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General Information
Caps & Gown Information
All graduates are required, according to University policy, to attend the ceremony and wear academic dress (graduating students who are members of the United States Armed Services are allowed to wear dress uniform in lieu of academic apparel). If you have not yet ordered your cap & gown, contact the Office of Student Life and Special Events at (202) 319-6126 immediately.
The cap and gown representative will be in the interview rooms next to the Office of Legal Career Services on the ground floor to distribute academic robes on Monday, May 19, from 12 noon until 7 p.m. and again on commencement day from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. You will be asked to leave a $60 cash deposit when you pick up the cap and gown. The deposit will be refunded when you return the gown, tam and hood at the end of graduation day. Academic apparel must be returned to this location no later than 5 p.m. on commencement day.
Guests
The number of guests that you may invite to the ceremony is unlimited. Although there will be room for all guests of law school graduates at the ceremony, I urge you to have your family arrive early at the Shrine. We will begin seating guests no earlier than 12:30 p.m. Please Note: We understand that there will always be a need to “save a seat” for a mother, father or brother who dropped the family off and will return after parking the car. Our ushers will allow one or two seats to be held for this purpose, but “holding” a row will not be permitted.
We are reserving a limited number of seats for guests with special needs. The wheelchair entrance to the Shrine is located at the front of the Shrine. All special needs tickets must be reserved through the Office of Student Life and Special Events. The tickets can be picked up from Suite 341. If you wish the tickets mailed to your home or placed in your mailfolder, please contact the office. If you have any questions or concerns about disability seating, please call us at (202) 319-6126.
Parking for Mass and Commencement / Shuttle Buses
The Shrine parking lot (on Harewood Road and Michigan Avenue), campus lots and the garage adjacent to the law school will be available for parking. Shuttle buses will run from the front entrance of the law school to and from the Shrine before and after Mass and before and after Commencement for those who wish to park in the law school garage. If you are planning on leaving your car on the campus while you go downtown for dinner, you should not leave it in the Shrine Parking Lot. This lot will close at 7 p.m.
Pictures: Class Photo, Individual Pictures and Video
Panoramic Visions is a local photography company which specializes in large group events. The group picture is 10" x 30" and the cost is $40 for each print, plus a postage/handling fee. The picture will be taken at approximately 1 p.m. on graduation day on the ellipse section of the law school lawn. A video of the graduation ceremony will also be available from Panoramic Visions for $55 plus postage and handling. A Panoramic Visions photographer will also be in Room 311 at the law school from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 23, taking individual photos. The cost of the individual photos varies depending on which package is chosen. Panoramic Visions will also have a graduation photographer who will be on the stage to take your picture as you receive your diploma from Dean Miles. You can view this photo on the company’s web site and follow instructions on the site to order photos.
Web cast
You may want to notify friends and family that the Mass and Commencement ceremony will be Web cast and will be available for viewing online after 6 p.m. on Friday, May 23. There will be a link from our web page www.law.edu. The program will be available online through early August. |
