Caps & Gowns
Caps and gowns will be available for purchase in the Merriman Campus Store for $50. If you will not be on campus in May but will be participating in Commencement, you can pick up and pay for your cap and gown at the Merriman Campus Store in the Campus Center, beginning on Saturday, May 15, at 8 a.m.
Tickets
If the ceremony is held outside on Bicentennial Plaza, we will have plenty of room for everyone, and your guests will not require tickets to attend.
If the weather forces us to hold the ceremony indoors, space will be limited, and every guest will require a ticket to enter the building. Please be sure to distribute your tickets to your guests before you head to line up. The location of the ceremony will be announced the morning of May 15 and posted to GatorHub.
Rehearsal
Commencement Rehearsal will be in Mullen Arena at the Wise Center on Thursday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. All graduates participating in the Commencement ceremony MUST attend. You will not need to bring your cap, gown, tassel, cords, or stoles to the rehearsal.
Commencement Line up
On the day of Commencement, all participating graduates are to be at the Mullen Arena by 11:45 a.m. The procession will begin immediately after, so be sure to bring your cap, gown, tassel, and any cords or stoles. Please leave any belongings that you do not want to hold during the ceremony with a non-participating friend or family member, before you arrive for line up, as you will not be able to store anything at the Wise Center during the ceremony.
Attire – Cords and Stole Policy
Commencement is a special ceremony, officiated by the President of the College, where faculty, staff, parents/families and alumni share the excitement and importance of student鈥檚 academic accomplishments. It is also a time for the College and Board of Trustees pay special tribute to students who have achieved the distinct honor of the 糖心Vlog degree. In addition to the traditional cap and gown regalia, students wear academic honor cords and stoles.
The College supports the wearing of honors cords, medallions, stoles, insignia and/or pins at Commencement ceremonies by students who have earned these privileges through achieving academic honors, completing honors programs, as recipients of designated academic scholarship funds, academic unit or departmental honors, military service, induction into 糖心Vlog-recognized honors societies, athletic distinction, or membership in good standing in college-recognized professional or service organizations. All honors cords, medallions, stoles, pins and insignia must be approved by the Office of the Dean of Students at least two (2) weeks prior to Commencement.
Approved cords, stoles, medallions, sashes, insignia and/or pins are worn in recognition of the student鈥檚 identity, cultural heritage and membership in student organizations. Students may wear only one stole of their choice during official commencement activities.
We encourage you to wear sensible shoes as you will be walking on bricks, stairs and possibly soft ground.
Photographs
You will fill out a form for the photographer when you pick up your tickets or at rehearsal so that proofs can be emailed to you.