Instructions for graduates

Friday, December 16, 2011, 4:00 PM

You are required to log on to the Commencement Website to verify the spelling of your name and RSVP if you intend to walk.

Tickets are not required, however seating is limited so please be sure to arrive early to ensure that your are able to get a spot.

Purchasing Academic Regalia

Regalia may be purchased at the Graduation Fair on Tuesday, October 11th (10:00am to 7:00pm) and Wednesday, October 12th (8:00am to 5:00pm) located in the UMKC Bookstore. A 10% discount is available during the fair. Regalia for all ceremonies must be purchased at the UMKC Bookstore (816-235-BOOK) by noon on November 16th. There will be a late fee for orders after the deadline.

Robing and Schedule

Arrive at the Old Swinney Gym no later than 3:15pm with your regalia. Bring only the academic regalia you will be wearing. Arrange to have your guests take your coat, valuables, etc. There will not be any security available to protect your personal belongings in the Pierson Auditorium, and you should not plan to carry anything with you into the Swinney Recreation Center. Student will process into Swinney Recreation Center at 4:00 PM.

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. The parking lots in closest proximity to Swinney Recreation Center are the University Center and Performing Arts Center. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

Special Arrangements

If you anticipate the need for special arrangements for your guests, such as wheelchairs, VIP parking or assistance for the hearing impaired, please contact your Commencement Coordinator.

Name: Erica Hoffman
Phone: (816) 235-2216 OR (816) 235-2215
Email: hoffmanel@umkc.edu

Special Events Coordinator
Name: Beth Follmer
Phone: (816) 235-5748
Email: follmerb@umkc.edu

Fall 2011 Commencement Ceremony
Swinney Recreation Center
Friday, December 16, 4:00pm

Purchasing Regalia

• Undergraduates must purchase cap and gown at the University Bookstore.
• PhD and MBA/MSA/MPA candidates should contact the commencement ceremony coordinator above if they have any questions-they may also order their regalia from the University Bookstore.

Robing and Schedule

Arrive at the Old Swinney Gym NO LATER THAN 3:15 pm., please dress in your cap and gown. Pick up name card from tables and find your place in line. Leave all personal items with your family

At this time you will receive instructions on how to walk in processional, where to sit in Swinney Recreation Center, and how to walk across the stage for the reading of names.

Commencement ceremony begins at 4:00 p.m.

RSVP Information

Please RSVP at the Commencement website: http://www.umkc.edu/commencement/.  No tickets are required and you are welcome to bring as many guests as you would like.

Parking

Parking spaces, including Disability, are available at the University Center and Performing Arts Center. Maps and directions available online: http://www.umkc.edu/maps/

Special Arrangements

If you anticipate your guests needing special arrangements such as wheelchair access, VIP parking, or assistance for the hearing impaired, please contact your commencement coordinator.

TICKETS

No tickets required, but students should limit guests to 7. Seating in White Recital Hall is limited. Please RSVP at the Commencement website and indicate how many guests you plan to bring.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Please notify the Commencement coordinator as soon as possible if your guests have special needs, such as wheelchair or handicapped seating.

REGALIA

BA, BS, MA,and MS candidates must purchase cap and gown at the University Bookstore. See Bookstore website for information regarding GRAD FAIR, March 13 & 14.

Ph.D. candidates should contact the SBS Commencement coordinator regarding regalia rental.

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. Parking lots in closest proximity to White Recital hall are the University Center and Performing Arts Center. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE

12:15 pm: All candidates must arrive at White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center NO LATER THAN 12:15 PM, dressed in cap and gown. Candidates should go directly to Room 326 in the PAC, which is located down the hallway on the right side of WRH.

In Room 326, you will pick up a name card, and find your place in line behind the appropriate sign based upon the number on the card. Leave all personal belongings with family members in SRC. Candidates should not carry any items during the processional.

At this time you will receive instructions on how to walk, where to sit, and how to walk across the stage for the reading of names.

12:45pm: Faculty marshals will lead all students to line up in front of WRH.

1:00pm sharp: Students will begin processing into WRH-Commencement ceremony begins. Ceremony will last 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Light reception will follow ceremony in lobby.

