Graduate Faculty & Staff
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.
Richard Wackar Stadium

Attention Faculty and Staff:
To help your students with Commencement procedures and deadlines, please read the linked memo and Commencement checklist. We would appreciate your passing it along to graduating students to be sure they are also aware of the information. Thank you for your help!

Regalia orders must be submitted to the Rowan Barnes & Noble.

Cap and gown rentals for faculty and staff are facilitated through the Rowan Barnes & Noble. Detailed written information and an order form will be sent to each department at the end of March. Orders for rentals must be received by Friday, April 19 with rental fee. Any questions about rentals should be addressed to Val Wojcik at 856-881-5960 or wojcik@rowan.edu.

Note: Please return rental regalia to Barnes & Noble by Tuesday, May 21.

Specifics

Where: Richard Wackar Stadium
When: 5:30 p.m.
Approximate number of graduates: 325 students
Approximate length of ceremony: 1.5 hours
NOTE: If you are in the processional line-up, please arrive by 5 p.m.

Parking

Please use any parking lot adjacent to the gym except Lot M. If possible, we suggest you leave your car in your normal parking spot and walk.

Special needs parking

Lot M is reserved for special needs parking. If you need a special needs parking space, please contact Elaina Surace in the Parking Office at (856) 256-4574.

Dress

Please dress appropriately for weather conditions. The gym does get hot. You may not want to wear a jacket under your robe. Please leave all personal items locked in your office.

Line-up

Faculty and professional staff should arrive dressed in their regalia and line up on the Bowe Blvd. side of the Wackar Stadium track by 5 p.m. College signs will be prominent and marshals will be available to assist you.

The processional line-up is as follows:
• ROTC
• Grand Marshal -- Donald Farnelli
• CGCE Gonfalon Marshal -- Hector Rios
• Platform Guests
• Faculty and Professional Staff

Rohrer College of Business
College of Communication & Creative Arts
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
College Performing Arts
College of Science & Mathematics

Faculty and professional staff will proceed down the center aisle after the platform party and will be seated on the field to the right of the platform.

Platform

A bottle of water will be under each seat and a program will be on each seat.

Inclement Weather

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will move indoors to Esbjornson Gymnasium and will start at 5:30 p.m. All platform guests, faculty and professional staff should report to Esbjornson Hall 105 by 5 p.m. for robing and line-up. Marshals will be available to assist you.
Faculty and professional staff will proceed through the back doors of Esbjornson Gym and down the center aisle after the platform party. Seating is available to the left of the platform.