Commencement 2012
Watch last year's ceremony in HD here!
Ceremony
The Collins College of Hospitality Management's Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. on the University Quad.
Graduates must arrive by 7:00 p.m. and check-in between buildings 5 and 8.
College Reception
All graduates and their guests are invited to enjoy a reception following the ceremony in the University Quad in front of Bldg. 8. This is a great opportunity to celebrate and take pictures with faculty and friends! Refreshments and dessert will be served.
Join The Collins Hospitality Society (Alumni Association)
Graduating seniors and master's graduates are invited to a special reception to celebrate their achievement and to officially commemorate their induction into the Collins Hospitality Society. The details for this special reception are as follows:
Graduating Senior Celebration
Thursday, June 7, 6:30 p.m.
Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch
Non-Alcoholic Drinks and Hors D’oeuvres will be served
Dress is Business Casual
The event is FREE for all Collins Hospitality Society Members so be sure to join before you attend the event. Visit the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association website to join.
Parking Permits Required
Parking permits will be required for every vehicle prior to entering any parking lot.
Payment options:
- Pre-purchase permits for $5.00 beginning at the Cap & Gown Sale (April 24th -25th and May 1st) and at the Bookstore until Thursday, June 7th.
- Permits are $10.00 each when purchasing the day of the ceremony (June 8th – 10th). CASH ONLY
Valid Parking permits honored
- Student Spring Quarter 2012, Student Annual 2011/2012
- Faculty/Staff Spring Quarter 2012, Faculty/Staff Annual 2011/2012.
- Other valid Cal State University Quarterly/Semester permit.
Disabled parking is located in Lot C and also requires a paid permit.
Limousine parking is located in Lot C and also requires a paid permit. A parking officer will provide parking instructions.
To avoid delays and have optimum parking the day of commencement, it is highly recommended that parking permits be pre-purchased for your family and friends.
Admission Tickets Not Required
Admission tickets are not required 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.
Commencement Hotline
909-869-4916
Commencement e-mail
commencement@csupomona.edu
Caps and Gowns
- Caps and Gowns will be available for purchase beginning April 24th at the Bronco Bookstore. The cost for a bachelor's is $39.95 and for a master's complete $59.95 subject to change, plus tax.
- Honor Cords- Available beginning May 24, 2011 at Registrar's Office.
- Bronco Booksotre Grad Fair - April 24-25th, 10 am to 6 pm, and May 1st, 9 am to 5 pm. For more information visit: www.csupomona.edu/~commencement/gradfair.shtml
Graduation Requirements
General questions about graduation requirements, applying for graduation and deadlines are available on the Registrar’s Office web site.
At the end of the spring quarter, if you have 8 or less units remaining please visit the Commencement Participation web site.
Specific questions about graduation requirements, such as remaining classes an individual student needs to take, should be addressed to the individual’s evaluator in the Registrar’s Office.
Miscellaneous
- Commencement General Information
- Bronco Bookstore Grad Fair
- The commencement ceremonies will be video streamed live and can be accessed at http://video.csupomona.edu/streaming/commencement/comm_index.html
- Please contact Disabled Student Services for special handicap needs at (909) 869-3333
Academic Senate 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.”
