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CSAM Convocation

May 19, 2015, 7:00 pm
Location Sprague Field
More Informationhttp:/‌/‌www.montclair.edu/‌csam/‌current-undergraduate/‌convocation/‌Posted InCollege of Science and Mathematics
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Venue

The Convocation ceremony will be held in Sprague Field, an open air venue. Guests are urged to dress according to the weather. It is highly recommended that students and guests wear comfortable flat shoes since students will enter and walk across the field to their designated seats. Undergraduate students will be seated according to major in the bleachers, and graduate students will sit on the grass.

In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony may be delayed or rescheduled. Please call the MSU weather hotline at 973-655-7810 or visit the Montclair State University website for up to the minute information.

Ticket Procedures

Unlike the Commencement exercises, tickets are required for the Convocation. Tickets can be requested online a few weeks before the convocation ceremony. Tickets will then be picked up from Richardson Hall Room 267A (Career Services).

Attire

Students participating in Convocation and/or Commencement are required to wear academic regalia. For the CSAM Convocation, candidates are to wear robes and stoles (no caps). Pocketbooks or other carried articles are not permitted in the procession and the University cannot be responsible for loss of any items you may choose to carry.

Academic regalia may be purchased at the University Bookstore during regular store hours beginning Wednesday, May 6 and continuing through Thursday May, 21. They will be available again on Friday May 22 at the Izod Center.

Eligible Bachelor's degree candidates must purchase their regalia in person and will be required to present a valid student I.D. or driver's license at the time of purchase.

Check-in

Student registration and lineup will be in Lot 7. Candidates are to report to check in no later than 6:00 p.m. At check-in, candidates will be given an index card with their name, phonetic spelling and honors status, if any. CSAM staff will be available for assistance. Guests are not permitted in the check-in or line-up area.

Line-up

Candidates will line up in alpha order, by major. Signs will be posted identifying major/ department locations for the line-up. Faculty marshals will be available for assistance. Guests are not permitted in the check-in or line-up area.

Procession/Recession

Procession will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Latecomers will not be able to participate. Students will line up behind the platform party and enter the field through Gate 4. Please listen to instructions carefully on the day of the event.

Ceremony

Convocation ceremony is expected to last 1 1⁄2 hours. It will begin with a welcoming address by President Susan Cole. A processional of graduating candidates will then be called to the stage (your name will be announced) to be congratulated personally by the Dean and your department chair. 

Guest Seating

Guest access to the field will be at Gates 5 and 7. Entrance will close for 15 minutes at 6:45 to accommodate the procession of faculty and candidates, so be sure that your guests arrive prior to that time. Seats are not numbered and there are no specific seat assignments for guests. Strollers are not allowed unto the Field. Families bringing strollers will be required to leave strollers in a designated location.