Bio Graduation Ceremony 2011

Event Details for Graduates

2009-04-20T19:20:00.006-04:00

SATURDAY April 30, 2011 (doors open at 4:30PM)

Handicap parking will be available on Tennyson Ave near Fifth Avenue.
Several parking meters will be blocked off for handicap parking at this location.

The handicap-accessible entrance to Alumni Hall is also located on Tennyson Ave.

4:30-5:45pm MEET & GREET - for students, families, faculty and staff.
You don’t have to come for the whole thing but you can!
Light REFRESHMENTS (Punch and Cookies)

When you arrive:
Get your PINK NAME CARD from table in LOBBY of Auditorium.
You must complete a SURVEY if you have not already, to get your NAMECARD.

Seating is not reserved. Families may enter auditorium
beginning at 4:30, and return to lobby to mingle.

5:45 Graduates LINE UP in hall behind auditorium for Procession.
There is no assigned order; you can sit with your friends.
Your PINK NAME CARD will be used by the podium readers.

If you need to leave early (e.g. for the 7:30 PBK ceremony) line up LAST.
You will stand during the Chair's speech, and then cross the stage first.

6:00 Ceremony BEGINS with PROCESSION into Auditorium.
Graduates will be led to a SEPARATE SEATING area.
(Your family should NOT hold a seat for you)
Every grad will be called to the stage by name.

7:15 CEREMONY should be completed

Seating Update

2009-04-10T10:41:00.007-04:00

If you made guest RSVP's by April 6th, we can accommodate your requests for a maximum of 2 more guests over the guaranteed 4 seats

We want parents and close family to be “near the action,” especially to take photos of you onstage. Thus, we are asking your help and we offer the following guidelines:

= For large groups, please have only immediate family members sit in the lower level seats.

= We ask that the remainder of the group, especially younger attendees or more distant relatives, sit in the balcony.

= PLEASE do not bring additional guests beyond the number you requested.

GRADUATION UPDATE - APRIL 7

2009-04-07T17:52:00.004-04:00

Accessible Parking will be available on Tennyson Ave outside Alumni Hall.
WHEELCHAIRS:

We will hold accessible seating for guests in wheelchairs or with limited mobility. Please let Christine know at christin@pitt.edu if you would like accessible seating.

GRAD SURVEY:

Available in the advising office (A258 Langley). Fill one out to let us know your future plans, your thoughts on the department, and to receive a class picture. You must fill out a survey to get a namecard (so your name can be read) at the recognition ceremony.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT PITT:

Check out Pittsource to search available U.Pitt jobs. https://www.pittsource.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1239141048365. I am also organizing a Pitt HR presentation for our seniors. Stay tuned!

Past Graduation Ceremony Pictures

2009-03-20T15:44:00.004-04:00

Here are links to past departmental graduation ceremonies: 2007 and 2008.

Here are some pictures from classes that I taught: 1855(08), 1860(07), 1290(07), 1740(08). If you noticed either me or David snapping pictures in your class, you should check back later for photos from your class.

2009-02-26T16:09:00.001-05:00

A vague idea of what the stage looks like for the ceremony.