* also consult A Student's Guide to Graduating

Where am I supposed to be on Commencement Day? What time?
Enter the Kiewit Fitness Center before 10:30 a.m. (Doors open at 10 a.m.) Bring your cap and gown with you. Assistant marshals will direct you to the area where you will robe and line up.

Is there a rehearsal for commencement?
No, there is no rehearsal. Listen carefully to the assistant marshals and Fr. Shanahan during the lineup at 10:30 a.m.

Caps and Gowns for Students
Prospective graduates ordered their caps and gowns through Willsie Cap & Gown. If you are unsure whether or not you ordered your cap and gown, contact the Registrar’s Office at (402) 280-2702.

Graduates are responsible for picking up their caps and gowns and bringing them to the Kiewit Fitness Center for the commencement ceremony. Pick up your cap and gown the day before commencement, Friday, December 19 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning, rooms 2060 & 2066. If you are unable to do this, please contact Creighton University’s Willsie Cap and Gown representative:
Troy Graves
Office Phone: (402) 341-6536, ext.505
FAX: (712) 484-3918
Evenings: (712) 484-3995
E-mail: tgraves@stratomail.com
After the ceremony, please return gowns and hoods to tables in the area where the graudates lined up for the procession. Caps and tassels are for graduates to keep. Tassels are worn on the right and stay on the right.

When will I receive my diploma?
Diplomas will be mailed (certified mail) to the graduates or will be available for pick up after Jan. 26, 2009.

To receive a diploma, all academic and financial responsibilities must be met, including campus parking tickets, library fines, telephone services and bookstore accounts, etc. To ensure timely receipt of your diploma, graduates need to provide correct address information to the Registrar’s Office, (402) 280-2702.

Do we need tickets?
No, tickets are not required. Graduates may invite as many guests to the commencement ceremony as they wish. The doors will open at 10 a.m. You may save a seat or two for members of your party, however, saving seats for more than a few people is strongly discouraged. The guests who are already in the Kiewit Fitness Center have priority on seating.

How long will the ceremony last?
The ceremony, which is for all schools and colleges, will begin at 11 a.m. and is expected to end between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m.

Where do the graduates sit?
The graduates sit in the center section of seats.

Where do families and friends sit?
Family members and friends may sit anywhere, except the areas reserved for graduates and special guests.