Commencement Instructions 2009
Arrive at 5:00 p.m. at the Tiernan Center, Richmond High School (if you are getting photos, you may want to show up an hour early). Be at the auxiliary gym by 5:15 p.m. Bring your 3x5 name card that was given to you at rehearsal.
Tassels are worn to the right. Honor cords are worn on the left shoulder.
Please give all your valuables and personal belongings to a family member or friend to hold. We cannot guarantee the security of such items.
At 5:40 p.m., line up in the auxiliary gym, behind your Faculty Marshal, in numerical order, according to your 3x5 card number. Hold on to your name card. School banners will be handed to Faculty Marshals as they exit the auxiliary gym to join the processional.
Crowd Etiquette
Please ask that your family and friends remain in the auditorium until the commencement ceremony ends. If they must go to out to the foyer, please remain quiet. Thanks!
The Procession
The order of the procession is:
- Grand Marshal
- Graduating class (when you get in the auditorium, remain standing)
- Faculty
- Platform Party
Following the conferral of degrees, graduates will be invited to the platform to receive diplomas. Access to the platform will be by the steps on the left (as you face the platform). You will receive your diploma cover from your School Dean prior to moving onto the platform.
As you reach the platform, hand your name card to Mr. Hicks, he will read your name as you cross the platform. You will shake hands with Chancellor Paydar and others.
Return to your seat and remain standing until all graduates in your row have returned.
The Recession
The order of the recession is:
- Platform Party
- Faculty
- Graduates
After the ceremony, May ’09 graduates (w/out honors) will be able to pickup their diplomas back in the auxiliary gym. Please complete the claim form to acknowledge receipt of your diploma. June ’09 and August ’09 graduates will receive a letter when their diploma arrives.
Students graduating in May with honors will receive a letter when their diploma arrives. December ’08 graduates can return the diploma cover in the auxiliary gym. All graduates need to return their cap and gowns in the auxiliary gym after the ceremony.
Cap and gowns must be returned no later than Tuesday, May 19, 2009 to the IU East Campus Bookstore.
