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Graduation is the completion of degree requirements to earn a University of Washington
diploma. To graduate and obtain a diploma, students need to fill out the proper paperwork from either
the Office of Graduation and Academic Records (undergraduates) or The Graduate School
(graduates). Please see Eligibility to Participate for
more information.
Convocation is the School of Nursing's ceremony held every year to honor
nursing graduates and award recipients.
Commencement is the University-wide ceremony held every year to commemorate the
achievements of all UW graduating students.
To participate in the either ceremony, students must register via the
UW Commencement
Web Registration/Order Form after completing their application to graduate.
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Due to the limited number of seats in Meany Theater, tickets will be required for all guests.
Each student who RSVPs for Convocation through the UW Commencement website will automatically be
allotted four (4) tickets.
How to get your tickets:
- Go to the UW Commencement website
between May 3rd and 23rd and order your academic regalia. Make sure you indicate that you will
attend the School of Nursing's ceremony on June 11th.
- Pick up your tickets in Academic Services (Room T-310) June 1st - June 4th at noon.
- You may request additional tickets online between May 3rd and
May 23rd. Requests received after May 23rd may not be accommodated.
- E-mail Betsy Mau (bmau at uw dot edu) by May 23rd if
you do not need all 4 tickets allotted to you.
- All tickets will be available for pickup beginning June 1st.
Notes about the tickets:
- Seating is not assigned, unless your guests require special accommodation due to
disabilities. Requests for special accommodations must be made in advance.
- Children under 2 years of age do not require tickets, but must be held on the lap of
an adult guest.
- If you are coming from outside the greater Seattle area and cannot pick up your
tickets between June 1st - June 4th, please contact Betsy Mau
(bmau at uw dot edu) to make arrangements.
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Graduates must arrive at 8:00am, wearing their academic apparel, for instructions
and class pictures. DO NOT bring apparel in plastic bags; these bags will
be thrown away.
Before the ceremony, PONS will be selling coffee
outside the main doors to Meany Theater.
By George
(directly across from the main theater doors) will have bathrooms and seating available.
The main doors to Meany Theater will open at 9:00am for guests. All seats have an excellent view of
the stage. We cannot accommodate strollers in the auditorium. Space is extremely limited and priority
is given to wheelchair-bound guests. Due to limited spaces for wheelchairs, you should contact
Stephanie Kirschner (stann at uw dot edu, 206-616-5066)
as soon as possible.
The Convocation ceremony begins prompty at 9:30am.
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Academic attire is required at Convocation, or you will not be allowed to participate. Orders for
academic apparel must be made between May 3rd and May 23rd via the
UW Commencement
Web Registration/Order Form.
Graduates must arrive the morning of Convocation wearing their academic apparel. Do NOT
bring apparel in plastic bags, as these bags will be thrown away. Purses and coats may not be brought
into the auditorium; PONS will have a coat check set up in the Meany Studio Theater
for a modest donation.
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Parking is ONLY available to those who register and pay online. You may request parking in the
underground parking garage below Meany Theater (15th Avenue NE entrance) or at the parking lot
by the Burke Museum (NE 45th Street entrance). The deadline for requesting permits is
May 23, 2010.
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If you anticipate any guest in a wheelchair or who may need other disability accommodations,
please follow the instructions below. Wheelchair spaces are limited, and therefore filled
on a space-available basis.
- Register for parking/disabled parking online between May 3rd - May 23rd on the
UW
Commencement Site.
- Contact Stephanie Kirschner (stann at uw dot edu,
206-616-5066) with your name and the total number of guests in your party (please remember to limit
your guest count to four). Your entire party will have reserved seating next to those needing
disabled seating.
- Specify the number of guests using wheelchairs, walkers, or who have difficulty walking. Be
specific about the limitations of your guests.
- Contact the UW Disability Services Office, 4045 Brooklyn Ave NE, 206-543-6450 with any
additional questions regarding disability needs.
- Arrive at Meany Hall by 8:45am so that your party may be seated before general seating
begins.
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