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The fall CLA Commencement Ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, in Northrop Memorial Auditorium.
RSVP and Tickets
Graduates will receive an email in early October with a link directing them to reserve up to six (6) seats for their guests. Graduates must RSVP online by November, 7.
Tickets are required for guests to attend the ceremony. Up to six (6) guests per graduate will be allowed. Graduates do not need tickets for themselves.
Please note that all seating is general admission and tickets do not reserve a specific seat or guarantee consecutive seats.
Graduate Assembly Information
Northrop Memorial Auditorium will open for seating one hour before the ceremony. Please note that all seating is general admission and tickets do not reserve a specifc seat nor guarantee consecutive seats.
Graduates should meet on the 3rd floor of Northrop one hour (noon) before the ceremony. The procession into the auditorium will begin 30 minutes before the scheduled start time for the ceremony.
Graduates will need to leave their coats and valuables with their guests. The ceremony is expected to last approximately two and a half hours and includes a procession of faculty, students, regents, and other guests. There will be a commencement address and presentation of degree candidates. All degree candidates will cross the stage as their names are called.
A commercial photographer will take pictures as graduates cross the stage. A proof will be sent to the graduate's home address; there is no obligation to purchase photographs. The ceremony will also be professionally recorded and DVDs may be purchased for $19.95. Order forms will be available at the ceremony or by sending an email to commencement@class.cla.umn.edu or calling the CLA Student Information Office at (612) 625-2020.
Directions and ParkingDirections to the University
East Bank Campus Parking Options:
- Fourth Street Ramp (4th Street & 17th Avenue)
- Church Street Garage (Church St. & Pillsbury Drive)
- University Avenue Ramp (1926 University Ave. S.E.)
- Washington Avenue Ramp (Washington & Harvard)
- Weisman Art Museum Garage (333 E. River Road)
- East River Road Garage (355 E. River Road)
Persons
with special needs can be dropped off at the ground-level entrance on
the east side of Northrop Memorial Auditorium. (The horseshoe-shaped
driveway is accessible from Church Street.) Parking is not allowed in
the driveway, but drivers with state-issued disability permits may park
in designated spaces in the Church Street Garage.
Seating
for the elderly and guests with physical disabilities will be available
upon request. Please make requests by Monday, December 1, via email at commencement@class.cla.umn.edu or by phone: (612) 625-2020. We strongly encourage family and guests with special needs to arrive early.
A reception for graduates and their guests will immediately follow the ceremony in the Northrop Memorial Auditorium plaza.
Additionally,
President Robert Bruininks and his wife, Susan Hagstrum, cordially
invite you, a guest, and your family to a graduation reception with
music and refreshments at Eastcliff, the official residence of
University presidents. The reception will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. on Sunday, December 7.
If you plan to attend, please respond by Monday, December 1 at (612) 624-6868 or urelate@umn.edu. To request disability accommodations, please contact Eastcliff at (612) 627-6800 or eastclif@umn.edu.
Eastcliff
Eastcliff
is located on the corner of Mississippi River Boulevard and Dayton
Avenue near the St. Paul end of the Lake Street Bridge. Parking is
available on Dayton and Otis Avenues and on nearby streets.
Directions
From
I-94: Take the Cretin-Vandalia exit south to Marshall Avenue. Turn
right on Marshall and left on Otis Avenue to Dayton Avenue.
From Lake Street: Travel east over the Lake Street Bridge to Otis Avenue. Take a right on Otis Avenue to Dayton Avenue.
Please email commencement@class.cla.umn.edu or call the CLA Student Information Office at (612) 625-2020.
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