2024-06-06: 2024 Commencement - Moving Back to the Commencement Green & Updated Ticket Information (On Behalf of Gretchen Falvo, Director, Fatima Venzor, Associate Director, Emily Schroeder, Events Director, Office of Event Management and Protocol)

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 June 6, 2024

To:       Campus Community

Fr:        Gretchen Falvo, Director

            Fatima Venzor, Associate Director

Emily Schroeder, Events Director

Office of Event Management and Protocol

Re:      2024 Commencement – Moving Back to the Commencement Green &

Updated Ticket Information

 

Please see below for the announcement sent to our Class of 2024 today:

 

We appreciate the extensive feedback we have received from our campus community regarding Commencement. We know that the changes have resulted in some difficult choices for some students and their families, and we deeply apologize for the timing of these changes. Our goal has always been to create a safe and accessible ceremony that provides our students, many of whom were deprived of a high school graduation four years ago, the opportunity to cross the stage and receive the recognition that they have earned. 

 

In response to your comments and in order to better accommodate more of your special guests, the seven relocated Commencement ceremonies (the Graduate Division, all College of Letters & Science and the College of Engineering ceremonies), scheduled for June 14–16, will be returned to the Commencement Green. The times for each ceremony will remain the same.

 

The Bren School and College of Creative Studies ceremonies will remain in their original venues and tickets will not be necessary.  

 

Tickets will still be required for the ceremonies on Commencement Green. However, each of the six tickets issued to our students will admit two guests per ticket  for the specific ceremony, allowing for a total of 12 guests per student. Each pair of guests entering on a single ticket must arrive together for admission. 

 

Tickets remain general admission and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. As a reminder, all guests will be subject to security screening (please review the list of prohibited items). Graduates who have not done so already may claim their guest tickets on MarchingOrder. MarchingOrder access for undergraduates is via GOLD. The Graduate Division will communicate directly with graduate students regarding ticketing instructions.

 

The initial change in venue was undertaken in order to help ensure the continuity of our ceremonies and to enhance safety procedures. We are returning to the traditional Commencement Green location following additional review and revision of our safety procedures and the implementation of additional safety protocols. 

 

You and your guests can visit the Commencement website for information about Commencement policies and answers to frequently asked questions.

 

Again, we look forward to celebrating this major achievement in your life.

 

Sunday, June 9

            11:00 AM | Campbell Hall

            College of Creative Studies

 

Friday, June 14

            9:00 AM | Bren Hall Courtyard

            Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

 

            1:00 PM | Commencement Green

            Graduate Division

 

            2023 – 2024 Academic Year

            Master’s and Doctoral Candidates

            Teaching and Service Credential Candidates

 

Saturday, June 15

            9:00 AM | Commencement Green

            Math, Life & Physical Sciences I | College of Letters & Science

 

            1:00 PM | Commencement Green

            Math, Life & Physical Sciences II | College of Letters & Science

 

            4:00 PM | Commencement Green

            College of Engineering

 

Sunday, June 16

            9:00 AM | Commencement Green

            Social Sciences I | College of Letters & Science

 

            1:00 PM | Commencement Green

            Social Sciences II | College of Letters & Science

 

            4:00 PM | Commencement Green

            Humanities & Fine Arts | College of Letters & Science

 

Questions? Email us at commencement@ia.ucsb.edu