Commencement
Class of 2012: College of Arts and Sciences (50), University College(64), Graduate School (56)
Commencement Date: Thursday May 17, 2012 Susquehanna Bank Center
ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.
Schedule for the Day
4:30pm Graduates line-up in the Ben Franklin Lobby
5:00pm Theater doors open for guests
6:00pm Commencement Ceremony begins
8:30pm Commencement Ceremony ends and diploma distributed in Ben Franklin lobby.
The Susquehanna Bank Center seats 6,600 people. Family and friends are welcome; tickets are not necessary. Guests enter through the Walt Whitman lobby. The Center is not climate control and may be cool when outside temperatures are below 60 degrees. Free parking is available in lots adjacent to the Center.
Directions:
From the North:
Take NJ Turnpike, exit 4 Route 73 N, take 295 S to Exit 26. Follow signs for 676, Ben Franklin Bridge - Camden. Take either Exit 4 (Atlantic Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to entertainment center.
From the South:
Take I95 N Exit 19 Walt Whitman Bridge. First exit, right hand side, #354. Follow onto 676, and follow signs to Camden. Exit either 4(Atlantic Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to Entertainment Center.
From the East:
Take Atlantic City Exp. W (approx. 40 miles). It will become 42 N. Follow signs to 676 Ben Franklin Bridge - Camden. Exit either 4 (Atlantic Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to Entertainment Center.
From the West:
76 E (Schuylkill Exp.) toward Central Philadelphia. Exit 344 (Vine St. Exp.) Take the exit for Ben Franklin Bridge, exit ramp make a right at the bottom of ramp. Follow signs to Ben Franklin Bridge. Follow 676 to either Exit 5a (MLK Blvd.) or 4 (Atlantic Avenue) and follow signs to Entertainment Center.
PATCO (www.RidePATCO.org ); NJ TRANSIT (www.njtransit.com); River LINE (www.riverline.com); Riverlink Ferry (www.riverlinkferry.org)
SPECIAL NEEDS GRADUATES AND GUESTS: Reserved seating in an easily accessible area is available for guests with special needs. You may contact the Office of Academic Advising 856/225-6043 or email Tim Pure tpure@camden.rutgers.edu . Specify the need and provide the names of all in the party and contact information (address and phone number) for the group. Request should be made by May 10 to guarantee priority seating. If guests have their own wheel chair, accessible seating is provided. An American Sign Language interpreter will be present on the stage.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Information on local hotels is provided at the Commencement website:
http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/resources/commencement-2009 .
ACADEMIC PROCESSION: Degree candidates should report at 4:30pm to the Benjamin Franklin Lobby at the Susquehanna Bank Center. Marshals will provide complete instructions at that time. CANDIDATES WILL PROCESS BY MAJOR. REFER TO THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUR PLACE IN THE PROCESSION. Doctoral candidates will process first, followed by Masters, Bachelor of Science and then Bachelor of Arts degree recipients. Students with two majors process with the major that is alphabetically first, i.e. an English and Psychology major marches with English majors.
CONFERRING DEGREE: Degrees will be conferred by major. Marshals will start and guide each row of graduates to the stage. Here a reader will announce the name of each candidate. Do not advance until your name is read. Upon receipt of a diploma envelope, undergraduates are to switch the tassel of the cap from right to left and return to their original seats. We ask that you behave courteously toward other graduates. No air horns or any disruptive noisemakers will be permitted. Graduates are also expected to remain for the duration of the ceremony.
DIPLOMAS will be distributed AFTER THE CEREMONY in the Ben Franklin lobby. More precise instructions will be in the diploma envelope you receive on stage.
PHOTOGRAPHS: A professional photographer will take your picture as you receive your degree and also when you leave the stage. Herff Jones (800/334-1531) will contact you directly a few weeks after Commencement. Your guests are welcome to take photographs in the designated area near the stage. Please instruct them to leave this area immediately after taking photographs to provide room for others.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Office of Academic Advising nvgulick@camden.rutgers.edu
