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Spring 2012 Commencement
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For proper name pronunciation at the Commencement Ceremony, it is
important that you provide us with proper pronunciation. If your name is
obvious (Sally Jones or Joe Smith) we do not need you to complete a
pronunciation card, but please return the card to the table in lobby.
However, if your name is pronounced in a special way, please use the
pronunciation key you were given with the card.
Use either the phonetic spelling of your name or a familiar word that
rhymes with your name.
Syllables are separated by dashes. Stressed syllables are capitalized
Examples: Raul Gonzalez: rah-OOL gon-SAH-less
Ngoc Nguyen: nahk nuh-WEN or sounds like “knock-WIN”
Sophia Lamagna: so-FEE-uh last name sounds like “lasagna”
PLEASE TURN IN ALL CARDS AT THE END OF THE MEETING OR
DROP OFF AT THE REGISTRARS OFFICE AT BRADLEY HALL.

SPRING 2012
COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY
PARTICIPATION
MEETING
May 4, 2012
12 p.m. – Lucas Theatre

Graduation Auditors
l Suzanne Purvis: School of Fashion, School of Liberal
Arts, School of Design, School of Building Arts and
SFDM majors - ANIM, FILM, TV Producing, Dramatic
Writing, MPRA & PROD & EQST
spurvis@scad.edu
l Donna Thissen: School of Communication Arts, School
of Fine Arts, SFDM majors – BCST/MOME, ITGM,
SNDS, VSFX, & Digital Media.
dthissen@scad.edu
l Kelly Rigg: Graduate Students krigg@scad.edu
l Linda Cowart: e-learning Students lcowart@scad.edu

Requirements
l Spring Students
l Must be currently
registered in all
classes needed to
graduate at the end
of spring quarter.
l Summer Students
l Must be currently
registered for all
summer classes
needed to graduate
at the end of
summer quarter.
All Students: *Must meet GPA requirements to participate
*Must have ordered a cap and gown
*Must have already submitted any course
substitutions to the Registrar’s Office
DEADLINE TO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS
IS TODAY MAY 4, 2012

Proper Attire
Ladies
l Dress or business attire
l Low heeled shoes
*Ladies may also want to bring
bobby pins to secure the cap to
hair.
*You may want to bring a safety
pin to pin your hood to your
gown.
*Wear cool and comfortable
clothing
Gentlemen
l Dark dress slacks
l White or light shirt
l Tie (not required)
l Dark colored dress
shoes

Cap and Gown
l You must have a cap, gown, stole,
hood, and tassel to participate in the
commencement ceremony!
l Last chance to purchase a cap and gown
will be June 1st at the commencement
ceremony rehearsal.
l Only cash will be accepted at that time
and the price will be $100. ( No guarantee
of sizes available)

Graduation Attire
l Graduate Students will have a Master’s
gown, hood & tassel with school color,
gold stole, and cord to designate degree.
MFA – Gold MARCH – Lilac MA – White
l Undergraduate students will have
Bachelor’s gown, hood & tassel with
school color, gold stole and if honors, a
gold tassel.

Honors Recognition
l Academic honors are recognized at the ceremony based
on Winter final grades. Your actual honors based on
your final GPA will be on your diploma when you
complete your degree.
l Summa Cum Laude – 3.9 to 4.0
l Magna Cum Laude – 3.7 to 3.89
l Cum Laude – 3.5 to 3.69
l Any BFA or BA student with the above GPA will be given
a gold honors tassel
l Academic honors are not calculated for Graduate
students

Rehearsal Day, June 1, 2012
Savannah Civic Center 2 – 4 p.m.
Attendance is Mandatory
l PLEASE Arrive at 1:30 p.m. to get seated. Starts
promptly at 2 p.m. Line Leaders will direct you to your
seats. Look for signs for section where your degree will
be seated.
l Your cap and gown will be on your seat. A card will be
stapled inside the gown with your name. DO NOT
REMOVE THIS CARD.
l Herff Jones Representatives will be selling cap and
gowns - cash only! Arrive early if you need one.
l A pronunciation table will be available if you need to
give a phonetic pronunciation of your name.
l Graduation Auditors will be available before the
rehearsal to answer questions.

Rehearsal Day, June 1, 2012 (cont.)
l Volunteers will hold up signs with degrees and row
numbers on them. Please find a line leader near
those rows to be directed to your seat.
l There is very limited time to get everyone seated.
Do not stop in the back of the arena to find your
seat. Proceed to the signs and find a line leader
with a list.
l Please limit your talking until rehearsal is over.
When everyone is quiet, rehearsal progresses
quickly.
l Do not pick up any other student’s cap and gown for
them. If someone has asked you to get their gown,
please let the auditors know.

Commencement Morning
June 2nd, 2012
l 7:30 a.m. - Arrive at Civic Center for line up in
the Johnny Mercer Theater. Enter from the
Montgomery Street side and look for signs
directing you.
l Undergrad students will sit on main level. Enter
through the doors with sign for BFA and BA
Students.
l Graduate students only will sit upstairs. Do not
enter theater on the main floor. Enter through
door with sign for Graduate students only.
l Please arrive wearing your cap and gown with
card attached to inside!

Commencement Morning
June 2nd, 2012 (cont.)
l Please check all purses and bags in the
lobby. You cannot carry anything with
you during procession, this will be
enforced
l Please make sure all cell phones are off or
sound is silenced.
l IMPORTANT – Eat something before you
arrive. Food is not available or allowed in
Johnny Mercer Theater.

Name Cards for Presentation
of Degree Ceremony
l Name cards will be stapled to the inside of your
gown when you pick it up. These are used to
scan your name so it will be shown on the
screens in the MLK arena as you walk across
the stage. It also has your row and seat number
for the 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. ceremony.
l Please do not fold, tear, chew up or write on.
They will not scan if you do!
l DO NOT lose your card. Leave them stapled to
the inside of your gown if you have a tendency
to lose things!