DIPLOMAS AND TRANSCRIPTS

Diplomas and transcripts with degrees posted will be available (within 30 days) for pick-up in the Registration and Records office for students who do not have a transcript hold. A transcript hold will prevent a student from receiving an official transcript as well as their diploma

LATIN HONORS

Students with anticipated Latin Honors or Biology Honors will be notified by the SBS Commencement coordinator. Latin Honors medals and Biology Honors Cards will be available at the Commencement Ceremony, or you may make arrangements to pick up the medal before the ceremony.

GRADUATION

Participation in the Commencement Ceremony is not a guarantee that a student will graduate and receive a diploma. Fulfilling degree requirements for graduation depends upon final grades, which are not posted until the week after Commencement. It is possible to walk at Commencement and not graduate. Please contact the SBS Commencement Coordinator if you have questions about graduation requirements.

Congratulations SCE Graduates!

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. The parking lots in closest proximity to Swinney Recreation Center are the University Center and Performing Arts Center. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

Schedule for the Day of Commencement, December 16, 2011

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Dean’s Commencement Luncheon Reception, 5th Floor of Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Road, KCMO 64110 on the UMKC Campus.

Please save the date and invite your family and friends to attend with you. Official invitations will be sent to all December Graduates via email in late November requesting an RSVP and the number of guests attending with you.

Your family will enjoy attending if they are able, so please ask them to save this time to spend with you.

3:15 PM

Graduates need to arrive at Old Swinney Gym no later than 3:15pm.

Bring only your cap, gown, and tassel.

Undergraduate degree recipients wear their tassels on the right side of the mortarboard.

Graduate Degree recipients wear their tassels on the left side of the mortarboard.

Tassels for Computer Science are gold and Engineering is orange. The Bookstore shelved them side by side for ease of locating.

You may wish to use bobby pins to hold your mortarboard in place and safety to pins to secure your regalia. Please bring them with you.

4:00 PM

Commencement Ceremony begins.

General Information

• Graduates MUST NOT carry anything in their hands during the ceremony. Give your personal belongings, such as purses, cameras and other possessions, to your guests for safekeeping. If you have no guests to take your things, try to plan accordingly, but there will be a repository to hold them during the ceremony. Your items can be retrieved from the CME Department immediately after the ceremony. There is no food, drink, or smoking allowed inside Swinney Recreation Center. There is no food, drink, or smoking allowed inside Swinney Recreation Center.
• You will not receive your actual diploma during the ceremony. Diplomas will be available for pick up after 45 days from the end of the semester at the Registrar’s Office, Room 115, 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64110. After 60 days, diplomas will be mailed to the address provided on your application for graduation. If you have an address change, please update the information in Pathway.
• There will be no time for personal pictures prior to the Ceremony. Arrangements for taking personal photographs can be made after the Ceremony.

RSVP Information

Please RSVP at both the Commencement website and directly to schartelg@umkc.edu. When responding to the RSVP site, please include the phonetic pronunciation of your full name to help announcers correctly announce your name during the ceremony. No tickets are required and you are welcome to bring as many guests as you like.

Purchasing Regalia

Students should plan to attend the Grad Fair held in the UMKC Bookstore on October 11 and October 12 to purchase and/or order regalia. The academic dress for your specific degree must be purchased, which includes cap, gown, (and hood for graduate students). The bookstore offers a 10% discount on those two dates. If you plan to borrow someone else's regalia, it is important to have the correct colors and CRITICAL that you RSVP for the ceremony. Without a correct count, the correct number of seats cannot be reserved for candidates causing many problems during the ceremony.

Undergraduates must purchase purchase cap and gown at the University Bookstore.

Tassel color: Light Blue.

Masters and Educational Specialist students purchase cap, gown and hood from the University Bookstore. Tassel color: Light Blue; Hood velvet: Light Blue

PhD candidates should order cap, gown, hood from the University Bookstore. Hood velvet is Light Blue; satin is Blue and Gold; tassel color is Gold. Tassel color: Gold

Appropriate regalia must be worn as follows:

• Caps are worn horizontally, with the tassel on the right side.
• Masters, Educational Specialist, Ed.D. and Ph.D. degree candidates should wear the appropriate hood.
• Women wear caps throughout the ceremony-Men remove caps for the National Anthem.
• Please wear caps during the rest of the ceremony and the recessional.

