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a. Academic Procession. The DLSHSI Order of Precedence shall be observed in the academic procession. The Order of Precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions in the academe and it shall be used to dictate ceremonial protocol such as the graduation rite. Clergy and other important guests including officers or representatives of the alumni association or their designate shall take precedence depending on their status in relation to the highest ranking academic official in the event. The Philippine National Flag and the DLSHSI Flag shall lead the candidates for graduation and faculty members as they enter the hall while the Registrar, the mace bearer, leads the procession of the academic officials. The candidates for graduation, faculty members, and administrators at the audience shall remain standing during the procession and until the highest ranking academic official takes his seat after the Philippine National Anthem and the invocation. i. Candidates for degrees from the colleges arranged in descending order and in alphabetical order: 1. Graduate in Midwifery 2. BS Radiologic Technology 3. BS Physical Therapy 4. BS Nursing 5. MA in Nursing 6. Doctor of Medicine ii. Academic Support Personnel iii. Faculty members from the colleges arranged by year of acceptance to the Institute: 1. Faculty Members, General Education Department 2. Faculty Members, College of Medical Radiation Technology 3. Faculty Members, College of Nursing and School of Midwifery 4. Faculty Members, College of Physical Therapy 5. Faculty Members, College of Medicine iv. Members of the platform party: 1. Registrar 2. Other members of the platform party a. Principal, School of Midwifery b. Vice Deans 3. Dean, Office of Student Services 4. Dean, College of Medical Radiation Technology 5. Dean, College of Nursing and School of Midwifery 6. Dean, College of Physical Therapy 7. Dean, College of Medicine 8. Vice Chancellor for Shared Services 9. Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Linkages 10. Vice Chancellor for Research 11. Vice Chancellor for Hospital Services 12. Vice Chancellor for Academics 13. President 14. Trustees by year of acceptance to the board 15. Chairman of the Board of Trustees b. The Philippine National Anthem and Invocation. The caps of the members of the academe and the candidates for graduation need not be removed for the singing of the Philippine National Anthem and the Invocation. c. Introduction of the Commencement Speaker. The audience is enjoined to rise as a sign of appreciation and respect for the Commencement Speaker after he has been introduced. The audience may sit down upon signal from either the guest speaker or the master of ceremonies. d. Commencement Address. The graduation speech shall be limited to a minimum of ten (10) minutes and a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes. A plaque of appreciation 4
shall be awarded to the Commencement Speaker after he has delivered his speech. A token of appreciation may also be given at the luncheon or dinner in honor of the guest speaker. e. Conferment of the Degrees. Earned titles or degrees shall be conferred in descending order (i.e. master’s degree first and non-degree titles last) and in alphabetical order (i.e. BS Nursing, BS Physical Therapy, BS Radiologic Technology). The Academic Deans shall present their candidates for graduation to the Brother President by stating the following lines: Br. President, I have the honor to present to you the (number of candidates) candidates for graduation with the degree of __________ after having satisfactorily completed the requirements prescribed in their course of study. I respectfully request that they be accepted and admitted to the degrees and titles they have merited. The candidates for graduation shall then rise and remain standing. After the Deans have presented all the candidates for graduation, the President declares: By virtue of the authority vested in De La Salle Health Sciences Institute by the Commission on Higher Education of the Republic of the Philippines, I accept the candidates presented for the academic titles and degrees with the rights and privileges as well as duties and responsibilities appertaining thereunto. At this point, the graduates shall transfer the tassel of their caps from left to right. Recipients of Academic and Special Awards shall then immediately proceed to the designated spots beside the stage for the Awarding of Medals. f. Awarding of Medals. Deserving graduates shall each receive their medals for their academic or special achievements on stage from the Vice Chancellor for Academics, assisted by the Registrar, while their parents wait on the platform below the stage to assist the awardees in putting on their medal. The parents of the awardees shall be assisted to the platform right before the name of the graduate is called. They need not be called individually to come to the platform. Awardees shall pose for picture taking after the handshake during the receiving of medals and at the platform with each of their parents. During the awarding of medals, names shall be called by the Master of Ceremonies beginning with the first name of the graduate. Applause shall only be done when the award is mentioned. Screaming, shouting, and other unbecoming behavior shall be prohibited while the awarding of medals is going on. g. Distribution of Diplomas. At a pre-arranged time, the graduates should have moved into processional order at the foot of the stage. Each of the graduates shall: i. Receive a decorative leather diploma folder from a school administrator with the left hand and shake hands with the right. The actual diplomas and other credentials are released after they have fully complied with their clearance. ii. After receiving the diploma, graduates from the College of Medicine and MAN shall proceed to a designated spot for the hooding ceremony. Otherwise, the graduates shall immediately stand on the designated spot to bow to the audience and then return to their seats and remain standing until everyone has received a diploma. Graduates shall also pose for picture taking after the handshake during the receiving of diploma and at the platform down the stage. 5
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