College of Engineering Saturday, June 13, 2009 University Quad 6:30 pm Line up for the Processional 7:30 pm Commencement Commencement Ceremony 2009

• Graduates and faculty will line up for the Processional beginning at 6:30 pm.  The procession will form on Mansion Lane beginning at University Drive.  Graduates will check in at the registration table located at the intersection, where each will receive a card with the graduate’s name and address on it; graduates need to retain the card, since it will be turned in later to assist in announcing each name.  If a graduate has a difficult name to pronounce, he/she should write it phonetically on the card to assist the readers.  Graduates will line up behind their appropriate program banner.  Faculty marshals will assist in forming the Processional in the proper order of march.

• The order of the Processional line will be:  the Mace Bearer, the College Valedictorian and College Banner; the program banners, faculty and graduates; the Stage party; all late-comers.

• When requested to come forward, the graduates and the faculty will be directed to one side of the stage.  The graduates will line up in a single file as directed by the faculty/staff marshals along the side aisles.  Immediately before proceeding across the stage, each graduate will hand the card to a reader, who will announce the name of the graduate and any academic honor as the graduate proceeds.  Each graduate will walk across the stage, receive a certificate from his/her own department chair, shake hands and return to his/her seat to await the conclusion of the ceremony.

• At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Mace Bearer and the Stage party will exit first.  The Recessional will form as directed by the ushers and will proceed away from the Commencement Site along the same path.

• While this is a celebration, it is also a traditional and dignified ceremony, a rite of passage.  Please remember to conduct yourself in a manner befitting the celebration; the time for partying is after the formal ceremony.  Help us maintain the appropriate decorum; air horns and other loud noisemakers should not be used by you or your guests during the ceremony. The Faculty of the College of Engineering thanks all participants for their cooperation.

Seating

• Graduates and faculty will be seated in reserved locations.  There is no limit on the number of guests; guests will be seated behind the graduates in open seating.  Physically challenged guests may sit in a convenient area.  If you have any questions or require special arrangements call 909.869.3333.

Commencement Items

Caps & Gowns – Tassels & Hoods                        Can be purchased a the Bronco Bookstore
Honor Cords                                                               Can be obtained a the Registrars Office
Leis, Bouquets, and T-shirts                                    Will be available at the ceremony
Stop by the bookstore, or go online at:   www.csupomona.edu/commencement

Information

Bookstore: 909.869.3274                               Cultural Celebrations: 909.869.3601
Hotline: 909.869.5369                                    College of Engineering Dean’s Office: 909.869.2600

University Commencement Website:  www.csupomona.edu/commencement