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2012 Commencement
Class of 2012: School of Business (52), Graduate/MBA (53)
Commencement Date: Thursday May 17, 2012
Susquehanna Bank Center
ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.
Schedule for the Day
7:30am Registration begins in
the Ben Franklin Lobby
7:45am Class Picture
8:00am Theater doors open for guests
8:00am Graduates line-up in the Ben Franklin Lobby
9:00am Commencement Ceremony begins
10:30am Commencement Ceremony ends and reception follows in Ben Franklin
lobby.
The Susquehanna Bank Center seats 6,600 people. Family and friends are
welcome; tickets are not
necessary. Guests enter through the Walt Whitman lobby.
The Center is not climate control and may be cool when outside
temperatures are below 60 degrees. Free parking is available in lots
adjacent to the Center.
Directions:
From the North:
Take NJ Turnpike, exit 4 Route 73 N, take 295 S to Exit 26. Follow signs
for 676, Ben Franklin Bridge - Camden. Take either Exit 4 (Atlantic
Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to entertainment center.
From the South:
Take I95 N Exit 19 Walt Whitman Bridge. First exit, right hand side,
#354. Follow onto 676, and follow signs to Camden. Exit either
4(Atlantic Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to Entertainment
Center.
From the East:
Take Atlantic City Exp. W (approx. 40 miles). It will become 42 N.
Follow signs to 676 Ben Franklin Bridge - Camden. Exit either 4
(Atlantic Avenue) or 5a (MLK Blvd.) and follow signs to Entertainment
Center.
From the West:
76 E (Schuylkill Exp.) toward Central Philadelphia. Exit 344 (Vine St.
Exp.) Take the exit for Ben Franklin Bridge, exit ramp make a right at
the bottom of ramp. Follow signs to Ben Franklin Bridge. Follow 676 to
either Exit 5a (MLK Blvd.) or 4 (Atlantic Avenue) and follow signs to
Entertainment Center.
PATCO (www.RidePATCO.org ); NJ TRANSIT (www.njtransit.com); River LINE
(www.riverline.com); Riverlink Ferry (www.riverlinkferry.org)
REGALIA:
The expected dress
for Commencement is cap, hood (BS-gold, MBA-brown) and gown.
Regalia should be purchased and picked up at the Barnes and Noble
University Bookstore before the day of commencement.
Please note that graduates wear the tassel of the cap on the
right side. Switch it to
the left side after being given your diploma.
Any questions regarding regalia should be addressed directly to the
bookstore. Phone 856 968
1200.
SPECIAL NEEDS GRADUATES AND GUESTS:
Reserved seating in an easily accessible area is available for guests
with special needs. You may contact the Dr. Sam Rabinowitz, 856
225 6709 or
rabinowi@camden.rutgers.edu
Specify the need and provide the names of all in the party and
contact information (address and phone number) for the group. Guests
may be accompanied by up to 4 family members. If guests have
their own wheel chair, accessible seating is provided. An American
Sign Language interpreter will be present on the stage.
ACADEMIC PROCESSION:
Degree candidates should report
before 8:00am to the
Benjamin Franklin Lobby at the Susquehanna Bank Center
for Registration.
Dr. Rabinowitz will provide complete instructions at that time.
Masters candidates will process first, followed by Bachelor degree
recipients.
CONFERRING DEGREE:
Marshals will guide each row of graduates to the stage. Here a
reader will announce the name of each candidate. Do not advance until
your name is read. Upon receipt of
a diploma,
undergraduates are to switch the tassel of the cap from right to left
and return to their original seats.
We ask that you behave courteously toward other graduates. No air
horns or any disruptive noisemakers will be permitted. Graduates
are also expected to remain for the duration of the ceremony.
PHOTOGRAPHS:
A professional photographer will take your picture as you receive your
degree and also when you leave the stage. Herff Jones
(800/334-1531) will contact you directly a few weeks after Commencement.
Your guests are welcome to take photographs in the designated area near
the stage. Please instruct them to leave this area immediately
after taking photographs to provide room for others.
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