Previewing Commencement

Students are encouraged to watch the power point, 'This is how we do mid year commencement' prior to the ceremony. Doctoral students should watch the Hooding Ceremony Video on the Commencement website prior to Commencement.

Robing and Schedule

Arrive at Old Swinney Gym no later than 3:15 PM. Robing, line-up, and instructions for the ceremony will take place prior to the ceremony. Please dress in your cap and gown. B.A., M.A. and Ed.S degree candidates should also wear their hoods. Doctoral graduates should carry their hood draped over their right arm.

Please leave all personal items with family members as there is no secure place for them to be stored during the ceremony.

At approximately 3:45pm you will receive instructions on how to walk in processional, where to sit in Swinney Recreation Center and how to walk across the stage for the reading of names. Normally the noise level in the robing room is high. When you are asked to pay attention and listen to instructions, please do so.

Commencement ceremony begins at 4:00 p.m.

Parking

Parking, including handicapped is available at the University Center, Performing Arts Center, and all other campus parking lots. Maps and directions available online: http://www.umkc.edu/maps/

Special Arrangements

If you anticipate your guests needing special arrangements such as wheelchair access or assistance for the hearing impaired, please note this on the RSVP website and contact Gail Metcalf Schartel at schartelg@umkc.edu or (816) 235-2887. UMKC police will be on hand to direct vehicles with access needs on the day of commencement.

Dates at a Glance

Monday, September 19th-Application for Graduation Deadline

All those planning to graduate in December 2011 must compete this form. Even if you plan on finishing this summer, please complete the form.

October 11th and October 12th, 2011 - Grad Fair

Grad Fair is being held at the Bookstore in the Student Union from 10:00am to 7:00pm on October 10th and 8:00am-5:00pm on October 11th.

All those planning to walk at the Commencement Ceremony must order a cap, gown, hood, and tassel.

Friday, December 16th-Recognition Ceremony and 1:00pm and Reception at 2:00pm

The Recognition Ceremony will be held in the E.E. "Tom" Thompson Courtroom and the reception will be held in the Student Lounge. Not tickets are required, but please RSVP to Jean Klosterman for catering purposes.

December 16th, 2011-Commencement and Hooding at 4:00pm

• 3:00pm-Doors to Swinney Recreation Center open.
• Graduates are asked to arrive no later than 3:15pm with your regalia. Robing, line-up, and instructions for the ceremony will take place in Old Swinney Gym prior to the ceremony.
• Please visit this website to RSVP http://www.umkc.edu/commencement/
• All graduates, their families, and friends are welcome to attend.

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. The parking lots in closest proximity to Swinney Recreation Center are the University Center and Performing Arts Center lots. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

Please check back to this website periodically for additional details.

Contact Jean Klosterman at 816-235-5739 or via e-mail klostermanj@umkc.edu if you have any questions.

Purchasing Regalia

• MD candidates may purchase regalia from the UMKC Bookstore. Candidates can order and purchase regalia and other Commencement-related items at GRAD FAIR (March 13, 2012 from 10:00AM to 7:00PM and March 14, 2012 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM at the UMKC Bookstore.)
• Rented regalia (MD only) must be returned to a designated Music Hall location immediately following the ceremony.

Hooding Instructions (MD Only)

• MD Candidates should watch the Hooding Ceremony video on the UMKC Commencement website prior to the Commencement ceremony.

Commencement Week Schedule of Events for MD Candidates

Saturday, May 5, 2012 1:00PM

School of Biological Sciences/MSA and Bioinformatics Commencement Ceremony

James C. Olson Performing Arts Center

White Recital Hall

4949 Cherry Street

Kansas City, MO 64110

MSA and Bioinformatics Candidates should arrive at the Performing Arts Center room 326 NO LATER THAN 12:15PM. Please dress in your cap and gown. Leave all personal items with family members. You will receive instructions on how to walk in the processional, where to sit, and how to walk across the stage to receive your diploma cover.

THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY BEGINS AT 1:00 PM SHARP

Parking

Free parking for the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center is provided in the lots adjacent to the building or the covered parking structure at 50th and Cherry.

Commencement Week Schedule of Events for MD candidates.

