Information for Graduate School Faculty and Staff

Version 05/26/2023. 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 26, 2023.

Parking

• 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.
• 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.

Graduate School Commencement Instructions

• Faculty Instructions PDF — V05/16/2023

• Mace Bearer Instructions PDF — V05/16/2023

• Faculty Marshal Instructions PDF — V05/16/2023

• Student Marshal Instructions PDF — V05/31/2023

• EdD Chair Instructions PDF — V05/16/2023

• Platform Party Instructions PDF — V05/16/2023

• Staff Instructions PDF — V05/25/2023 (additional details from Team Leads)

Faculty Mace Bearer and Marshals

• Mace Bearer: Stella Kerl-McClain
• Faculty Marshals: Alexia de León and Brenda Sifuentz
• Student Marshals: Mary Andrus, Linda Griffin, Heather Hadraba, Peter Mortola, and Chelsey Torgerson

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

• Pamplin Sports Center Gym
• Graduates will report to Stamm Dining Hall with regalia by 9 a.m.
• Faculty will report to Gregg Pavilion with regalia by 9 a.m.
• L&C Bookstore pop-up throughout the ceremony at the Pamplin Gym information desk.

Campus Map

After-Reception (graduate campus; starting around 12 p.m.)

• Graduate Commons and Graduate Staff Parking Lot
• A complimentary or free reception featuring local food trucks including Fifty Licks Ice Cream, Tamale Boy, Phat Cart, Pip’s Original Donuts, and The Whole Bowl 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.
• 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.