Casual business attire should be worn under the gown. Shorts, halter tops, etc. are not acceptable. Appropriate shoes should also be worn - no bare feet, sandals, running shoes, etc. Instructions indicating your place in the graduation procession will be distributed when you pick up your cap and gown. There will be assistance at the Arena for handicapped individuals, both graduates and guests.
Graduates are to remain in their assigned seats and stay for the entire ceremony.
No alcoholic beverages or any article that will disrupt the dignity of the ceremony is to be brought into the Arena. Cell phones and beepers are not to be used during the ceremony. Any inappropriate behavior during the Graduation Ceremony could result in the removal of a candidate and the withholding of the diploma. Your official diploma will be issued at the Graduation Ceremony unless you are not in good financial standing with the University Bursar, Library, Bookstore, etc., by Friday, May 4, 2001. If you are unable to attend the ceremony, your diploma may be picked up in the Registrar's Office, Albert Emanuel Hall, Room 230, beginning May 7, 2001.