Spring 2016: Important information for Sunday’s commencement ceremony
by Michelle Saport |
Dear graduates,
We look forward to seeing you at UAA's Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 1. Here
are a few important things to know:
Registration Graduates need to come to the Alaska Airlines Center on Sunday between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to pick up your reader cards and get organized for the ceremony. At 12:30 p.m., registration will close and volunteers will begin lining you up. You must be in line no later than 12:45 p.m. to begin the processional. Please read through the How to Participate section of the website for full details. The registration and staging area is reserved for graduates only.
A coat check is available behind the check-in tables courtesy of Tri Sigma Sorority. Feel free to leave personal items here. You cannot have coats, purses, bags, etc., with you during the ceremony unless they can be concealed under your gown. Phones are fine.
Student parking Please park in the Providence Hospital PS3 Parking Garage when you arrive for registration (map). DO NOT park in the Providence Hospital surface lot as this is reserved for hospital patrons and towing is strictly enforced.
Guests Doors to the lobby will open at 11:30 a.m. and seating will open at noon. Guest parking is limited at the Alaska Airlines Center. Additional parking will be available in the east parking lot, east parking garage and library parking lots. Shuttles will run from the Fine Arts Building to the Alaska Airlines Center from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and again for one hour following the conclusion of the ceremony.
Tickets Tickets are required for all guests attending the ceremony. For guests who arrive without a ticket, unfilled seats will be released at 12:50 p.m. prior to the start of the ceremony.
Beware of ticket scalpers. Anyone offering money for your commencement tickets, or trying to sell you additional tickets, is not authorized by UAA and tickets offered by such individuals do not guarantee entry to the ceremony. Sharing of tickets among graduates is encouraged.
Other ways to view the ceremony The commencement ceremony will be broadcast on GCI Channel 1 and live-streamed on the GCI graduation website, which will be made live prior to the event.
Congratulations and we'll see you on Sunday!
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