Spring 2013 Commencement
Friday, May 10, 2013
Morning Commencement
REHEARSAL THURSDAY, May 9, 2013 AT 10:30 AM (Graduates must be lined up by 10:15 AM)
COMMENCEMENT, FRIDAY, May 10, 2013 AT 9:30 AM (Graduates must be lined up by 8:45 AM)
College of Business
College of Liberal Arts
Afternoon Commencement
REHEARSAL THURSDAY, May 9, 2013 AT 11:30 AM (Graduates must be lined up by 11:15 AM)
COMMENCEMENT, FRIDAY, May 10, 2013 AT 2:00 PM (Graduates must be lined up by 1:15 PM)
College of Education
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
2013 Spring Commencement will be held on Friday, May 10th in Memorial Hall’s McCown Gymnasium. There will be two ceremonies; the 9:30 a.m. morning ceremony which will include graduates with majors from the departments in the College of Business and College of Liberal Arts and the 2:00 p.m. afternoon ceremony which will include graduates with majors from the departments of College of Education, College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering.
This information is intended to help you organize your participation in the commencement ceremony so that this day will be one of the happiest and most exciting days of your life.
This information is intended to help you organize your participation in the commencement ceremony so that this day will be one of the happiest and most exciting days of your life.
PARTICIPATION in Commencement is expected of all 2013 Spring Semester graduates. If you are unable to participate in Commencement, you are expected to notify us by April 8th. This can be done by changing your online application status to "NO – Not Walking". This application is available at http://www.winona.edu/registrar/GraduationApplication.asp. A list of Commencement participants will be posted outside of the Warrior Hub (second floor Maxwell) during the first week of April, as well as on the Registrar’s website at http://www.winona.edu/registrar/. A copy of this list will also be posted at the University Center Rochester. If there are any corrections to be made on this list, please notify Kristine ktibor@winona.edu by April 19th to ensure that the Commencement program will be correct.
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CAPS, GOWNS and other items that you will need to participate in Commencement will be available in the WSU Bookstore for purchase beginning April 15th through May 10th. The Bookstore is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
You will need to know the degree that you will be receiving – Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, Masters Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practices. If you are unsure of your degree, please check your DARS.
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COMMENCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS are available at the Bookstore.The Bookstore will send out an email regarding “Grad Finale”, a special senior event being held on Friday, April 12th, 2013 on the Winona Campus and TBA on the Rochester Campus. For additional information, contact Deb Pelowski at (507) 457-5673
or check the WSU Bookstore website at http://www.wsubookstore.com/ .
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HONOR CORDS may be picked up at the Grad Finale on Friday, April 12th and at the Warrior Hub (second floor Maxwell), beginning April 15th. They may also be picked up at rehearsal, May 9th. Honors for Spring Commencement are calculated with the GPA at the end of Fall Semester. To review the honors policy, visit http://www.winona.edu/registrar/honors.asp. Honor cords are worn over the left shoulder. No jewelry, scarves, or corsages should be worn.
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REHEARSAL
Your presence at rehearsal is important for Commencement to run smoothly. If for some reason you are not able to attend rehearsal, please arrange for a graduating friend to relay specific instructions to you. Please refer to the top of this document for date and times.
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ROW ASSIGNMENTS will be posted online at www.winona.edu/registrar/commencementinfo.asp, on the north wall entrance of Memorial Hall, and also on the bulletin board outside the Warrior Hub. Please find your place, and then line up along the sidewalk north of Somsen Hall and Memorial Hall continuing on to the sidewalk of Main Street outside McCown gymnasium. In the case of inclement weather, line up will take place on the second and third floors of Somsen hall.
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SEATING of the candidates for associate and bachelor degrees will be alphabetical by name, within college and degree group. Candidates for graduation will proceed after the stage party and be followed by the faculty.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a graduate that will be using a wheelchair, crutches, or in need of a sign language interpreter, please inform Kristine Tibor at (507) 457-5036 prior to April 29th for special arrangements to be made.
