2023 COLLEGE CONVOCATION

 

Programs

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GUEST SEATING & TICKETS

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Family and friends of graduates are welcome to attend the CSBS convocation ceremonies.  

Graduate Convocation

• CSBS Graduate Convocation for Master's and PhD students is a ticketed event. Guest tickets are required for Graduate Convocation at Kingsbury Hall on May 4. Master’s and PhD candidates must request tickets by Friday, April 14. Requested tickets will be available to pick up in the CSBS Dean’s Office in Gardner Commons room 3725 the week of Monday, April 17.
• There will be reserved seating at Kingsbury Hall for graduating students or individuals who need special accommodation. Family members are not allowed to sit with the graduates.  Guests need to be seated 15 minutes prior to the beginning of Convocation. 
• Overflow seating and seating for guests without a ticket will be held next door at the School of Music - Thompson Chamber Music Hall inside Libby Gardner Hall (1375 Presidents' Cir, SLC, UT 84112)

Undergraduate Convocation

• Tickets are not required to attend Undergraduate Convocation on May 5. Guest seating at the Huntsman Center will be on a first-come, first-served basis.   

• All students should enter in through the main concourse and go directly to their seats. Here is a link to the seating map:

SEATING MAP HUNTSMAN CENTER

LINE-UP & SEATING OF GRADUATES & GUESTS

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Graduating students should arrive 30 minutes early 

KINGSBURY HALL - Graduate Convocation

Doctoral (PhD) and Masters Candidates should be in regalia and lined up on the west side of Kingsbury Hall by 8:00 AM on Thursday, May 4. There will be two lines. Master’s candidates will be admitted first to sit in reserved seating. Doctoral candidates will process in after faculty. Doctoral candidates will carry their hood draped over an arm and will be hooded when the degree is awarded.  

Guests of Graduate students must have a ticket to enter Kingsbury Hall. Ticketed guests should line up on the East side of Kingsbury Hall. Seating for those without tickets and overflow seating will be next door at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall. 

HUNTSMAN CENTER - Undergraduate Convocation

Undergraduate Candidates should be in regalia and seated by 8:30 AM on Friday, May 5 at the Huntsman Center. Please look for your department or major banner and sit with your group.  

Guests of Undergraduate students do not need a ticket to enter the Huntsman Center. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.  Guests may sit in sections not already reserved for graduating students. 

SPECIAL SEATING AND ACCOMMODATIONS

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Closed captioning will be available at both convocations.  Families are encouraged to drop off guests with limited mobility near the front of the building. Please work with the CSBS Dean's Office if you require additional accommodations by emailing dean@csbs.utah.edu.

Graduate Ceremony   

There will be a drop-off spot for those with limited mobility at the east side of Kingsbury Hall, by the bridge above the box office.  Once inside, there will be spaces for wheelchairs on the main level

Undergraduate Ceremony 

Wheelchair cutouts are located in each section of the Huntsman arena in Row 31, which is level with the concourse. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis. As space is limited, please plan to arrive early. 

PARKING

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Campus parking lots may be used at no charge during convocation.  Families are encouraged to drop off guests with limited mobility near the front of the building. 

Parking Map for Graduate Convocation on Thursday, May 4

Parking Map for Undergraduate Convocation on Friday, May 5

READER CARDS

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Reader cards are used to announce a graduate’s name during the Convocation Ceremony, and to identify students in photos. Reader cards are now available for pick up in the CSBS Student Success Center – Gardner Commons room 2455. 

Please pick up a yellow reader card and fill out both sides with your information. Those students who are in attendance will give their reader cards to the name readers as they walk to pick up their diploma cover at convocation. The reader cards will then be given to the photography company taking pictures. Please make sure all information is correct and that you bring the reader card with you to convocation.  

Reader cards will be available at Convocation to fill out if you are not able to pick one up beforehand. 

CLEAR BAG POLICY - (HUNTSMAN CENTER)

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The Huntsman Center enforces a clear bag policy. Convocation attendees may bring in one clear bag no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches or a 1-gallon plastic storage bag. Guests are limited to one clear bag per person, along with a small clutch or purse for privacy.

click here for clear bag policy guidelines

 

DIPLOMAS

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Diploma covers will be distributed during convocation. One diploma cover per graduate, please. If you are earning multiple degrees, you can stop by the Office of the Registrar after the semester ends to receive another diploma cover.   

Diplomas will be mailed to graduates within three months after graduation. Please make any corrections to your mailing address in CIS to ensure proper delivery. Contact the Graduation Division of the Office of the Registrar (graduation@utah.edu) with questions.