:::Spring Commencement Information:::
Speaker for Main Ceremony: Ronald B. Mitchell, Professor of Political Science
Ronald Mitchell is an accomplished political scientist who specializes in international relations and environmental politics. His current research is supported by two National Science Foundation grants – “Fostering Cross-Disciplinary Relationships and Early-Career Development to Advance Interdisciplinary Research on Climate Change and Impacts” and “Analysis of the Effects of Environmental Treaties.” He has published two books and numerous articles on environmental politics and treaty compliance. Mitchell is a core faculty member in the Environmental Studies Program and is very active in national and international advisory boards and scientific committees.
Application Deadline for Spring Graduation
Undergraduates must apply for graduation through the Registrar's office by April 27, 2008 for their name to appear in the spring Commencement Program. Students may walk in the main ceremony even if they do not complete their graduation requirements; however, their name will not appear in the program until all requirements are met and they have applied for graduation and been accepted through the Registrar's Office.
Departmental Ceremony Schedule Link
Departmental Commencement Websites
Spring Commencement Day - Time updated as of April 2008
Spring Commencement is at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, in McArthur
Court. It ends about 2:00 P.M. Doors open at 11:30 A.M. In case of rain, all other ceremonies are
held indoors (see departmental
location schedule), and the switch to rain locations is announced
on local radio and TV stations beginning at 6:00 A.M. on Saturday. You
may attend and participate in the university ceremony whether or not you
are graduating. However, if you have not filed for a degree, your name
will not appear in the program.
UNIVERSAL DROP OFF POINT and GOLF CARTS- there will be a universal drop off point at the corner of 15th and University where people can drop off their guests. This is also where the bus loading and unloading zone is located on 15th. From this location, we will have golf carts to help run folks to their ceremony site. The golf carts are encouraged for use by persons needing assistance getting to a ceremony only.
ACCESSIBLE SHUTTLE- If you have guests who need access to a shuttle that is wheelchair accessible to get from a parking location to a ceremony, please call me to make arrangements.
Mac Court Seating and Entry Diagram
Graduates line up to enter Mac Court at the Northeast corner (see map, blue section).
Friends and family enter through the South side of Mac Court (see map, pink section). Wheelchair access and entry without stairs into Mac Court is available at Door 5 on University Street.
Graduates and friends/family leaving a cermony in Mac Court will exit through the west side of the court (see map, green section) and move to the EMU lawn (across University Street, green section) to be with their graduates.
Tickets and Seating
Tickets are not required for any ceremony. All seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to McArthur Court will open at 11:30 A.M. Wheelchair seating is available on the east side of McArthur Court and accessed through Door 5 on University Street. Optimal seating for guests using sign language interpretation is located on the west side of the platform. For views of seating in Mac Court, please see diagram. If accommodations are needed for a department ceremony, please contact the appropriate department.
Assembly
Candidates should assemble at the south end of the Covered Tennis Courts
no later than noon. Graduates should assemble by college or school and,
for the College of Arts and Sciences, by department.
Doctoral Candidates A card with your name and your adviser's name will be handed out in the assembly area. Please make certain you have a card before the procession begins.
Procession
Faculty marshals and banner and sign carriers will assemble and lead each
group of candidates to its appropriate section. Please remain standing
until President Dave Frohnmayer asks you to be seated.
Conferral of Degrees
Doctoral Candidates: Please stand when requested by Dean Richard
Linton, and remain standing during the conferral of degrees. When you
are asked to, come forward to be formally hooded; then hand your name
card to the reader. Cross the platform to receive greetings from President
Frohnmayer and your diploma cover from Provost John Moseley. Return to
your chair and be seated.
Master's Candidates: Please stand when requested by Dean Linton, and remain standing during the conferral of degrees. Following the conferral, you will be asked to sit. Individual recognition is given at the college, school, and department ceremonies.
Bachelor's Candidates: Please stand when requested by the dean of your school or college, and remain standing until all candidates have been called upon and the degrees conferred. Once your degree has been conferred, move your tassel from right to left. Individual recognition is given at the college, school, and department ceremonies.
Recession
The recession marks the conclusion of the university commencement ceremony.
President Frohnmayer asks the graduates to recess to smaller ceremonies
following the university ceremony. The deans, marshals, and standard bearers
will lead you.The platform party recesses first, followed by the graduates.
Your guests can meet you outside of Gerlinger Hall, across the street from Mac Court. (A departmental ceremony will be taking place right after the main ceremony at Mac Court.)
Diplomas
Although degrees are conferred at Commencement, please remember that diplomas
are not handed out at the time of the ceremony. They are mailed to the
address given on the Application for Degree form approximately six weeks
after graduation.
Parking
On Commencement Day, information booths will be staffed at convenient
locations on campus. For your guests' convenience, tour maps of the UO
campus will be available at the information desk on the first floor of
Oregon Hall until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 13. On Saturday, please ask
for maps at the Erb Memorial Union scheduling and information desk, east
concourse, or at one of the outdoor information booths. Parking on campus
during Commencement is tight. Please direct your guests to the lots closest
to your individual ceremony. Parking meters at the edges of the campus
are labeled with stickers that offer free parking for the day. Many guests find it easy to take the LTD or EmX bus to campus to avoid parking.
Map of Campus (with graduation locations, info booths, flower sales)
Special Notes
Please remember that alcoholic beverages detract from the dignity of the
ceremony. They are not allowed in McArthur Court or at any of the department,
school, or college ceremonies.
To be eligible for graduation and receiving your diploma, you should complete the following steps:
- Senior Audit with an academic adviser
- Apply for graduation with the Registrar's Office
- Meet all UO requirements
- Settle your account with the Business Office
- Update your address in the Registrar's Office
- Complete an exit interview with Financial Aid
You may return rented regalia to the UO Duck Store on Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Flowers will be available for purchase at several locations. Prices TBA.
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For more information, call (541) 346-3216 or visit the Office of Student Life in 164 Oregon Hall.
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