Information for Graduating Students
Nominate a Graduating Senior for Commencement Speaker.
Please consider nominating a graduating senior to be this year's Commencement Student Speaker, or if you are a graduating senior, nominating yourself. Please do not offer any explanation to support your nomination - send an email to dmilstone@umassd.edu with the student's name no later than Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
This year we are selecting the undergraduate commencement student speaker in a new way. On the recommendation of the Commencement Committee, the Chancellor authorized a process in which graduating seniors are either nominated by a faculty member, staff member, or another graduating senior, or may self-nominate. Nominated students will then receive a letter encouraging them to complete an application that describes their academic and community contributions and accomplishments as well as an abstract (short summary and outline) of what they would like to address in a speech.
A committee compromised of three faculty members, three administrators, two students leaders, and Dr. David Milstone will review the applications and recommend approximately 6-8 finalists. Each finalist will then be invited to write and submit their entire speech and also to present their speech to the committee. From this process, the Commencement Student Speaker will be selected. The selected student will then be offered the opportunity to enhance his/her speech with the assistance of faculty members with expertise in writing and public speaking.
Cap & Gown Information
2011 Caps & Gowns will be distributed to students on Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 & 28 from 9:00am-6:00pm and on Saturday, April 30 from 12:00pm-3:00pm..
Only Law students need to pre-order sizes; all Master and Bachelor degree candidates need not pre-order.
Students who are unable to visit the store during either of the three scheduled days may designate a proxy by sending an email to chickey@umassd.edu by April 26, 2011. In the proxy email, please include your name, degree, student ID number, height (in ft, inches) and the name of the person who will be picking up the regaila. The proxy you designate will be responsible for all your items, including rain tickets.
Students must apply for graduation and be free from service indicators and financial holds prior to April 26, 2011. Studens who are released from hold after April 26th may pick up their cap & gown on the alternate date of May 11, 2011 between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Students may also elect to have regalia shipped to an off campus address. Regalia shipping will be available at the store's website beginning April 29, 2011. Regaila will not be shipped after May 17, 2011.
More information, including details on the regalia, can be found on the Campus Store events page. Please direct any questions on regalia to the Store.
Please check back over the coming months to learn more about graduation information, where to get your cap and gown, and more details about commencement.
