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Commencement will be held in Gene L. Shirk Stadium
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Susan Miller, Albright College Commencement Coordinator at 610-921-2381 or smiller@alb.edu.
Schedule:
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Saturday, May 18 - 4:00 p.m. - Baccalaureate Service, Memorial Chapel
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Sunday, May 19 - 10:00 a.m. - Commencement Ceremony, Shirk Stadium
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Ceremony and Location
The Commencement Ceremony is held in Gene L. Shirk Stadium. The ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m.
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Tickets and Seating
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Each graduate will receive four reserved seat tickets for turf seating. No tickets are needed for the bleacher section.
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Six tickets will be provided if severe weather requires that the ceremony be moved indoors.
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Each graduate will receive four tickets for family and friends to attend the Baccalaureate service.
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Tickets can be picked up during Senior Mid-day Prep on May 1, 2013, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Campus Center. Tickets also will be available at the Campus Center desk on May 2, 2013, through and including Commencement Day. Graduates must show identification and sign for the tickets at the time of pick-up. Graduates must pick up their own tickets.
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The main gate of Gene Shirk Stadium at the corner of 12th and Exeter streets opens at 9 a.m. for Commencement.
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Guests are asked to be in their seats prior to 9:45 a.m. for Commencement.
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All seating is on a “first come” basis.
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In addition to the outside seating, indoor seating is available in the Science Center room 256, an air-conditioned location equipped with a closed-circuit TV connection to the Commencement service.
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The ceremonies will be held “rain or shine” and all attendees should dress accordingly. In the event of severe weather, please see the section describing our severe weather plan for more information.
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Parking and Additional Assistance
Adequate parking for parents and guests of graduates is available on the streets surrounding the campus. Bollman Center, 13th & Union Elementary School Parking lot and the main lot on Bern Street.
Please click here for parking lot locations
Those using the handicapped seating on the turf field during commencement will require the assistance of a family member to be seated in and helped out of the golf cart. If such assistance cannot be provided, please use the reserved seating in the first row of the bleachers.
If a member of a graduate’s family is in a wheelchair, has a hearing impairment or has other special needs, please contact Susan Miller at 610-921-2381 or smiller@alb.edu to make arrangements by May 17, 2013.
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Family Greeting
If someone in the graduate’s immediate family (father, mother, brother, sister) is an Albright alumnus/alumna and would like to greet the graduate after he or she receives a diploma, please contact the Albright Alumni Relations Office at 610-921-7510 or alumni@alb.edu for further instructions by May 17, 2013.
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Photography & Videos
A national collegiate photographic house will take photographs of graduates during the diploma cover presentation portion of the commencement ceremony. Following graduation, you will receive, directly from the studio, a color proof for your review and instructions for ordering prints. Flash photography is allowed during the ceremony by guests.
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Severe Weather Plan
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In the event of severe inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held in Bollman Gym.
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Because of space limitations if the ceremony is held indoors in the Bollman Center, please note that only holders of rain tickets will be admitted. We regret that those with general admission tickets and students presenting IDs cannot be accommodated.
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The College will announce location changes by 7 a.m.
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Guests with special needs or physical limitations should contact Sue Miller at 610-921-2381 or smiller@alb.edu by May 17 so that we can make appropriate arrangements.
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All other guests may enter under the Life Sports Center on Birch Street.
Communication of decisions about weather issues: A special broadcast message will be posted on the College voice mail system, the Albright Hotline (x7800 or 610-921-7800), and on the Albright website, www.albright.edu. A text message will also be sent to students, faculty and staff signed up for the e2Campus emergency text message system. To sign up for e2Campus, go to the Department of Public Safety link on our website, where there is a registration page.
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College Dining Services
Breakfast
Breakfast will be in the Campus Center Dining Hall from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. $5 per person ($7 at the door), Children under 5 are free. Tickets for graduates and family members will be sold
at the Cashier’s Window in the Dining Hall. They will also be sold there
on the morning of Commencement. Only exact cash or check will be accepted.
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Caps and Gowns
Beginning May 2, caps and gowns can be obtained in the Bookstore between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or at Senior Mid-day Prep on Wednesday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Adirondack Chairs for Your Graduate
Parents, grandparents, family members and friends can purchase a Red Adirondack Chair for their graduate for only $200.00. Your purchase is a tax-deductible donation to Albright College. We will have a plate engraved that will be permanently affixed to the back of the chair. These chairs are scattered across our campus for the benefit of our students. We hold classes, seminars, and small group meetings outside using these chairs, but most important, they are a great place for members of our community to come together for conversation or relaxation. The wording on the plaque is highly flexible; examples follow:
Example #1:
In honor of Michelle Johnson, Class of 2013
Given by her Parents
Example #2:
Congratulations!
Michelle Johnson '13
We are so proud of you…Mom & Dad
Example #3:
Michelle Johnson’s Chair
Class of 2013
If you would like to purchase an Adirondack Chair for your graduate please click on the link provided below for the order form, print and complete the form, send it to (no later than April 30, 2013):
Jennifer Braddock
Albright College
President’s Office
13th & Bern Streets
P.O. Box 15234
Reading, PA 19612-5234
If you have any questions please call the President’s Office at 610-921-7600.
Adirondack Chair Order Form
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