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General Information

Commencement Exercises Schedule

The ceremony is open to all Ross School April 2009 and August 2009 Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degree graduates and candidates, also any December 2008 graduates who did not participate in the April 2008 ceremony. Tickets are NOT required.

Date: Friday, May 1, 2009
Location: Crisler Arena

Timing of Ceremony

4:00 p.m. Graduates and candidates arrive for assembly
4:45 p.m. All guests to be seated
4:50 p.m. Processional begins
5:00 p.m. Commencement ceremony officially begins
7:15 p.m. Approximate end time*

* Please note this is an approximate end time. It is dependent upon the number of graduates participating in the ceremony. We recommend that you allow some leeway for a potentially later finish and adequate time to get out of Crisler if making dinner reservation plans for that evening.

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Directions to Crisler

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Graduating Students

  • Ushers will be available to assist graduates into Crisler Arena and in locating the proper seating area.
  • Graduates and candidates will be able to access the stage for recognition during the ceremony via a ramp.
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Etiquette

  • All graduates are required to stay for the entire ceremony (about 2 - 2-1/2 hours) which concludes with a Faculty recessional.
  • Platform party guests will leave before graduates. Please wait for the appropriate cue from the ushers to leave.
  • Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in Crisler Arena. Anyone found with alcoholic beverages will be escorted out of the facility.
  • Smoking is prohibited in Crisler Arena.
  • For your safety and for the consideration of others, only graduates are permitted on the arena floor prior to and during the ceremony.

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First Aid

A first aid station is located on the concourse level by aisle #36.

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Parking

Parking is available at the following locations:

  • Sections of Crisler Arena.
  • The Pioneer High School lot on the southwest corner of Stadium Boulevard and Main Street.
  • The lot at the corner of Hoover and Greene Street.
  • The lot between Keech and Hoover streets.

Please allow plenty of time for parking. Over 6,000 graduates and guests attend the ceremony.

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Photography

  • Professional photos will be taken of each graduate as he or she shakes hands with Dean Dolan on stage, and again as each graduate exits the stage.
  • You are not obligated to purchase any of these photos.
  • Taking photos at the stage by friends or family during the ceremony is not permitted.

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Tickets

  • Tickets ARE NOT required for the Ross School of Business commencement ceremony.
  • Tickets ARE required for the University Spring Commencement. Please refer to the Graduate's Guide for additional details.

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Webcast

  • The Ross School Commencement ceremony will be live webcast.  You will need windows media player (v11 recommended) to access the link.
    (Please note the link will not be active until 4pm on Friday, May 1, 2009.)

 

 

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