Special Events Advisory Committee T he Special Events Advisory Committee works with the Marshal. Essentially, this group performs planning and coordinating functions for academic convocations. Other Items T he Associate Provost for Academic Administration, in consultation with the Marshal and the Special Events Advisory Committee, establishes a master Commencement calendar to facilitate coordination of events. Such details as lines of march, printed programs, physical setups, and music are the responsibility of the Associate Provost for Academic Administration. In addition, campus areas involved in commencement activities are represented on a coordinating council.
T here are many traditions related to formal academic convocations.
It is the responsibility of the Associate Provost for Academic Administration to maintain an ongoing written record of the traditions of Point Loma Nazarene University. The University Mace and other convocation paraphernalia, as well as files on programs and arrangements, are also kept and maintained by the Associate Provost for Academic Administration. I t is the responsibility of the President to secure speakers.