2010 Commencement Ceremony

The Pavilion

This year's commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 3 pm.

Participants must arrive no later than 2 pm so there is sufficient time to line up for the entrance procession.

Graduates arriving late will not participate in the ceremony.

If you have completed or plan on completing your final credits to meet your program requirements from Summer 2009 through Summer 2010, you are eligible to participate in this year’s commencement ceremony.

If you plan on completing your final credits during Fall 2010, you will need to wait to participate until the June 2011 ceremony.

The Application for a Certificate or Degree must be submitted by May 14 in order to have your name included in the printed commencement program.

You can still participate in the ceremony if you purchase your cap and gown by Wednesday, June 9.

There ceremony includes the following:

• Messages from the college President, Board of Education, student speakers and guest speaker
• Recognition of scholastic achievement, scholarship and other student awards
• Presentation of diplomas, certificates and degrees
• Tassel movement and Recessional

We will call the name of each graduate once and each graduate walks across the stage only once.

When you purchase your cap and gown, you will be asked to select the certificate or degree program for which you want to be recognized at the ceremony. The printed commencement program will identify all of the certificates and/or degrees that you have earned (or for which you have applied) for the current academic year.

The marching order is done alphabetically by department and then by program within the department.

The ceremony will last about 2 hours. You must stay and remain seated with the rest of the graduates for the entire duration of the ceremony.

Caps and gowns will be available to order online beginning Monday, March 8.

Herff Jones will be our regalia provider for this year's ceremony. You will need to go to the Herff Jones website to place your order. Online ordering will close on Wednesday, March 31.

You will not need to pay for your cap and gown until you pick it up. The cost for a cap, gown and tassel is $30 and is yours to keep. If you already have a cap and gown, please contact Graduation Services for tickets and further information.

Caps and gowns will be available to be picked up on Monday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 18 from 10 am to 3 pm in Building 2, Lobby. Beginning Wednesday, May 19, your cap and gown will be available to pick up at the Graduation Services window which is located upstairs in Building 2.

Each graduate must wear a cap and gown:

• Graduates of one-year certificate and two-year degree programs wear black.
• Graduates of the High School Completion programs, HEP and GED programs wear green.
• The only exception is for graduates of the Emergency Services programs (Fire Protection, EMT). Those graduates may wear their uniforms to commencement.

If you wish to order personalized graduation announcements (with your name and degree) you may order them at Jostens website. All orders for announcements are made online and will be mailed to your address. Refer to the Jostens insert for more details.

Non-personalized announcements may be purchased at the Chemeketa Bookstore.

If you are a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, you are eligible to wear a PTK stole and/or tassel.

Stoles are $20 and tassels are $10. These can be purchased on Monday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 18 from 10 am to 3 pm in the Building 2, Lobby and beginning Wednesday, May 19 at the Graduation Services window which is located upstairs in Building 2.