Commencement 2009

College of Arts and Architecture
Spring 2009 Graduation

May 16, 2009

Preceding the commencement ceremony a continental breakfast will be held from 9:30 until 11:00 a.m. to honor graduates, their families, and guests.  The reception will be hosted by Dean Barbara Korner in the Walters Courtyard bordered by the Arts Building, Music Building I, and the Forum.

Tickets are not required to attend the reception or graduation in Eisenhower Auditorium.  Name cards will be distributed at Eisenhower Auditorium the day of the commencement ceremony.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.: Reception in the Walters Courtyard

11:00 a.m.: Please be in your cap and gown.  Graduates gather around their marshals.

Architecture / Fuchsia
Art History / Orange
Integrative Arts / Teal
Landscape Architecture / Green
School of Music / Blue
Theatre Arts / Yellow
School of Visual Arts / Red

Student Marshals will hold banners from the various units.

11:15 a.m.: Marshals and graduating seniors proceed to Eisenhower Auditorium in an informal procession led by the Penn State Dixieland Combo.  Faculty and guests follow in the procession.

11:30 a.m.: The graduates enter the building and go to the appropriate corridor.  Faculty Marshals distribute name cards.

Guests enter the building and are seated in the auditorium.

12:00 noon: Graduation begins. 

GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES:  Penn State encourages graduates with disabilities to participate in its commencement ceremonies.  It is very important that you notify Linda Wheeland, ljw2@psu.edu, 865-4892, by May 1, 2009, if you anticipate needing any type of special accommodation or have questions about accessibility.

GUESTS WITH DISABILITIES:  Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities.  If you or your guests anticipate needing any type of special accommodations at the Eisenhower Auditorium or have questions about the physical access provided, please call Lisa Faust at (814) 865-4727.

Additional information is available on the University's commencement Web site at http://commencement.psu.edu/. If you have questions not covered above or on the University's commencement site, please contact Linda Wheeland, ljw2@psu.edu or 814-865-9523. A pdf file containing the above information is availabe here.