We advise you to either come empty handed, or bring only the minimum. If you can, please wear a shirt or dress with buttons down the front, as the hood has a loop that needs to connect to something in order to lie properly over the gown. Alternatively, bring a safety pin. In addition, bobby pins are useful to secure the mortarboard cap. The tassel should start out on your left side and is moved to your right side once the degree is conferred.
Doors open for guests, and graduates line-up for procession.
If you are not attending NYU commencement on May 10, please drop-off caps and gowns in the Mall area of Madison Square Garden.