Winter Graduation Ceremony Details

To honor our students in the completion of their academic program the College of Education invites you to participate in our Bachelor's and Master's Students Winter Graduation Ceremony. (Doctoral Students will be recognized in May)

Friday, January 18, 2013

Begins Promptly at 2:00 PM

Temple University Performing Arts Center

Graduation Packet

 

  • Graduates must register online if they plan to attend. Please use the link to the left titled Ceremony RSVP (Register Now). Deadline to register is Friday, November 30, 2012.
  • Graduation packet will be available for pick up starting Monday, December 10, 2012 at the Shimada Resource Center (for main campus students) or the Ambler Campus Advising Office (for Ambler Students) during regular office hours.

Complete The Career Survey

  • All graduates MUST complete a "60 second" survey. Access the survey now. 
    • The survey will ask for your nine digit TUID number. This can be found on your TUID card.
    • If your TUID does not work and you are NOT attending graduation please email Eduugrad@temple.edu
    • If your TUID does not work and you ARE attending graduation, upon picking up you packet at main or Ambler campus a staff member will have you complete it then on site.
    • This survey will assist the college with future initiatives and services for our alumni, thus the importance of completing this survey.

Attire

Graduates should report wearing their academic attire. Honors medals should be worn around the neck. No jewelry, flowers, or other adornments should be evident on attire. Cap tassels should be placed to the right, then moved to the left after the awarding of degrees.

Report Time

Graduates should report no later than 1:00 pm to Temple University Performing Arts Center's Chapel of Four Chaplains located on the lower level of the facility.

Name Card

At the registration areas inside the Chapel of Four Chaplains, graduates will receive an index card containing a label with their name on it, which they will hand to the individual reading names as students ascend the stage to be congratulated by the Dean. If a pre-labeled card is not available for you at your major reporting area, it is important that you take one of the blank index cards available, clearly write your name on it and bring it with you to the ceremony, so that you can hand it to the person reading names when you reach the stage. If your name is difficult to pronounce, please print a phonetic spelling of your name on the card.

Procession Line-Up

Ushers will be available to issue procession line-up instructions. Graduates will be lined up by degree, so that individuals receiving the same degree are seated together for the ceremony. If you wish to sit next to someone, he/she should line up immediately in front of or behind you, because the line will divide right and left upon reaching the seating area.

Commencement Etiquette

While Commencement is a celebration of our students' accomplishments, it is also a formal academic event to be conducted with dignity and decorum. Guests are asked to remain in their seats for the duration of the ceremony and to refrain from blocking aisles and passageways, including the area directly in front of the stage, by attempting to greet or take photos of individual graduates. Professional photos will be taken of each graduate as they ascend the stage to be congratulated by the College Dean, and may be purchased through the photographer after the ceremony. In support of our graduates, we also ask that you refrain from departing the ceremony early, especially after your own graduate has been recognized and there are others waiting to be recognized. Cell phones and related electronic equipment should be turned off during the ceremony

Ceremony Itinerary

 

1:00 pm Graduates report to Temple University Performing Arts Center, Chapel of the Four Chaplains, while guests with tickets may take their seats.
1:30 pm Graduates begin to line up
Faculty & Staff Processional arrives
2:00 pm Faculty & Staff Procession followed by the Graduates
(Guests remain standing until processional music has stopped)
  • Ushers will direct graduates in an organized fashion to the stage. Graduates are to walk onto the stage, hand their name card to the announcer to have their name read, receive the symbolic scroll, and have their photo taken with the Dean. Graduates will then exit the stage and return to their seats and remain seated until the conclusion of the program.
Conclusion & Recessional
  • The Dean and faculty will exit the stage. Please remain standing until the faculty & staff recessional has concluded. To alleviate congestion on the floor, we strongly recommend that graduates arrange to meet their guests at a predetermined location.
  • Official diplomas will be mailed to the address provided on your online application within approximately 6 weeks from graduation. Please refer to the information on your diploma scroll which you will receive at graduation.