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COMMENCEMENT LINE-UP for the processional will be along the sidewalk north of Somsen Hall and Memorial Hall, continuing on the sidewalk of Main Street outside of McCown Gymnasium. It is extremely important that you be in line by 8:45 a.m. for the morning commencement ceremony and 1:15pm for the afternoon commencement ceremony on May 10th. The graduate's "last walk through campus" will take approximately 10 minutes. Graduates are advised to wear comfortable shoes. A printed Commencement program will be placed on your chair in McCown Gymnasium.
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CONFERRING OF DEGREES will be done by degree group. You will be directed to stand for this event.
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WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE to receive your diploma cover will be done by college, and by degree group within the college. The first row of the conferring degree group will move to the platform to receive the diploma cover while the remaining rows remain seated until “cued” by an usher to proceed as a row to the platform. After receiving it, return to your seat via the opposite aisle.
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PHOTOGRAPHS of each graduate being congratulated by President Olson will be taken by Herff Jones Photography. You will receive one free full-colored photograph with a cover letter from the Alumni Society. You may order copies of this photo by using the form which will be inserted in your printed Commencement program. (Notice the deadline date for ordering additional photos.)
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RECESSIONAL will follow the Commencement program. Graduates will follow the stage party and faculty. Guests are asked to wait until graduates have left the hall. Please plan to meet your guests at a pre-arranged site away from Memorial Hall. Please do not re-enter the commencement hall until everyone has left the building.
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DIPLOMAS for students completing all coursework at the end of Spring Semester will be mailed during the summer to the diploma address listed on your graduation application. Please keep the Registrar’s Office informed of changes to your diploma address. Changes can be made to the online application for up to one week after graduation. http://www.winona.edu/registrar/GraduationApplication.asp After that time please notify Kristine at ktibor@winona.edu of any address changes.
Please note: WSU reserves the right to hold your diploma if you have any unpaid fees to the University.
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GUEST INFORMATION: Doors open 1 hour prior to the ceremony. There are NO tickets for this event. If seating on the bleachers would be uncomfortable, it is possible for friends and family to view the ceremony from the IWC 145. Strollers, food, beverages and balloons WILL NOT BE ALLOWED in McCown Gymnasium or the Performing Arts Center during the Commencement ceremony. There will be a space outside of the gym reserved for stroller parking.
Senior Citizen Seating will be available in a specified section located on the main floor.
Special Seating arrangements can be made for guests with a physical disability or in need of a sign language interpreter. To make special arrangements, please contact Kristine Tibor at the Warrior Hub or call (507) 457-5036 before April 29th.
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TELEVISED COMMENCEMENT ceremony will be broadcast by HBC in Winona on Channel 25, and by Charter in Rochester on Channel 20. The ceremony will be re-telecast at later
dates. The dates and times will be posted on the WSU web page.
PARKING lots on campus are available for commencement guests the day of the ceremony. For a downloadable parking map, click here. For a map of entrances to the building, click here. For a Winona city map, directions to campus and other directional tools, visit: http://www.winona.edu/maps.asp.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General Info
Graduating students may only attend one Commencement Ceremony.
Students scheduled to complete their degree requirements at the end of Spring Semester participate in Spring Commencement.
Students scheduled to complete their degree requirements at the end of Fall Semester participate in Fall Commencement.
Students scheduled to complete their degree requirements at the end of Summer Session have their choice to attend either the Spring Commencement or the Fall Commencement.
Summer Graduates
Students approved to graduate at the end of the Summer Session may choose to attend either the Spring or Fall Commencement.
The deadline for Summer Graduates to inform the Warrior Hub which commencement they wish to attend is the midterm date of the preceding Spring term. Summer graduates who do not notify the Warrior Hub by the midterm date will be invited to attend the preceeding Fall Commencement.
Provisional (Commencement) Honors for approved Summer graduates attending the Spring Commencement will be calculated using the preceding Fall term GPA data.
Provisional (Commencement) Honors for approved Summer graduates attending the Fall Commencement will be calculated using their final Summer GPA data.
