Information for Graduate School Faculty and Staff

Version 03/01/2024. This page will be updated as needed prior to the ceremony.

Mobility and ASL Accommodations for Faculty

• Faculty requesting accommodation should contact Sharon Chinn, Commencement Coordinator, by Friday, May 3, 2024.
• The campus pathways and parking lots consist of a variety of different materials such as asphalt, cobblestones, and pavers. There are also steep inclines/declines between the parking lots, Pamplin Sports Center Gym, and the Graduate Campus.

Parking

• General parking, including for faculty and staff, is available inside Gates 2, 5, 6, and 8. Shuttle service, as of 03/01/2024, is also planned to be available to the parking lots inside Gates 2, 5, and 6, and Pamplin Gym from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. PDT (Shuttle service ends at 1:30 p.m. PST)
• The Gate 6 stop is also the shuttle drop-off and pick-up point for the after-reception on the graduate campus.
• Parking inside Gate 7 on the Graduate Campus is reserved as follows:
  • West Parking Loop (by the water tower): for those who have requested mobility accommodations
  • East Parking Loop (by Graduate Admissions): for graduate school faculty and staff
  • Staff Parking Lot (by Sequoia): for the food trucks for the reception
• Parking at Gate 8 on the Graduate Campus is available for general parking (the new parking lot).

Graduate School Commencement Instructions Including Times/Locations

• Faculty Instructions PDF — coming soon

• Mace Bearer Instructions PDF — coming soon

• Faculty Marshal Instructions PDF — coming soon

• Student Marshal Instructions PDF — coming soon

• EdD Chair Instructions PDF — coming soon

• Platform Party Instructions PDF — coming soon

• Staff Instructions PDF — coming soon (additional details from Team Leads)

Faculty Mace Bearer and Marshals

• Mace Bearer: Stella Kerl-McClain
• Faculty Marshals: Alexia de León and Heather Hadraba
• Student Marshals: TBD

Ceremony Location (undergraduate campus; processional from Stamm starts at 9:50 a.m. PDT)

• Pamplin Sports Center Gym
• Graduates will report to Stamm Dining Hall with regalia by 9 a.m. PDT
• Faculty will report to Gregg Pavilion with regalia by 9 a.m. PDT
• L&C Bookstore pop-up will be open throughout the ceremony at the Pamplin Gym information desk and after commencement at their Fowler Student Center location.

Campus Map

After-Reception (graduate campus; starting around noon PDT)

• Graduate Commons and Graduate Staff Parking Lot
• A complimentary or free reception featuring local food trucks including Fifty Licks Ice Cream, Phat Cart, Pip’s Original Donuts & Chai, Tamale Boy, The Whole Bowl, and Poblano Pepper will be held on the Graduate Campus immediately following the ceremony.
• General parking, including for faculty and staff, is available inside Gates 2, 5, 6, and 8. Shuttle service is also available to the parking lots inside Gates 2, 5, and 6, and Pamplin Gym from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. PDT
• The Gate 6 stop is also the shuttle drop-off and pick-up point for the after-reception on the graduate campus.
• Parking inside Gate 7 on the Graduate Campus is reserved for those who have requested mobility accommodations (West Parking Loop), the food trucks for the reception, and graduate school faculty and staff participating in the event (East Parking Loop). General parking is available inside Gate 8.