Commencement 2027

Ceremony Logistics

• Student Arrival

  • Students should plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to the start time of the ceremony, no later than 10 a.m.
  • Upon arriving, all students should report to the Undergraduate Lounge in Clark Hall, Room 269, where they will be given a card with their name and their numbered place in the procession order.
  • Students will be expected to keep this card until they are ready to cross the stage.

• Lining Up for the Ceremony

  • Students will be directed to where they will line up for the ceremony according to their numbered place by a staff volunteer prior to the beginning of the ceremony.
  • At the beginning of the ceremony, the department chair will welcome and address the audience. After this introduction, a staff volunteer will coordinate the processional and guide groups of students to the stage.

• Student Processional

  • When it is each student’s turn, the Director of the Program will read the student’s name, and the student will descend the stairs and proceed to the center of the stage from stage right.
  • At center stage, the student will pause to shake hands with the director of their program, then look to the audience for our professional photographer to take their photo.
  • After being photographed, the student will cross the stage to stage left and be directed by a staff member to the next available chair in the back of the audience.

• Photography

  Photos of each graduating student who participates in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics Recognition Ceremony will  will be taken by a professional photorapher and compiled into a digital album and made available to graduates and their families in the months following the ceremony.  We will not take videos or livestream the event.

  Family members and guests are encouraged to take pictures and/or videos during the ceremonies, but we would ask that you please remain in your seats and be mindful of others so that everyone can enjoy the experience.