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81st Commencement Exercises

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Commencement 2007

81st Commencement Exercises
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Fine Arts Quad Area, Kentfield Campus

General Information
Board of Trustees, Faculty, and Administrators
Students
Guests

General Information

Caps & Gowns
You may pick up your caps, gowns, tassels May 5-16 from 8:30 a.m-4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Student Affairs Office, Student Services Building Room 250, upstairs from the cafeteria. You may purchase your regalia for $18.00. Make check or money order payable to MCCD. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Let us know if you cannot afford to purchase regalia.

Announcements
The College of Marin and College Foundation purchased announcements for our graduating students. From April 10-May 12, you may obtain your complimentary packet of 5 announcements in the Student Affairs Office (Student Services Building, Room 250) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call Student Affairs at (415) 485-9376 if you cannot come to the office during those times. We will distribute the packets on a first come, first serve basis. If there are extra packets, you may get them from May 12-16. You may also order personalized announcements from Jostens. Order forms are enclosed in this packet.

Photographs
During the ceremony, Brightroom Photography will take your picture when you shake hands with President White. A few weeks after commencement, the company will send you proofs of your pictures and their contact information. To receive your proof, you must sign the release on the enclosed rsvp postcard. Make certain that your address is current. You are not obligated to buy the photograph.

Flowers
A vendor will sell flowers near the Harlan Center Quad Area.

Children
Children are welcome to attend this wonderful celebration of your accomplishment. However, keep in mind the ceremony will last a couple hours and children may become restless.

Disability Accommodations
A sign language interpreter will sign during the ceremony. If students or guests need other accommodations, please call (415) 485-9376 by May 9.

Location
Commencement will be held in the Harlan Center Quad Area, between Harlan Center and the Fine Arts Building.

Reception
Following the ceremony, you, your family, and friends are invited to a reception located in the Fine Arts Quad Area. You will have a chance to talk with friends and faculty at this reception. The Associated Students of the College of Marin Kentfield and Indian Valley sponsor this reception.

Information for Board of Trustees, Faculty, and Administrators

Arrival Time:
Arrive by 9:00 a.m. at Fusselman Hall room #120. Commencement staff will distribute your cap, gown, tassel and hood.

Faculty Grand Marshal 2008
Yolanda Bellisimo.

Processional Line Order
The Faculty Grand Marshal and the Student Trustee will lead the line of march from Fusselman Hall to their perspective area near the stage. Once at the Harlan Center Quad Area, assigned Commencement Marshals will guide you to your seating area. The Faculty Grand Marshal and Student Trustee will proceed to their seats on the platform. The entire center section is designated for graduating student seating.

Floor Plan
A floor plan will be provided to become familiar with the Harlan Center Quad Area.

Commencement Opening
The Faculty Grand Marshal will announce the opening of the ceremony. You will remain standing until the conclusion of the national anthem. (Men should remove their caps during the anthem.)

Commencement Programs
We will distribute commencement programs in your robing area. If you do not want a program, leave it on your seat before you exit Harlan Center. Students and their guests often want an extra program.

Recessional Line
When the ceremony is finished, the platform party will exit the stage first, followed by faculty and administrators. Commencement Marshals will guide you. The recessional line will form a receiving line for the graduates to walk through. Encourage students to keep moving through to the reception area.

Regalia
Return your caps and gowns to Fusselman Hall 120. Return your regalia to the hanger with your name on it. It is important that you keep gowns and hoods together to ensure that you have the right hood for your school and academic field.

Reception
Our students and their guests look forward to you joining them in the Fine Arts Quad Area. Spend some time for photographs with your students and their guests.

Information for Students

What to do on Commencement Day
Read this sheet carefully and bring it with you to commencement. We will not have a commencement rehearsal, so it is important that you follow these instructions. Note: Leave your valuables (purses, backpacks, etc.) with your family or friends. There is no place to store them securely

Arrival Time & Location
Graduating students will begin checking-in at 8:30 a.m. Report to the STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, downstairs Main Entrance. Signs will direct you to the student check-in area. Check-in ends at exactly 9:30 a.m. No one can check-in after 9:30 a.m. Do not be late; the ceremony begins at exactly 10:00 a.m.

Processional & Seating
Commencement Marshals will escort graduating students from the Student Services Building to their seats located in the center section of the Harlan Center Quad area. Everyone will remain standing through the National Anthem. Male graduates should remove their caps at the beginning of the anthem and replace them after the anthem.

Caps & Gowns
Wear or bring your regalia to the commencement. Remember, the caps, gowns, and tassels are yours to keep after the Commencement Exercises. Wear your cap straight so that it covers your forehead and place your tassel on the left, front corner of your cap.

Name Cards
You will receive your name card when you check-in. Make certain that you KEEP IT WITH YOU. You will give the name card to the reader when you approach the stage. The reader will call your name as you walk across the stage.

Presentation of Candidates
The reader will ask the A.A., A.S., Certificates candidates and Marin County Office of Education Certificate of Completion students to rise. You are to remain standing until the College President asks you to sit down. Marshals will direct students to the platform row by row. When you receive your diploma cover, exit the stage, pause to allow the professional photographer to take your picture, then quickly return to your seat and sit down. After all graduates are seated, the reader will ask you to move your tassel from the left side of your cap to the right side.

Recessional
Graduates will stand when the recessional music begins. The platform party will lead the recessional, followed by the faculty, and then the graduates. Commencement Marshals will direct your exit, starting with the first row of students.

Receiving Line
Faculty will form a receiving line to greet you and bid you farewell. Go to the reception area after you have moved through the receiving line.

Information for Guests

Parking
Parking lots near Fine Arts, Harlan Center, Student Services Building will accommodate guest parking.

Arrival Time
Guests may begin arriving at 9:00 a.m. Please arrive no later than 9:45 p.m. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Seating
Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seating capacity is limited: however, no tickets are required. Please follow Commencement Marshals directions to guest seating areas. Once you have been seated, please remain in your seats, so that the ceremony can proceed without interruptions.

Recessional
Please remain standing and allow the faculty and students to exit the stage area first. Commencement Marshals will direct your exit. Go directly to the reception area. Students will join their guests after they greet their instructors.

Photographs
Follow the Commencement Marshals’ direction for taking photographs. We ask that no one block aisles or stay for an extended time near the front of the stage. Guests will have many chances to take photographs before and after the ceremony. Reminder: A professional photographer will take pictures of students as they cross and exit the platform.

Electronic Devices
Please silence your phones, pagers, PDAs, and other electronic devices.

If you need more information, please contact:
Student Affairs
250 Student Services Building
Tel: (415) 485-9376

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