Thursday, May 24, 2012, 3:00 PM

School of Medicine MD Commencement Ceremony

Kansas City Music Hall

301 West 13th Street

Kansas City, MO 64105

MD Candidates should arrive at the Kansas City Music Hall NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM. Please dress in your cap and gown. Pick up your name card from the table and find your place in line. Leave all personal items with family members. You will receive instructions on how to walk in the processional, where to sit in the Music Hall, and how to walk across the stage to receive your MD hood and diploma cover.

THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY BEGINS AT 3:00PM SHARP.

PARKING

Parking for the Kansas City Music Hall is available in the Auditorium Plaza Garage, city-owned lots, and privately owned lots. Event parking rates at city-owned lots are $5 to $8. Rates at privately owned lots vary by location and by event. Many parking garages are open 24 hours and most will be open to facilitate attendees of major events. Availability changes depending on the time of day. Metered, on street parking is available and is free evenings and weekends. There are also surface lots throughout downtown Kansas City.

RSVP Information

Please RSVP

When responding to the RSVP site, please include the phonetic pronunciation of your full name to help announcers to correctly announce your name during the ceremony. MD Candidates: If your name was mispronounced on Match Day, please contact Dr. Brenda Rogers at (816) 235-1782 and leave a voicemail with a clear, slow pronunciation of your names as you would like it to be read during the ceremony.

No tickets are required for the MSA and Bioinformatics ceremony. However, due to space limitations, MSA and Bioinformatics graduates are asked to limit the number of guests to seven. No tickets are required for the MD ceremony and the candidates are welcome to brings as many guests as they prefer.

Special Accommodations

If you anticipate that your guests will need special accommodations such as wheelchair access or assistance for the hearing impaired, note this on the Commencement RSVP website.

Purchasing Regalia

Regalia may be purchased at the UMKC Bookstore. The academic dress for the Nursing degree must be purchased. The tassel color for BSN, MSN and DNP degrees is Apricot, and the tassel color for Ph.D. in Nursing is Gold. The hood for the MSN and DNP is Apricot, and for Ph.D. the hood is Royal Blue.

Robing and Schedule

Doors to Swinney Recreation Center open at 3:00p.m. for guests.

Please leave all personal items with family members.

Graduates need to arrive at Old Swinney Gym no later than 3:15 pm with your regalia. Robing, line-up, and instructions for the ceremony will take place in Old Swinney Gym prior to the ceremony.

If you anticipate the need for special arrangements for your guests, such as wheelchairs, VIP parking or assistance for the hearing-impaired, please contact Brenda Riggs at 816-235-1710 by November 17th.

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. The parking lots in closest proximity to Swinney Recreation Center are the University Center and the Performing Arts Center lots. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

Purchasing Regalia

If you plan to participate in the School of Pharmacy Graduation Ceremony, you will need to have regalia. The academic dress for the Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degree candidates is rented and the academic dress for the undergraduate BSPS degree candidates must be purchased. Tassel color for BSPS and Pharm.D. degrees is olive green and tassel color for Ph.D. is gold. The hood color for the Pharm.D. degree is olive green and the hood color for the Ph.D. degree is royal blue. Regalia must be purchased through the UMKC Bookstore.

Robing and Schedule

Doors to Swinney Recreation Center open at 3:00 PM for guests to begin seating.

Please leave all personal items with family members.

Arrive at Old Swinney Gym no later than 3:15 PM with your regalia. Robing, line-up, and instructions for the ceremony will take place in Old Swinney Gym prior to the ceremony.

Parking

Graduates and guests can park at various locations on campus. The parking lots in closest proximity to Swinney Recreation Center are the University Center and Performing Arts Center. Refer to the UMKC Commencement website for maps and other information.

Accessibility

There will be disability parking spaces available in the Performing Arts Center [PAC] Parking Lot. Drivers should drop off disabled individuals at the back entrance of Swinney Recreation Center for easier access and then park in the PAC lot. Drivers with disabled guests should go up the circle driveway that is next to the track and on the north side of Swinney [closest to the PAC]. University Ambassadors will be available to receive guests and take them to seating in Swinney Recreation Center.

Students who anticipate needing any special arrangements for family and friends who are in wheelchairs or need special assistance for hearing impaired should contact Shelly Janasz at 816-235-2400, no later than December 2nd, so arrangements can be made. Provide total number of guests in your party as well.