Awards Day: May 10, 2008
Commencement: May 11, 2008

Information You Will Need to Participate in the Commencement Exercises Eligibility Requirements Diplomas and Transcripts Commencement Ceremony and Recognition Receptions Green and Gold Graduation Pledge Cell Phone Policy Rain/Inclement Weather Guest Invitations Commencement Broadcast on the Web People with Disabilities College Rings Photographs Cap and Gown Commencement Schedule Room Assignments for Robing and Line-Up Recognition Receptions Hotels and Motels Campus Map

Congratulations Class of 2008!

Eligibility Requirements

May Commencement exercises are open to those students whose degrees were conferred in September 2007 and January 2008 and those who are candidates for graduation in May 2008.

For those who are candidates for graduation in May, please make sure you have filed an application for graduation. Undergraduates can complete this form with their academic counselor in Kumble Hall. Graduate students may obtain this form either from their academic counselor, the Records Office in Kumble Hall or the University's Web site at www.liu.edu/cwpost (click on “Registrar/Transcripts” and then click on “Applying for Graduation.”) Students who filed their degree applications after the deadline (February 15, 2008) will automatically have their degree awarded at the next conferral, which is September 2008.

Be sure to check with your academic counselor to confirm that ALL academic degree requirements will be completed.

Don't forget to settle all outstanding financial commitments (i.e., library debts, security fines, etc.) See the Student Information System (www.liu.edu/sis) to view the holds, if any, on your record. Check to see that your degree application has been received and processed successfully, and that there are no blocks on your account.

Undergraduate Seniors – Residential students must attend at least one Senior Class Commencement meeting in order to be allowed to stay on campus during Senior Weekend. It is recommended that commuter students as well as residential students attend one of the meetings to be apprised of the upcoming activities involving Senior Weekend. The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. in the Hillwood Commons Cinema. For information call Office of Student Life & Leadership Development at (516) 299-2800.

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Diplomas and Transcripts

Official diplomas will not be awarded on the day of Commencement. Beginning the week of August 18, 2008 diplomas will be mailed to your home address in our system unless you indicated on your degree application that you prefer to pick-up your diploma in the Records and Registration Office. Transcripts, with a notation of your conferred degree, will be available June 9, 2008.

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Commencement Ceremony and Recognition Receptions

There are two parts to Sunday's commencement exercises. The main ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. on the Great Lawn. At this ceremony, students from each of the six Colleges/Schools of study will be asked to rise when their College/School is called and will be recognized as a group.

Recognition Receptions for each College/School will be held immediately following the main ceremony. At these receptions, each graduate will be individually recognized: your name will be announced and a professional photographer will take a photo of you shaking hands with the dean or chairperson of your College/School.

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Green and Gold Graduation Pledge

Graduates are invited to participate in the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility. If they choose to do so, they are making a promise to evaluate the broader consequences of any job they take. This is the third year that students can volunteer to take the Green and Gold Pledge which states: “As a graduate of Long Island University , I pledge to be attentive to the social and environmental consequences of my actions and to improve these aspects in my home, work and community.” By taking this voluntary pledge, you will be joining students from other prestigious regional higher learning institutions, including Columbia University , Hunter College , Fordham University and Manhattan College , as well as over 130 universities nationwide. Students can voluntarily sign up through their academic counselor when they file for graduation.

Green Pledge ribbons are worn by students on commencement day. Students can pick up their ribbons on Commencement, Sunday May 11, prior to 9:30 a.m. Undergraduate students can receive their ribbon in front of Room 119 of Humanities Hall. Graduate students can pick up their ribbons in the lobby of Tilles Center.

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As a courtesy to all our graduates and guests, please turn off cell phones, pagers and any other noise-making electronic devices during the awards and graduation ceremonies and receptions.

