The University Commencement Ceremony is the Fresno State graduation event where degrees are officially conferred to graduates. All graduates and their guests are invited to the University Commencement Ceremony. Please see insert for schedule of additional graduation events honoring graduating students and ticket information.

106th UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONYSaturday, May 20, 2017 8 a.m. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Procession 10 a.m. Ceremony

Save Mart Center • 2650 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA

NO registration or tickets are required for University Commencement Ceremony

All participants are welcome. If you need special accommodations for the various events listed, contact 559.278.2741.

20172017 UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT AND GRADUATION CEREMONIES INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Student InvolvementUniversity Student Union 306commencement@csufresno.edu 559.278.2741www.fresnostate.edu/commencement

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UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY INSTRUCTIONS

PARKING • Paid parking is not enforced on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 for graduation ceremonies.

• Follow directions of traffic personnel stationed at various lots throughout campus.

• Guests with mobility concerns may be dropped off at the circle drive in Lot P3 at the entrance to the Student Recreation Center.

• Disabled parking spaces are located throughout campus. Save Mart Center Lot 5 is reserved for those with a valid disabled placard.

• No event parking is available at Campus Pointe. Vehicles are subject to being towed if parking regulations are not followed.

SEATING AND ACCESSIBILITY• Arena doors open for guest seating at 8 a.m. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• Guests may sit anywhere in the arena except on the floor and in lower section 103 (reserved for graduates). To select seats for best viewing, guests should confirm their graduate’s College/School affiliation and reference the seating chart (see below).

• Seating for guests in wheelchairs is available throughout the arena. Due to limited space, only one person is permitted to accompany a person in a wheelchair.

• Ushers will direct guests with difficulty climbing stairs to the northwest elevator to access seating areas from the arena floor. Following the ceremony, these guests may exit using the arena floor elevator.

• The first row of Section 111 is designated for guests with special hearing needs.

• Graduates who have mobility concerns may use the elevator inside the northeast corner of the arena.

SEATING CHART, SAVE MART CENTER ARENASchedule and seating chart are subject to change. Visit www.fresnostate.edu/commencement for up-to-date information

Saturday, May 20, 2017Save Mart Center2650 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA Anyone is welcome to attend

NO REGISTRATION OR TICKETS ARE REQUIRED

NORTH SIDE OF FLOOR• Doctor of Nursing Program• Doctor of Physical Therapy Program• Kremen School of Education and Human Development• Lyles College of Engineering• The Craig School of Business• College of Arts and Humanities

SOUTH SIDE OF FLOOR• Master’s Degree Programs• Doctor of Educational Leadership Program• College of Science and Mathematics• Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology• College of Health and Human Services

WEST SIDE OF FLOOR• College of Social Sciences

• The concession stands in the arena will be open for water and soft drink purchases only.

• Flower bouquets and fresh leis will be for sale at merchandise sites throughout the arena.

• Alumni gear will also be available for sale in the atrium on Commencement day or at the Kennel Bookstore.

• For graduates, regalia items will be available for sale in the assembly area for last-minute needs.

MERCHANDISE AND SALES

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Graduate Arrival

Line-Up and Entering

Processional

Ceremony

Recessional

• Graduates assemble in the loading dock at the Save Mart Center (northeast side of building, closest to Chestnut Ave.). Students who have mobility concerns may use the elevator inside the northeast corner of the arena.

• Once admitted, you will put on your robe; it must be worn throughout the procession and ceremony.

• Undergraduate candidates: The cap is worn squarely on the head with the point in the middle of the forehead, tassel on the RIGHT side of the mortarboard.

• Graduate candidates: Position your tassel on the LEFT side of the mortarboard.

• Line-up behind the sign designating your college or school.

• Order of Procession: Dean’s Medal recipients and Bachelor’s candidates by college (in two lines) will be followed by Master’s and Doctoral candidates, then faculty, and then the President’s Platform Party.

• Last chance for restroom break prior to the ceremony.

• At the proper signal, graduates will follow the marshals and proceed into the arena.

• Stand directly in front of your seat. When the entire row is full, you may be seated.

• Please stand when the President’s Platform Party enters (after all graduates and faculty are seated).

• Graduates and guests to remain seated for the entire ceremony.

• Undergraduate candidates will be recognized by college/school first. The Dean of your college or school will tell you when to stand as a group during the ceremony.

• When President Castro confers all the undergraduate degrees, candidates are to stand and move their tassel to the LEFT side of the mortarboard.

• Master’s degree candidates will then be presented, and their degrees conferred.

• Doctoral candidates will process across the stage.

• Please stand for the recessional. The President’s Platform Party exits first, followed by faculty.

• After faculty have exited, graduates and guests are free to leave the arena on your own. Meet your party outside the building.

TIME BASICS

8:00 a.m.to8:30 a.m.

8:30a.mto9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

NOTES:• Designate a meeting place for graduates and their guests outside the arena following the ceremonies. Guests are not permitted on the floor at any time.

• Graduates may not bring personal items including coats, purses, bags, backpacks into the arena. Please leave all belongings - except regalia - with guests. Additional restricted items may be found at www.fresnostate.edu/commencement.• Guests are welcome to take photographs from their seats throughout the event. Photographers from GradImages will be taking photos of graduates at the assembly area which will be available for purchase after the event.

• Diplomas will be mailed to graduate’s permanent address.

• Social media posts using #FresnoStateGrad will be displayed on event screens prior to the ceremony.

SCHEDULE OF CEREMONY

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Tips for a Successful Graduation Experience• Wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking down the Save Mart Center loading dock ramp.

• Leave all personal belongings - except regalia - with guests.

• Arrive at the loading dock with graduation gown in hand. Once admitted to the assembly area you will put on your gown.

• No open beverages or containers are allowed in assembly area; water is available throughout the line-up area.

• Celebrate your accomplishments with friends and family safely and responsibly. Sign the Safe Celebrating pledge online at: http://bit.ly/FSSafeCelebrating

2017 COMMENCEMENT EXPECTATIONSCommencement and graduation ceremonies at Fresno State symbolize the culmination of many years of hard work. It is a time for you, your family and friends to recognize and celebrate your success!

We ask for your help in making these ceremonies a positive experience for everyone. Misconduct by even a few would be disturbing to the graduates, faculty, and guests who expect and deserve a safe, orderly, and dignified ceremony. All Fresno State Commencement and graduation ceremonies are alcohol and drug-free events and a zero-tolerance for disorderly behavior will be strictly enforced. Graduates and guests will not be permitted to carry alcoholic beverages into ceremony sites or consume them there.

Students who are intoxicated or disruptive will not be allowed in the ceremony venue or will be escorted from the ceremony.

Please help us make the Class of 2017 Commencement an event to remember with celebration and honor!

SAFE CELEBRATING PLEDGEI JOIN THE FRESNO STATE COMMUNITY TO PLEDGE

MY COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATE SAFELY, TO HELP

OTHER STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT SAFE CELEBRATING,

AND TO INTERVENE WHEN I SEE A PERSON IN NEED

BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG CONSUMPTION.

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