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences (Bldg. 5) and the College of Science (Bldg. 8).
- As a soon-to-be graduate of The Collins College at Cal Poly Pomona, The Collins College is interested in what you will be doing after graduation and staying in touch with you as you advance in your career. We ask that you complete the 2009 Collins College Graduate Survey online prior to June 5. Click on the link below.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7AO8SI9DBuMumC59oKGchg_3d_3d
If you would rather turn in a hard copy of the survey, you may print the survey attached to this email and return it to Donna Dannan in her office (79B-2439), by June 5, 2009. You will not be given a “white card” at check-in until we have a completed survey.
- If you are graduating, but NOT participating in the commencement ceremony, please mail your completed survey to Donna Dannan, The Collins College, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768. Your cooperation is appreciated.
- At check-in you will be asked to complete a “white card” to present to the reader on the stage. You will be asked to spell your name phonetically and mark any honors that you will receive. You will be asked to provide an email address for the official photographer. Photos taken at the base of the stage and of you receiving your diploma will be emailed to you within 24 hours of the ceremony by Bob Knight Photography. There is NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE PHOTOS.
- You may sit with your friends during the ceremony. At 7:15 pm please line up two abreast in the line up area between buildings 5 and 8. The friends that you want to sit with should be in front and behind you, not beside you. The lines will split in the seating area.
- TICKETS ARE NOT REQUIRED for any of the commencement activities and there is no limit to the number of guests you may bring. Please advise your guests to try to arrive at least one hour prior to the ceremony. Seating and parking are on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Students or guests who may need special assistance should register with the Disabled Resource Center in advance. Contact them at 909-869-3333 or dss@csupomona.edu. One additional guest may sit with the disabled/elderly person in the “special seating” area.
- A celebration reception will be held on the patio in front of Building 15 (University Library) immediately following the ceremony for all graduates, their families and friends, special guests, faculty, and staff of The Collins College. Please stop on your way to the parking lot.
- Visit the Cal Poly Pomona official Commencement web site, http://www.csupomona.edu/~commencement/ , for complete information for graduates and visitors.
I have been asked by the Academic Senate to include this statement:
“Commencement is a ceremony wedded to our academic past but grounded in the events and ideas of the present. We wear academic gowns and hoods out of respect for the traditions of the past. We carry the mace into the ceremony to signify the importance of the role of the faculty and the institution in awarding a degree to each student. At the same time, we should jointly create commencement ceremonies that include important themes and elements of our contemporary and traditional cultures. Sometimes these themes are reflected in the music and in the decorations, but they may also be reflected in the additions students make to the customary academic regalia. The issue of appropriateness is often raised concerning some of these adaptations. Our response as a campus community should be to accept those things that do not distract form the ceremony and to restrict only those adaptations that abridge community standards of good taste or which directly interfere with the conduct of the ceremony.”
The faculty, staff, and administration hope you, your family and guests enjoy a wonderful Commencement Day!
Best wishes,
Donna Dannan
Student Services Coordinator
Collins College of Hospitality Management
