Graduation at Southwestern

Applying For Graduation

Southwestern students should submit their Graduation Application within two terms of completing their degrees. Once we receive the Graduation Application we will determine if you have met your degree requirements and you will be notified if there are any questions regarding discrepancies. Please follow the deadline dates listed below to allow enough time to meet with your advisor if changes are needed.

*Note: Students who will complete their degree requirements in the following fall term may participate in the 2008 commencement.

If you intend to participate in the 2008 commencement, you must file by:

You should not wait until you receive your grades from your final term to file for graduation. Missing the deadline may postpone your graduation.

If you have any further questions, please call the Student First Stop Center (541) 888-7352, or (800) 962-2838, ext 7352 or visit them in Dellwood Hall.

| Graduation Application Form |

Purchasing Cap, Gown and Announcements

Caps and gowns are required for participation in the commencement ceremony and they must be purchased from Southwestern’s Bookstore. To order your Southwestern graduation announcement package, shop online at www.jostens.com or call 1-800-854-7464 to order by phone.

Please call the Southwestern Bookstore at (541) 888-7264, or (800) 962-2838, ext 7264 or visit them online at Southwestern's Bookstore Online.

Roses

Roses are provided by the college to every graduate. They are to be given by the student to the person who has made a lasting contribution towards their success in attaining a degree or certificate. Southwestern students are given red roses and university students are given white roses.

Stole of Gratitude

Every graduate has special people in their life who have provided invaluable emotional, moral or financial support. The Stole of Gratitude is a lasting tribute to those people who have shaped their life, such as family and friends, professors, advisors or fellow students.

The Stole of Gratitude is a lasting symbol of appreciation, and a fitting way for gradates to pay special tribute to those people who have shaped their life. The new graduate presents the Stole and places it around the neck of the recipient as a gesture of appreciation. This can be done prior to or following the ceremony, or during other commemorative gatherings. More than one Stole may be given if there are multiple people that the graduate would like to thank.

The student purchases the Stole of Gratitude from Southwestern’s book store.

Rehearsal

Rehearsal is on Friday, June 13, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Lakeview E at the Hales Center for the Performing Arts. You will go through the entire process of lining up, walking on stage to receive your diploma to leaving the stage. Rehearsal ensures that you are with fellow graduates from your major and are lined up properly. It is important that you stay in order or you may be given the wrong recognition. Please, no glitter or silly string allowed.

Tickets

Admittance to the commencement ceremony is by ticket only. Eligible graduating students will receive a limited number of guest tickets based on graduate participation. Unfortunately, due to limited space in the Hales Center, we cannot guarantee tickets to students once the ticket deadline has passed.

You may reserve up to three tickets for the Hales Center and one ticket for the upstairs “Overflow Room” in Lakeview G. Tickets are reserved by clicking on the link below beginning Monday, June 2. Ticket reservations will be accepted until Friday, June 6, 2008. The Overflow Room has a large screen television that shows a live feed of commencement.

If there are remaining tickets as of Monday, June 9, 2008, one additional ticket per student will be available every day until all tickets have been requested or until June 11, 2008. Summer, fall and winter term graduates will receive commencement ticket information during spring term.

Reserved tickets will be available for pick up on Friday, June 13, 2008, in the Hales Center before rehearsal at 8:30 a.m.

Reserved Ticket Requests: June 2-6, 2008

Remaining Ticket Requests: June 9, 2008
continuing until all tickets have been reserved or
June 11, 2008

Ticket Pick-up: June 13, 2008, Hales Center, before rehearsal.

Sending someone else to pick up tickets? He or she will need written authorization from you.

Link to reserving tickets (Tickets have all been reserved)

Link to seating chart

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