1. Congratulations!

2. Name cards will be on the chairs, which are arranged alphabetically by college. Once you find your name card, follow the instructions on the back of the card.

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December 2018 STAGE W
Juris Doctoral B A B A
Education Doctoral D C
Business-Graduate B A D C B A D C
Education-Graduate
Business-Undergraduate B A
Education-Undergraduate D C B A
Journalism-Graduate & Health Sciences-Undergraduate
Arts & Sciences-Undergraduate B A
Journalism-Undergraduate
Fall 2018 Commencement Ceremony: Drake University
Drake Knapp Center, Forest Ave, between 25th and 27th Streets, Des Moines, IA 50311
Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
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4. You need to be dressed in your cap and gown 45 minutes before the ceremony is scheduled to begin.

5. If the diploma mailing address listed is no longer correct, please go to the HELP desk at the front to provide a different address on the provided paper.

6. You may fill out the yellow card on your chair to thank a faculty member.
Green cards (for staff members), pens and the return box are located on a table at the back.

7. The Associate Marshal will provide last minute instructions and announcements 30 minutes before commencement is schedule to begin.

8. The Name Reader will be available under the “Reader” sign until 30 minutes before procession if you would like to speak with him about the pronunciation of your name.

9. Tassels are to be worn on the right side
No personal items should be on the cap & gown or carried into the Knapp Center
Men, please remove your caps during the National Anthem portion of the ceremony

10. The processional to the Knapp Center leaves the Bell Center gym 15 minutes before commencement is scheduled to begin.
Students who arrive late will be directed to the end of the line for their college—
No exceptions.

11. Please be aware that LifeTouch Photography will take a photo of you in front of a green screen as you exit the stage.
Please be aware that there will be 2 times you will be asked to look at the camera
There will be two
There will be two

12. Individual photos will be taken by Life Touch Photography
Individual photos will be taken by Life Touch Photography. Proofs will be online at events.lifetouch.com approximately one week after the ceremony.

13. ONLY carry your name card.
Please do not carry anything with you into the Knapp Center (including purses, cameras, phones, flowers, etc…).
Please leave personal items with friends and family or you may leave them at the HELP desk up front.
ONLY carry your name card.

14. Please hold your name card at all times.
Most importantly:
Please hold your name card at all times.

15. During the ceremony, please follow the directions of your college Marshals.

16. Please hold your name cards at all times.
Again:
Please hold your name cards at all times.

17. Please note that if you are receiving two degrees, you will only walk across the stage one time during which both degrees will be read aloud.

18. The Marshals will direct the recessional to the lobby of the Knapp Center not back to the Bell Center gym.
*Afterwards, do not forget to return to the Bell Center to retrieve personal items. Your items will be guarded until 20 minutes after the ceremony ends. After 20 minutes have passed, remaining items will be given to Campus Security.

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