Commencement Ceremony Details,
Seating and Parking

Once You Arrive

Please check in at Auxiliary Court inside the Junell Center 30 minutes prior to your ceremony.

You should be in full regalia (i.e. cap, gown, etc.), and will receive a card with your name on it to hand to the speaker when you cross the stage.

Personal Belongings

There is no storage available during the ceremony. Please leave excess items at home or with your family for safe-keeping.

• You will proceed into the arena as directed by commencement staff and marshals. They will lead you to your seat.
• When it is time, you will then walk up the ramp and hand your name card to the reader at the podium.
• Proceed across the stage, and at the far end of the stage, you will receive your diploma cover and pose with President Hawkins for a professional photograph.
• To ensure you are properly photographed, please hold the diploma cover in an upright position with the school seal facing the camera and pause briefly for your picture with President Hawkins.
• At the end of the ramp, the ASU Alumni Association will present the student with an alumni packet.

You will be led out of the arena by the commencement staff and marshals. Please exit via the Auxiliary Court. In order for us to prepare for the next ceremony, we ask you to please exit the Junell Center quickly.

We absolutely want you to share this experience with your family and friends! We encourage photos and invite you to spend some time on campus. However, we do ask that you consider taking your photos at additional spots on campus. This will allow the next ceremony to find appropriate parking.

Some of our favorite on-campus photo spots include:

• Anywhere along the Angelo State mall
• In front of any of our corner signage (the rock sign on the corner of Dena and Rosemont is a wonderful spot)
• On the steps of the Porter Henderson Library
• The main university sign in front of the Administration Building

Doors will open one hour prior to each ceremony.

We ask you to please exit the Junell Center quickly. This will allow us adequate time to clean and sanitize the space before the next ceremony begins.

We absolutely want you to share this experience with your graduate! This is an exciting day, and we encourage photos and invite you to spend some time on campus.

However, we do ask that you consider taking your photos at additional spots on campus as opposed to in front of the Junell Center. This will allow the next ceremony to find appropriate parking, as well as avoid traffic jams in the front of the arena.

Some of our favorite on-campus photo spots include:

• Anywhere along the Angelo State mall
• In front of any of our corner signage (the rock sign on the corner of Dena and Rosemont is a wonderful spot)
• On the steps of the Porter Henderson Library
• The main university sign in front of the Administration Building

• A cap and gown are required.
• Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of the cap.
• Graduate students wear the tassel on the left side of the cap.
• There is no specific dress code for graduation. Traditionally, commencement is a formal ceremony and students tend to dress accordingly.

Parking is available in A/B/C lots on both sides of Phil George Drive on the west side of the Junell Center.

There are seating areas for persons with disabilities around the railing on the upper level of the Stephens Arena. Ushers will be on hand to help anyone needing assistance. A sign-language interpreter will be present at commencement.

Handicapped-accessible parking is available on both sides of the Junell Center. We also have a drop off zone in front of the arena to provide assistance.

No concessions will be available during the ceremony. Alcohol is not permitted. Anyone found in possession of alcohol will be immediately removed from the premises by on-duty police officers.

Electronic Devices and Other Considerations

• Please silence electronic devices when entering the Stephens Arena.
• We know how important it is for you, your families and your friends to hear your names announced during the awarding of degrees. Therefore, we ask that air horns and other noisemakers not be used during the ceremony.