Department Commencement Ceremony

For more information on commencement activities, the academic parade, and how commencement will be impacted by the Olympic trials preparations, please visit the Office of the Dean of Students' website:  http://uodos.uoregon.edu/CommencementGraduation/SpringGraduation/tabid/126/Default.aspx.  Travel Lane County's page will be updated every Monday regarding lodging information for commencement.  You can check for available rooms with this link http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/commencement/.  Information and assistance for guests and/or graduates with limited mobility issues can be found here http://uodos.uoregon.edu/CommencementGraduation/SpringGraduation/AccessibilityandAccommodations/tabid/317/Default.aspx.

General Information:  All students are encouraged to participate in the parade (Duck Walk) which will begin at Johnson Hall and end in the Matthew Knight Arena.  Graduates and their guests are encouraged to visit the Grad Fest Plaza on 13th Street near the arena.  There are no tickets required for our ceremony or the University Graduation Celebration.  For our ceremony, guest seating is first-come, first-served, and there is no limit on the number of guests students can invite.  Please plan accordingly in case of rain as our ceremony is an outdoor venue.  A special seating area will be provided for guests with mobility impairments and stamina limitations.  Graduates will sit in the center section of seats in the rows nearest the stage.

Psychology's ceremony takes place at 3pm, after the School of Journalism and Communication's ceremony, so seating may not be available until approximately 2:15.  A short program will open with welcoming remarks from our department head, Dr. Lou Moses.  He will be followed by guest speakers, recognition of Master's and Ph.D. recipients and candidates, and then presentation of diplomas to each undergraduate.  Our ceremony usually lasts about an hour and a half, and light refreshments will be served before the ceremony.

To find the location of Psychology's ceremony on the south lawn of the Knight Library, please see http://uodos.uoregon.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nS1%2bgo3u49k%3d&tabid=126.

For more information or questions regarding graduation, please contact Cindy Salmon at 541-346-4952 or csalmonuoregon [dot] edu.  Graduating seniors:  Announcements regarding graduation will be sent from Psychology's Blackboard site, and complete details have been posted there.

Parking

Due to preparations for the Olympic Trials, there will be many street closures on campus.  Commencement guests should not attempt to park on or near campus.  The University will provide free shuttle busses from Autzen Stadium to the main campus, running from 7am-6pm.    All commencement guests should plan to park at Autzen Stadium and ride the shuttle bus.  Only students and guests with ADA permits or mobility issues should plan to park in lots 52, 53, and 54 adjacent to the new DPS East Campus Station at 15th and Walnut.  A shuttle will be available from those lots to the various campus commencement sites.