Undergraduate and Graduate Student Conferring of Degrees

1:30 p.m., Athletics-Recreation Center

No tickets are required and seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and guests should plan to be seated by 1:10 p.m. to allow the procession to move down the aisles.

Special areas are designated for guests in wheelchairs, who may be accompanied by one escort. Special seating and a sign language interpreter also are available for the hearing impaired.

To reserve a place in these areas, write to; Louise Poracky
Office of Alumni Relations
Loke Hall
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383.

Guests seeking seating in this area should provide their telephone number and/or e-mail address in their letter of request. The Valparaiso University Police Department will be providing a shuttle service from outlying parking areas to the chapel and the ARC. The shuttle will run on a regular schedule beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing as long as necessary.

The procession of students will form beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Gym I in the ARC. The procession will begin to move to the ARC arena prior to 1:30 p.m. so the convocation may begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. A photographer from Chappell Studio Inc. will be on hand to take a picture of each graduate. The studio will contact graduates following the ceremony to show photo proofs and take orders for prints.