Ceremony Information • Free Parking - limited shuttle service prior to event • Coliseum ADA/handicap seating is limited • Ceremony will be livestreamed • No ticket required for guest • Diplomas will not be available following the ceremony. May diplomas will be mailed end of June. August diplomas will be mailed middle of September.
Graduation Cap • No altering or adorning of cap • Cap position—top is flat or parallel to the ground • Tassel hangs on right front of cap, in unison tassels will be moved to the left during the ceremony
Commencement Ceremony Instructions 1. Pick up name card from ticket booth upon arrival. *Please do NOT misplace card, it is required for ceremony. 2. Be in Wellness Center 1 hour prior to ceremony for lineup. Blue/Orange star on name card indicates which Wellness Center gym you should go to. Only graduates allowed in the Wellness Center. 3. Processional starts 15 minutes before ceremony begins. 4. Remain standing during processional.
This is a formal, academic occasion and should be viewed as such in your dress and demeanor. • Dark clothing with dark shoes, dresses should not show below the robe • No tennis shoes or flip flops • Avoid clothing protruding from gown
Annual Spring Commencement Ceremony
5. Be seated following invocation. 6. Hand your card to announcer as you step on stage. Name & major will be read. You will receive your diploma cover.
Held the Second Friday in May
Tom Drake Coliseum
7. Pause for picture. 8. Exit stage, do not leave, return to your seat. 9. Graduates stand for benediction.
Appropriate Dress
Wallace State Community College
10. Recessional begins with Marshals, graduates will follow. 11. Exit the Coliseum once recessional is over—please use any available exit door, plan to meet guests at a predetermined location outside the Coliseum.
Congratulations!!
10 am - Academic & Technical 2 pm - Health Science