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Special Needs Accommodations

Undergraduate Commencement
Where: University Green
When: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10 a.m.

The distance between parking lots and ceremony locations can be long and strenuous for elderly or mobility-impaired guests. Please review the information below and make the necessary arrangements to ensure a safe and memorable Commencement day.

Special needs accommodations are available for individuals with ANY of the following:

  • Wheelchair, walker, powered device, cane, crutches
  • Unable to step on/off a bus or van
  • Needs assistance; unsteady on feet
  • Cannot use stairs
  • Needs portable oxygen
  • Unable to walk more than 100 feet unassisted
  • Hearing or visually impaired

If your needs are not described above, please contact the Academic Success Center at (856) 256-4259 to request accommodations.

Parking

If you require special parking accommodations for the commencement ceremonies, you MUST contact Contact Elaina Surace in the Parking Office at 856-256-4571 or suracem@rowan.edu before April 30, 2013. Passes are given to qualified guests on a first-come, first-served basis

Seating

Seating for special needs guests is located on the left and right sides of the University Green near the graduates' seating area. Click here to view a map. Seating is limited to individuals with disabilities and ONE companion. Tickets for these seats are issued through the parking office on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Elaina Surace at 856-256-4571 or suracem@rowan.edu.

Transportation

Buses, vans and golf carts are available to take guests from the main ceremony on the University Green to various secondary college ceremony locations around campus. This transportation runs on a first-come, first-served basis. Vans and golf carts will be specially marked with special needs signs.

Note: Secondary ceremonies may be in progress before shuttles arrive. Please be patient.

American Sign Language interpreters

If a sign language interpreter is needed for the main or secondary ceremonies, please contact the Academic Success Center at (856) 256-4259.

Wheelchair rental

Rowan University does not provide wheelchairs for the Commencement ceremonies. If you need a wheelchair, please make your own arrangements prior to the ceremony. The following wheelchair and scooter rental company may be of service to you:

Mr. Wheelchair (856) 686-9604

Rain ceremony accommodations

Guests with special needs parking passes should still park in the designated special needs lots. Shuttles, vans and golf carts will be available in these lots to transport special needs guests to the rain ceremony locations.