WEST VALLEY COLLEGE 45th COMMENCEMENT 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 4:30 p.m.
Information subject to frequent updates
• Place: West Valley College, front lawn of the AAS Building
• Directions:
• Special seating or disability accommodations: call Chris Bateh at 741-2451
Important Information:
Members of the processional should arrive in the courtyard of the Administration Building by 4:00 p.m., dressed in your cap and gown and ready to proceed. We strongly recommend that you lock your personal belongings in your car or office prior to joining us for the processional. Everyone should be ready to go by approximately 4:20 p.m.; the processional will begin to move at 4:25 p.m.
Faculty will line up to lead graduates in the Processional. Faculty and staff marshals and Student Activities personnel will assist in the formation of the two lines. The Processional will leave the courtyard area and proceed past the Administration and Business Division Buildings, around the spectator section, and enter through the middle aisle.
The Faculty will form a corridor in the aisle of the spectator section for the students to pass through on the way to their seats. After all students are in place, the marshals will lead the faculty to their seats. Please remain standing until the pledge of allegiance has been completed.
When the ceremonies are over, the recessional will exit the area through the center aisle of the spectator section (reverse path of entrance) in the following order: Platform Party, Faculty and Administrators, and then the Students.
Student Graduation Information
- Students planning to graduate with either a certificate or diploma should first meet with a counselor to see that all requirements have been met, such as reading and information competency.
- A Petition to Graduate is due in the Admissions and Records Office
Forms and information
Commencement Ceremony Information (held one time yearly)
• Date: Friday, May 29th - 4:30 p.m.
• Order Caps and Gowns, and personalized regalia ^
Herff Jones Company: http://herffjones.com/college/graduation/
• Place: West Valley College, front lawn of the AAS Building
• Directions:
• Special seating or disability accommodations: call Chris Bateh at 741-2451