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Hooding Frequently Asked Questions


When and where is the Hooding Reception and Ceremony?

  • Hooding Reception -- Saturday, May 17 - 2:00 p.m. in Knapp Center South Lobby
  • Hooding Ceremony -- Saturday, May 17 - 4:00 p.m. at the Knapp Center

Who is invited to the Hooding Reception and Hooding Ceremony?

  • All family and friends of the 2008 Grads are invited to attend the Hooding Reception and Ceremony.
  • There is no limit to the number of attendees and there is no ticket purchase required.

Can guests video/photograph the Hooding Ceremony?

  • Guests may not pass beyond the roped area to take pictures during the ceremony.  Jolesch Photography has been retained to photograph each graduate as he or she crosses the stage.  Proofs will be available for viewing and purchasing on line approximately a week after the ceremony.  If you have not provided us with a post-graduation mailing address and email address to notify you that your proofs are available on line, please do so ASAP! Post graduation mailing addresses can be emailed to Beth Hudson.
  • Videotaping may be done from the seats.  As a courtesy to other attendees, if using a tripod, please do so from the back of the facility.

Where can guests park?

  • Parking will be available in Knapp Center Lots 1, 2 & 3.
  • Handicapped parking is available in each lot.

I am graduating with a PharmD and another graduate degree (e.g. MBA, MPA).  What do I need to know?

  • For those of you that will be receiving combined degrees during the 2008 Graduate Commencement Ceremony, here are a few pieces of information that you may find helpful as you prepare for May 18th:  You have a graduation application on file for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.  Please ensure at this time that you also have an additional graduation application on file at the college of your combined degree [ie College of Business for MBA].  You will be listed in the program in two places -- The College of Pharmacy as your primary degree as well as the college of your combined degree.  You will receive your hood at the Hooding Ceremony on Friday, May 17th.  You will walk across the stage twice at the 2:00 graduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18th, once for Pharmacy and once for the combined degree.  It is customary that you sit with Pharmacy, your primary degree, and then when your combined degree is called, you will stand and line up with the recipients of your combined degree who had been seated together.  You do not need to get an additional tassel for the combined degree, only the Pharmacy regalia.

What will take place during the Hooding Ceremony?

  • Welcomes by the Dean and Class Representatives, Address from the Teacher of the Year, Presentation from a National Advisory Board Member and an IPA Representative
  • Doctoral Hooding
  • Graduate Award Announcements
  • Oath of a Pharmacist Reading

How long will the PharmD Hooding Ceremony last?

  • The entire ceremony will take approximately 75 minutes.

Which Commencement ceremony on Sunday will PharmD Grads participate in - 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.?

  • PharmD grads will be a part of the 2 p.m. ceremony along with the other doctorate students (Education) and Master's degree students (MBA, MPA, Educ., etc.)  If receiving a dual degree, PharmD grads will sit with their primary degree, which would be the Pharm.D. degree.
  • Please Note:  The President's Reception will take place the day prior to Commencement on Saturday, May 17 - 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Parent's Hall, Olmsted Center

 

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