"IMAGINE" Graduation Fair
October 19 and 20, 2010
Clark Student Center, Comanche Suites (Atrium entrance)

An event is being planned for all December 2010 degree candidates and the August 2010 graduates who will be attending the December Commencement ceremony to answer all of your questions and be sure you have taken care of all the details necessary to graduate (short of those pesky final exams!!).  It typically takes less than 30 minutes to visit the necessary representatives, and your attendance gives you the opportunity to win cash/prizes.

 Tuesday October 19, 2010  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
 Wednesday October 20, 2010  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Come and talk with representatives who can give you straight answers to your questions... Registrar's Office, Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Business Office, Career Management Center, Counseling Center, Credit Union, Disability Support Services, Financial Aid, Alumni Relations, Annual Fund, Moffett Library,  International Services, Office of the Graduate School, and Institutional Effectiveness.

Let us help make your last semester less of a "roller coaster ride" and give you the chance to take care of everything for graduation in one stop.  May candidates will be invited to a graduation fair in the spring.

MSU Commencement Information
December 2010 Graduation

Congratulations from the Office of the Registrar!

 

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Date:    Saturday, December 11, 2010

Place:  MPEC (Multi-Purpose Event Center)
Kay Yeager Coliseum
1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas
(Click here for Map/Directions)

Time:  10:00 a.m.

The doors will open at 9:00 a.m. and graduates are to be in place by 9:30 a.m.  Degree candidates will be lined up in ROOMS 1 and 2 of the MPEC (separate building adjacent to the Kay Yeager Coliseum.)  Use the entrance to the left of the flags.  Family members and guests will not be allowed in the graduate line up area and should proceed to the Kay Yeager Coliseum.  Signs will indicate where the graduates will line up.  We anticipate the ceremony will last about two hours.  After the recessional, graduates will proceed outside to meet family and guests.

Regalia: Caps and gowns are available from the campus bookstore. A friend or family member may pick up the regalia for you.  If possible pick up this regalia by December 10.  Time will be very short on graduation day.

Honors: Cords for Honor graduates (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) will be distributed as you line up. They are to be worn pinned to the left shoulder seam.

Dress: All graduates will wear an Academic Gown and a Mortar Board (without personal accessories or messages).  All tassels should be worn on the right and will be shifted to the left together, except for master's candidates who will wear their tassel on the left the entire ceremony.  Casual wear is not appropriate. Graduates may not wear jewelry or flowers on the gown and may not carry a purse or camera. There will be no secure place to leave valuables during the ceremony. Pin car keys to the inside of the gown if necessary. Female candidates for the associate and bachelors degrees should have white collars in their gown packets. All Master’s candidates will have hoods instead of collars, which they will carry on the right arm so they can be hooded during the ceremony. The hoods will be issued by the Bookstore.

Professional photographs will be taken of each graduate. Proofs will be mailed in about four weeks to your address on record.  The ceremony is being taped and will air on MSU’s Channel 2.  If you are interested in purchasing a DVD, contact the Office of Public Information and Marketing at (940) 397-4352, or order online at http://www.mwsu.edu/stores/publicinfo.  

Attendance at Commencement is a degree requirement for December graduates unless officially excused. If you are absolutely unable to be here, contact the Office of the Registrar to obtain a form to request permission to graduate in absentia.

Diplomas:  Upon satisfactory completion of all degree requirements and a final evaluation in the Office of the Registrar, you will receive your diploma.  If all of your degree requirements are completed, diplomas may be picked up beginning January 14, 2011.  You must bring a picture I.D.  If you have someone else pick up your diploma, you must send a signed authorization for us to release it to that person and that person must present picture I.D.  If you asked us to mail your diploma, it will be mailed about January 21, 2011.  Students who did not complete degree requirements will be notified by letter.

If you have any other questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar at (940) 397-4116.