All Division of Education graduates who completed their requirements for graduation in either September 2008 or February 2009, or will be completing requirements for graduation in May of 2009 or September 2009, are invited to attend the College-wide Commencement and Education Divisional Recognition Ceremony taking place on Thursday, May 28, 2009.

Congratulations on your achievements! We look forward to seeing you at Commencement on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 9 AM on the Campus Quad. Please visit the Graduation Website for all the day’s details.

Below is important information regarding the Education Divisional Recognition Ceremony that takes place after Commencement.

1. The Divisional Ceremony will begin at 11:15 AM (Approximately ½ Hour after the College-Wide Commencement on the Quad).
   
   
2. Each graduate is entitled to 3 tickets. The tickets must be picked up in your appropriate departmental office beginning in May. Please check back with us for exact dates and times. Graduates picking up tickets will need to provide the department with valid student ID, and sign for the tickets. Lost tickets will not be replaced!
   
   
3. All guests must have a ticket to enter Colden Auditorium. Even infants, toddlers and children must have a ticket due to Safety Codes for the Auditorium. Please note that if a guest does not have a ticket they will not be allowed to enter Colden Auditorium for any reason.
   
   
4. You, as a graduate have reserved seating and do not need to use one of the three tickets you received for yourself. The fact that you are in cap and gown will give you access to the Auditorium when you process in with the rest of the graduates.
   
   
5. Please look for your department/program line-up outside of Colden Auditorium so that you can process in together.
   
   
6. Your guests will enter Colden Auditorium through the front doors. All strollers, carriages, etc. will have to be left in the main lobby area of Colden Auditorium until the end of the Ceremony.
   
   
7. Please ask you guests to remain seated through the entire ceremony (90 minutes). Out of respect for your fellow graduates, please plan on remaining for the entire ceremony.
   
   
8. Please remind your guests to enter the Auditorium and be seated so that the Ceremony can begin promptly. Remind them not to block any aisles or entrances.
   
   
9. You must be in cap and gown. Please remember to bring your “white card” provided to you by the Commencement Office in their final mailing to you. The photographer will need this card to be filled out prior to you walking across the stage. A professional photographer will be on stage taking pictures of you as you cross and receive your diploma. These photos will be available to you from the photographer at a later date and time. Your white card is important for this reason, DO NOT FORGET IT.
   
   
10. We want this day to be special for all of you.
    
    
11. Colden Auditorium is located at the corner of Kissena Blvd. and the service road of the Long Island Expressway (Horace Harding).
    
    
12. No one will be admitted to Colden Auditorium early. Please do not ask Security to allow you in before the doors have been open to the public.
    
    
13. Ticket Lottery Drawings will be taking place the week of May 18, 2009. If you need an extra ticket fill-out a Ticket Lottery Card for a chance to win one extra ticket. A full list of all lottery ticket winners will be posted outside the Dean’s Office door (Powdermaker Hall 100) beginning May 19, 2009 at 9 AM. Please note you will not be contacted, you must check the list.