The Academic Procession
05/12/04
Contributed by Suzanne Smith
As we prepare for our 2004 Commencement on Sunday, I would like to provide you with some information regarding the academic procession.
The procession will form at 9:00 a.m. outside in the academic quad if it's nice weather, or inside beginning at the Textor hallway and extending through the Campus Center if it is raining. Please see below for information on forming the academic procession if Commencement is indoors. The academic procession will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Commencement ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. All guests will be encouraged to be seated by 9:15 a.m. The procession will be in the order noted below:
Order of Procession
- Faculty and staff
- Graduate school
- School of Music
- School of Humanities and Sciences
- School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
- School of Business
- School of Communications
- Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies
- Trustees/Platform
The trustee division will assemble in the board room, Job Hall, at 8:45 a.m. and proceed to the reviewing stand under the direction of the trustee marshals.
The faculty/staff division will line up next to the students outside of Job Hall and form a double line in random order under the direction of the faculty marshals. The faculty and staff will process in front of the students this year as we did last year. The faculty and staff will pass the reviewing stand, proceed to the "chute" that leads into the stadium, and then line up on both sides of the "chute" so that all of the graduates will pass between the faculty and staff as they enter the stadium. Once all the students have passed through, the faculty and staff will process into the stadium in front of the platform party. Faculty and staff members should plan to provide their own umbrellas in the event of inclement weather.
The class division, consisting of members of the graduating class, will form in the academic quad area, or inside the hallway extending from the bookstore through Job Hall depending on the weather. Students from each school will form, two abreast, in random order. Each school will be headed by its marshals. Signs will indicate the locations of the respective schools. If you wish to sit next to friends, you should march with them.
Severe Weather Plan
If severe weather is anticipated, the decision to use the severe weather plan will be made as early as possible. Information will be available by calling 274-3201 (Information Desk) and announcements will be made on-campus and through local radio stations.
In an effort to accommodate seating for as many family members and guests as possible, the College will always attempt to hold the Commencement ceremony outdoors. In the case of severe weather in the morning, the outdoor ceremony will be postponed until 1:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m., in hopes of a break in the weather. If the ceremony is held at 1:00 p.m., the receptions and diploma distribution will occur at the publicized locations after the ceremony, unless otherwise announced. If Commencement is held at 4:00 p.m., the receptions will be held at 11:30 a.m., to serve as a light luncheon for graduates and their guests. Diploma distribution will occur in the indoor locations listed in the Commencement program.
Severe weather is defined as conditions that make holding the Commencement ceremony outdoors dangerous or impossible. In the event that severe weather is predicted for the entire day, Commencement will be held in the Ben Light Gymnasium at 10:00 a.m. In this situation, only graduating students will be admitted because of space limitations. The procession will form in the basement of Hill Center. Graduates will need their caps and gowns (these will serve as tickets) to enter the Hill Center. Graduates will line up beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the basement of Hill Center. The entrance for the graduates will be through the door facing the academic quad and Job Hall. Graduates will line up by school and will process into the gym when instructed to do so. Faculty and the platform party will take their seats immediately. Therefore, only graduates will walk in the processional into the gym. There will be a designated area for faculty for robing in the gymnasium.
The ceremony will be televised live on local cable channel 16. Those who wish to watch the cablecast from an on-campus location should go to one of the following viewing sites:
- Campus Center (various locations)*
- Hoerner Theatre, Dillingham Center
- Ford Hall, Whalen Center*
- Park Hall Auditorium*
- TV lounges in all residence halls where guests are housed
- Textor 101, 102 and 103
If Commencement is held indoors, sign language interpretation will be provided in the Emerson Suites in the Campus Center, and additional viewing sites will be:
- Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center
- Iger Lecture Hall, Whalen Center -- this location is recommended for the mobility-impaired.
Receptions and diploma distribution will be held as scheduled.
If you have any questions or need additional information, see the Commencement website or contact the Office of Student Affairs and Campus Life, 274-3374.
Ithaca College 109th Commencement
We are looking forward to a memorable day!
Contributed by Brian McAree
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