MLK Arena 9:00 a.m.
Conferment of Degrees Ceremony
l All students must attend the 9:00 a.m. ceremony
to participate in their afternoon ceremony
l Follow your line leaders into the arena. You will
be seated randomly by DEGREE in rows of 20,
not as you were at the rehearsal. Seating order
will be MARCH, MUD, MFA, MAT, MA, BFA, BA
l President Wallace will confer your degrees in that
order and each degree will be called separately.
You will stand when your degree is called. Once
all degrees are conferred, the President will have
you turn your tassels.
l You will receive a program on your chair

Musicians
8’table
Diploma letters
X X X X X
8’table
Diploma letters
X X X X X
x x x x
x x x x
8’table
Awards
X X X X X
X X X X X
Special Projects step
X X X X X
X X X X X
x x x x
A/V &
Marching Order
P/D
Stage 32’ X 48’
P/D
8’table
Faculty
Seating
Faculty
Seating
30 rows
Special
Seating
Graduate
Seating
Graduate
Seating
Students process
from Exhibition Hall
and outside hallway
Seats 1-20
exit to the left
Seats 21 - 40
exit to the left
Hallway
Procession
Exhibition Hall
Hallway
Recession

MLK Arena 9:00 a.m. Conferment
of Degrees Ceremony cont.
l All students will recess out after the 9:00 a.m. ceremony
l The recession will start with the Board of Trustees, guest
speaker, faculty, then students. Please stand when the
recession begins.
l All Students will recess up the middle aisle and will exit to
the left. There will be signs directing you outside to meet
your families. Please don’t stop right outside the exit!
There are hundreds of others waiting to get outside.
Proceed up Montgomery Street to meet your family at the
North end of the Civic Center (Oglethorpe Street).
l Please move out as quickly as you can. Singing and
laughing is allowed! Have FUN but please move quickly.

Ceremony Reminders
l No food allowed in
venues
l Nothing can be
carried into the 9
a.m. ceremony
l Eat before you
come
l Wear proper attire
l No shoes, no shirt =
NO ceremony!
l All cell phones must
be on silent mode or
turned off!
l Must attend the 9 a.m.
ceremony to
participate in the
afternoon ceremonies
l Anyone under the
influence will be
removed from
ceremony.

MLK Arena 1:00 p.m. Ceremony
l Participants:
l School of
Communication Arts
l School of Design
l School of Fashion
l School of Fine Arts
l At 12:30 p.m., enter the Civic
Center through the lobby.
l Locate your chair, using your
card, and have a seat. Line
Leaders will be there to
assist you.
l After the ceremony, you will
recess down the center
aisles the same as in the 9
a.m. ceremony. Plan a
meeting place with your
parents outside.

MLK Arena 4:00 p.m. Ceremony
l Participants:
l School of Building Arts
l School of Film and Digital
Media
l School of Liberal Arts
l At 3:30 p.m., enter the
Civic Center through the
lobby.
l Locate your chair, using
your card, and have a
seat. Line Leaders will
be available to assist you.
l After the ceremony, you
will recess down the
center aisles the same as
in the 9 a.m. ceremony.

Ceremony Ticket Information
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All guests attending the
commencement ceremonies
will need a ticket (children
under the age of two who sit
on the lap of a ticket holder will
not require a ticket).
Each student approved to
participate will receive 4 tickets
for the 9 a.m. Presidential
Conferment of Degree
ceremony (yellow ticket) and 6
tickets for their Presentation of
Degree ceremony at either
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A live simulcast of all the
ceremonies will be available to
accommodate your guests
without tickets in the Johnny
Mercer Theater located inside
the Savannah Civic Center.
The simulcast ceremonies do
not require a ticket.
Also, all ceremonies will be
viewable online at scad.tv/
http://www.scad.tv/.
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1 p.m. (red ticket) or 4 p.m.
(blue ticket).

Tickets
l Pick up tickets May 21 st through May 31 st at the
Trustees Theater between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. All
students on campus must pick up tickets during
these dates.
l Only students who are not currently in Savannah
will be allowed to pick up tickets after the rehearsal
on June 1 st . No one will receive tickets until the
Rehearsal is over.
l There is no charge for tickets! If you are caught
selling or buying tickets, you will lose your tickets
and will be removed from the ceremony.
l You must pick up your own tickets and show your
SCAD ID.

Special Seating
l If you believe a family member will require
special seating for the Commencement
Ceremony please contact Kate Sutley at
ksutley@scad.edu These tickets are counted as
part of the total allowed.
l At this time the Events Dept. has sent out an
email stating there are no extra tickets. We ask
that if you are not using all your tickets, either
share with classmates who need more or only
pick up the number of tickets you actually need

Graduation Photos
l A photo will be taken of you when you cross the
stage and are handed your diploma cover.
These will be available from Grad Images.
Please contact them directly regarding your
photo.
l You are emailed with a proof of your photo after
graduation. If you no longer have your SCAD
email or want to use a different email please
contact ReAndra Clayton at
rclayton@gradimages.com or
1-800-0628-4509 ext. 3584

June 1 st , 7 p.m.
FORSYTH PARK

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A Word to the Wise
l Make sure your guests arrive at the
ceremony as early as they can. Doors open
at 8 a.m. for the 9 a.m. ceremony.
l Ask your guests to sit next to one another
without leaving empty seats in between
l Do NOT iron your cap or gown!
l EAT something before arriving at 7:30 a.m.
l Have FUN. This is your Day! Enjoy it.

CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2012 !!!