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Commencement 2008!

Office of the Registrar

Montana State University
101 Montana Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-2660

Tel: (406) 994-4161

jweston@montana.edu


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Commencement 2008


Please note building access changes for the individual ceremonies

Main Ceremony

The main ceremony of the 2008 Commencement Exercises for Degree Candidates will begin Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 10:00 AM in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, The exercises are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Graduates -- Please report to the appropriate location in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse by 9:15 AM. See Line Up for Main Ceremony for directions. Staff will be in the areas to assist the candidates. Each candidate will wear a cap and gown. Master candidates will wear their hoods. The Doctoral candidates will carry their own hoods to the stage where their Major Professor will hood them. It is important that you stay in contact with this office to receive updated information.


Attention all Ph.D. & Master students:
The deadline for ordering regalia is March 7th, 2008!

Ph.D. Candidates & Major Professors

The Ph.D. candidates and their major professors will assemble and line up in the Athletic Academic Center (located in the hallway between the west and north lobbies). Each Ph.D. candidate will pick up his/her name card at this time and give the card to the reader during the ceremony.

To order regalia, please contact the MSU Bookstore at (406) 994-2811.


All Master Candidates

All Master candidates will assemble and line up in the Hall of Fame Room in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Each candidate will pick up his/her name card at this time and give the card to the reader during the ceremony.


Cap, Gown and Tassel

For cap and gown information, contact Katie Erickson, Chris Moss, or Mandi Streich at the MSU Bookstore, Inc., in the Strand Union Building, telephone number (406) 994-2811. The Bachelor degree Treasurer cap and gown is $26.95. These are available now. Postage for a cap and gown is $10.00. Students who are candidates for graduation "With Honors" may pick up their honors tassel at the bookstore beginning March 1, 2008. An "HONORS" list will be submitted to the bookstore at that time. The Doctoral and Master cap, gown and hood may not be rented, they are for purchase only. Doctoral regalia is $77.90 and Masters regalia is $59.94. PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED. THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING HOODS IN DEGREE COLORS IS MARCH 7, 2008; AFTER THIS DATE GENERIC HOODS ARE AVAILABLE.


Graduation Announcements

Graduation announcements will be available starting March 1, 2008, in the MSU Bookstore. The cost is $1.10 each. Please include an additional $5.00 for each ten announcements ordered through the mail and $1.10 for each ten thereafter. If both gown and announcements are ordered, total postage and handling is $10.00 (prices subject to change).


Graduation Fair

The MSU Alumni Association will host the annual "Graduation Fair" in conjunction with MSU Career Services, MSU Bookstore and MSU Registrar's Office. This is the place to find out everything you wanted to know about graduation but did not know where to ask. It is scheduled for April 1, 2008, in SUB Ballroom A from 10am-2pm. There will be refreshments available and drawings for door prizes.


Accommodations

Please notify the Registrar's Office at 406-994-4161 if you or any of your guests will require accommodations with access and/or seating at the Commencement Ceremony. You may also consult the Accessibility Map for more information.


Rehearsal for Commencement

On Friday, May 9, 2008, at 4:00 PM there will be a rehearsal with the Candidates in the Worthington Arena in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.


Line-Up for the Main Commencement Ceremony

College of Agriculture Will walk from the North Gym across the parking lot to the SE doorway of the Fieldhouse
College of Arts & Architecture Line up in the Southeast stairwell
College of Business Line-up in the North Hall - ground floor
College of Education, Health & Human Development Will walk from Shroyer Gym across the parking lot to the NE doorway of the Fieldhouse
College of Engineering Line up in the Northeast balcony concourse
College of Letters & Science Line up in the South Hall - ground floor
College of Nursing Line up in the North balcony
University College Line up in the South Hall - ground floor, behind the College of Letters & Science
Master's Line up in the Hall of Fame room located off the the south balcony concourse
Ph.D. Line up in the Athletic Academic Center

Baccalaureate College Ceremonies - Before the Main Ceremony

College of Nursing Friday, May 9, 2008
10:00 AM - Ceremony
Shroyer Gym
College of Agriculture Saturday, May 10, 2008
7:15 AM - Continental Breakfast / 8:00 AM Ceremony
North Gym-PE Complex
College of Education, Health and Human Development Saturday, May 10, 2008
7:15 AM - Continental Breakfast / 8:00 AM Ceremony
Shroyer Gym - PE Complex

Baccalaureate College Ceremonies - After the Main Ceremony

(Begin Approximately 11:45 a.m.)


College of Arts & Architecture North Gym - PE Complex
College of Business SUB Ballrooms
College of Engineering Shroyer Gym- PE Complex
College of Letters & Science Worthington Arena - Fieldhouse
University College Worthington Arena - Fieldhouse


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