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College of Science Commencement Information
The College of Science Commencement Ceremony begins on Sunday, June 15,
2008, promptly at 1 p.m., in the University Stadium. Plan to arrive at
Cal State East Bay no later than 12 noon . Graduates will begin
to line up near the Soccer Practice Field (next to the Baseball Diamond and
parking lot N). Look for the White Canopy.
Guests should proceed directly to the Stadium for seating. There
will be limited guest seating on the floor of the stadium and ample bleacher
seating. Please refrain from visiting with family and friends until after
the ceremony. There are no restrictions as to the number of guests you can
invite and no parking passes are required. Graduates and their guests can
park in most lots; however, Lots L and M will be designated as disabled
parking.
We highly recommend that you and your guests come prepared with
sunscreen and bottled water . Commencement programs will be available
for you and your guests at the Stadium. There will be designated seating
areas for disabled guests, located to the left of the graduate seating area,
as well as a seating area for those who require an American Sign Language
interpreter. Graduates with specials needs, i.e. difficulties maneuvering
stairs and walking across grass, please contact the Student Disability and
Resource Center (SDRC) at 510-885-3868, as soon as possible.
Faculty Marshals will guide you through the Science Ceremony.
Please follow their instructions. You will be handed an "announcer card"
on which you will write your name legibly. You will have plenty of
time before the ceremony begins to complete this card. Your name will be
read from the card and announced as you walk across the stage to receive a
certificate of participation. Your diploma will be mailed to your address
on file after verification of all completed degree requirements.
Masters' candidates will line up in pairs to the right of the White
Canopy, separately from Bachelors' candidates , who will line up in
pairs on the opposite side; both following departmental order as indicated
by signs. There will be two lines for each group. You will sit next to the
person with whom you are paired with.
The signs are arranged as follows:
- Special Majors
- Multimedia (Masters only)
- Engineering
- Psychology (Bachelors only)
- Nursing (Bachelors only)
- Health Sciences (Bachelors only)
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry (Bachelors only)
- Environmental Science (Bachelors only)
- Geological Sciences
- Physics (Bachelors only)
- Statistics
- Telecommunication Systems (Masters only)
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
Masters' candidates will precede the undergraduates down the stairs leading
down into the Stadium. You will move, then stop for awhile, and then start
again. When you reach your row, your two lines will merge into one. Try
to stay with your department.
After you are seated, the ceremony will begin. The front row of graduates
will move to their right out of their seats. When the front row is nearly
finished the second will go, etc. You will be photographed before going up
on the stage. As you go up on the stage, give your card to the announcer
on stage. Your name will be read from the card and used to keep the
photographs in order. Once on the stage, you will be photographed again.
After you leave the stage, at the center stairwell, return to your seat
from the left of that row, the same way you entered when you first sat
down.
Recognizing all the students takes approximately 1.5 hours.
Please be courteous to the graduates who come after you by staying in
your seat until the ceremony is over. Graduates will not be permitted to
leave during the ceremony.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, you will be directed out of your seats.
Congratulations!
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