2022 Convocation - College of Social and Behavioral Science

Convocation Schedule

Graduate: Thursday, May 5th, 11 AM-12:30 PM | Kingsbury Hall

Undergraduate: Friday, May 6th, 2-3:45 PM | Huntsman Center

General Commencement:Thursday, May 5: Learn more about general commencement

GUEST SEATING & TICKETS

Family members are not allowed to sit with the graduates. Guests need to be seated 15 minutes prior to the beginning of Convocation.

Graduate Convocation

CSBS Graduate Convocation for Master's and PhD students is a ticketed event. All guests attending the ceremony in Kingsbury Hall must have a ticket, however, graduating students do not need a ticket.

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.

*Overflow seating for Graduate Convocation will be held at the Thompson Chamber Music Hall located inside Libby Gardner Hall (1375 Presidents' Cir, SLC, UT 84112).

Graduate Convocation Livestream

Undergraduate Convocation

Tickets are not required to attend Undergraduate Convocation on May 6. Guest seating at the Huntsman Center will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

There will be reserved seating for graduating students or individuals who need special accommodations.

UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION LIVESTREAM

LINE-UP & SEATING OF GRADUATES & GUESTS

Graduating students should arrive 30 minutes early

KINGSBURY HALL

Doctoral (PhD) and Masters Candidates should be in regalia and lined up on the west side of Kingsbury Hall by 10:30 AM on Thursday, May 5. 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. Candidates for master's degrees will wear their hoods with their gowns.

HUNTSMAN CENTER

Undergraduate Candidates should be in regalia and seated by 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6 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.

VIEW UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION SEATING MAP

SPECIAL SEATING AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Closed captioning will be available at both convocations. Undergraduate convocation at the Huntsman Center will also include an ASL interpreter. Families are encouraged to drop off guests with mobility issues at the front of the building.

Graduate Ceremony

There will be a drop-off spot for those with mobility issues in front of Kingsbury Hall. 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

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

Parking Map for Graduate Convocation on Thursday, May 5

Parking Map for Undergraduate Convocation on Friday, May 6

No parking will be available at Rice Eccles Stadium. 500 South will be reduced to one lane of traffic in both directions from 1300 East to Guardsman Way. Consider an alternate route to save time! Please see details about Parking and Transportation

**The funeral for Senator Orrin Hatch will be taking place at the LDS Institute Building around the time of the CSBS Undergraduate Convocation Ceremony at the Huntsman Center. Both events will likely cause traffic delays and limit parking availability. Please make arrangements to accommodate possible longer travel times and to find parking.

DIPLOMAS

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.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Island Photography has been authorized to photograph graduates during convocation. Island Photography will contact each student (reader card) and distribute a small color image with an order form to purchase more. There is no obligation to buy. Students, families and friends may also register to receive proofs.

READER CARDS

Reader cards are used to announce a graduate’s name during the Convocation Ceremony, and to identify students in photos. Reader cards will be available for pick up starting April 1 on the table outside of the 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.

The reader cards will also be available at convocation to fill out if you are not able to pick one up beforehand.

STUDENT REGALIA

Student regalia will be available to purchase through the Campus Store Website beginning March 1. Regalia will be available to pick up or will ship directly to the students the week of March 21. In the event that students would like more information or to order in-person, our annual Grad Fair will be held March 24th- March 26th at the Campus Store. Student regalia will still be available to purchase in-store or online through the month of May.

COVID Recommendations:

In order to ensure a safe graduate convocation for all of our attendees, we strongly encourage each guest follow current recommendations in place by the CDC, including:

We encourage all individuals who attend the event be vaccinated.
We ask that individuals be masked for the event. We will be handing out CSBS themed masks at the door and for all guests, students, staff, and faculty.
We ask that families / guests sit together who are part of a family unit with space (3-6ft) in between family units.

In conjunction with the Graduation Pledge Alliance, the College of Social & Behavioral Science seeks to build a global community committed to social and environmental responsibility in the workplace and through individual action to build a healthy, sustainable, and just world. The Sustainability Pledge asks individuals to consider the impacts their job and lifestyle has on social equity and the environment and encourages them to improve both of these aspects through individual and collective actions.

Those who commit to The Sustainability Pledge will receive a green cord to wear at commencement and convocation to symbolize their commitment. Pledgers will be recognized at the College of Social & Behavioral Science's Convocation.

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