Graduates may enter through the Main Street entrance of the KFC YUM! Center with their guests. Once in the lobby, graduates ONLY will go down to the event level via the escalators/elevators near the ticket office on the east side, while guests take their seats.
Graduates and faculty ONLY have the option to use the express entrance on the event level on Second Street. (This may also be the best option for graduates and faculty with accessibility needs). This entrance will lead directly to the main event level, bypassing the lobby.
Once on the event level, graduates will be directed to the Student Check-In room, where graduates will pick up their name call card and may connect with faculty and advisors from their respective colleges. Proceed to the station corresponding with your college. Arts & Sciences will be split into multiple stations by major.
Graduates that did not RSVP in time to receive a name call card will pick up a blank card at the Registrar's table.
Exiting the check in room, graduates will be directed to their seats on the floor level.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and will last no longer than two hours, culminating with a recessional and walk-out music at the end. We ask that graduates and their guests show consideration for their fellow graduates by remaining seated until the end of the ceremony. The last graduate to cross the stage is as important as the first!
