UNLV Commencement
| May
2008 Commencement May 17, 2008 |
|
|---|---|
| TIME | PARTICIPATING COLLEGES |
| 9 a.m. | Graduate College Business Dental Education Engineering Hotel University College |
| 2 p.m. | Graduate College Law Fine Arts Health Sciences Liberal Arts Sciences Urban Affairs |
| Please read below for important details concerning graduation. | |
Welcome to the UNLV Commencement website. Spring commencement will be held on Saturday, May 17 in the Thomas & Mack Center. All guests should enter through the Thomas & Mack Center, while all graduates should report to the Cox Pavilion for line-up. Please be aware that anyone attending or participating in the commencement ceremony will have their bags checked, and all large bags will need to be left with security. All students should plan to arrive one hour early to find their place in line. The processions will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The School of Dental Medicine, Graduate College, the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering, Hotel, and University College will graduate at 9 a.m. Please report in your cap and gown to the Cox Pavilion Arena (Upstairs) by 8 a.m.
The School of Law, Graduate College, the Colleges of Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Urban Affairs, will graduate at 2 p.m. Please report in your cap and gown to the Cox Pavilion Arena by 1 p.m.
Ample parking is available outside the Thomas & Mack Center. Seating for those attending the commencement is on a first-come, first-served basis; no tickets are required.
Graduate and Professional Students
All students receiving graduate and professional degrees
(master's, educational specialists, and doctoral degrees) should
meet in the Cox Pavilion Arena and line up behind the Graduate College
banner. Graduates of the William
S. Boyd School of Law should
line up behind the law school banner. Dental students should line up behind
the dental school banner.
Caps, Gowns, and Tassels
Each graduate
must wear a cap and gown. Those receiving master's and educational
specialist's
degrees will
wear
their hoods. Doctoral and Juris Doctorate candidates will carry
their hoods over their left arms. Each graduate, except Doctoral
and Juris Doctorate candidates, must wear the scarlet and gray tassel
sold at the UNLV Bookstore.
Even if the cap and gown is borrowed or purchased elsewhere, the
scarlet
and gray tassels must be purchased at the bookstore.
Doctoral and Juris
Doctorate candidates wear the gold tassel. Tassels are worn on the
right; upon direction from the podium, the tassel is moved to the
left.
Name Cards
Name cards will be given to each graduate at the time of
tassel purchase. Graduates must bring this card to commencement
to hand to the name reader on stage. If the card is lost, students
may obtain a replacement at the assembly area on the day of commencement.
Before Graduation
All graduates must provide notification that they plan
to attend commencement. A form will be given to every student at
the time of tassel purchase; this form should be completed and left
at the bookstore. Any prospective graduate who fails to complete
a form at the bookstore should contact the Graduation Office at
702-895-3685 or 702-895-1799 to ensure a seat is reserved.