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Rain/Inclement Weather

The main graduation ceremony will take place under a tent on the Great Lawn RAIN or SHINE. Although tickets are not required to attend, seating under the tent is limited. Additional seating is available outside the tent on the Great Lawn. Guests and graduates should come prepared if inclement weather is expected (i.e. bring an umbrella, dress accordingly, arrive early). There is indoor/sheltered seating at five locations on campus where guests can view the ceremony on TV monitors and video screens. These locations are: Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall, Hillwood Commons Cinema, Hillwood Commons East/West Cafeteria; Kahn Tent (west side of Humanities Hall) and Tilles Center . (Seating is available in Tilles after 10:30 a.m.).

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Guest Invitations

From March 24 to May 2 you can pick up four Commencement invitations at the Office of the Registrar, after you purchase your cap and gown. Please present your cap and gown receipt, issued from the bookstore, to obtain invitations. For those students who already have a cap and gown, the Registrar's staff will check to see if you are listed as a September, January or May graduate before providing the invitations. Our ceremony will be held under a tent on the Great Lawn.

Although tickets are not required to attend, seating under the tent is limited.
We ask that you bring no more than four guests.

*Please note that you will not be permitted to save seats. No one will be permitted into the tent after 9:20 a.m. Seating in the tent is on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, please make sure that your guests are seated in the tent before 9:20 a.m.

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Commencement Broadcast on the Web

Out-of-town relatives and friends who are unable to attend graduation on Sunday, May 11 can watch the ceremony on the Web at www.liu.edu/cwpost . The ceremony will be broadcast live in streaming video from approximately 9:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2008.

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People with Disabilities

Degree candidates in wheelchairs will line up in Room 124, Humanities Hall. Wheelchair access to Humanities Hall is through the north entrance, facing the Library and Kumble Hall, or the south entrance, facing Hillwood Commons. A signer for the hearing impaired will be at the Commencement Ceremony.

If your guests are in need of handicap seating at the main ceremony, please call Jennifer Lopez-Silvero at (516) 299-2350.

In the event of an emergency, medical services will be available in Room 114, Hillwood Commons, on Commencement, Sunday, May 11.

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College Rings

A representative from Balfour will be in Hillwood Commons to take orders for college rings on the following days:

Representatives also will be in Hillwood Commons on Commencement day beginning at 8:30 a.m

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Photographs

Island Photography (800) 869-0908 has been selected as your official graduation photographer. Immediately following the ceremony on the Great Lawn, proceed to the Recognition Reception for your College/School. At this location a photograph will be taken of you in your cap and gown. The proofs will be mailed to your home. You are under no obligation to purchase any photography prints or have your photo taken.

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Cap and Gown

The black cap and gown, which you wear for Commencement, has a long tradition. Caps, gowns and hoods were first worn at university functions in Europe during the Middle Ages when monks and students found them necessary for warmth in the cold and drafty castles and centers of learning. Until well into the nineteenth century, it was customary for many American college students to wear gowns while in daily residence or at meals. This practice has ceased to exist and, except for some British and European schools, few colleges request students to wear gowns except at Commencement exercises.

Purchase Caps and Gowns from the Campus Bookstore March 24 to May 2

Payment must be made at the time of purchase. Cash, check or credit card is accepted. Make checks payable to Barnes and Noble. If you have any questions, please call the bookstore at (516) 299-2639.

Brentwood students: please be advised you will be able to purchase your cap and gown at the Brentwood Campus bookstore.

For Brentwood Campus bookstore hours, please call (631) 273-5112.

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Hood Colors for Master's and Doctoral Students

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Commencement Schedule

Saturday, May 10, 2008 - Awards Program
Students receiving awards will be invited to the Awards Program by their College/School of study. Invitations will be mailed in April.

Academic Excellence Awards
11 a.m. – Great Hall, Winnick House

College of Management Awards
12 p.m. – Tilles Center
Criminal Justice, Finance, Health Care and Public Administration, Management, Marketing and International Business, School of Professional Accountancy, Social Work

School of Education Awards
12 p.m. – Kahn Tent (located on the west side of Humanities Hall)

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Awards
12:15 p.m. – Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall
Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages, Forensic Science, History, International Studies, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies

School of Health Professions and Nursing Awards
12 p.m. – Interfaith Center (Chapel)
Biomedical Sciences, Health Information Management, Nursing, Nutrition, Radiologic Technology

School of Visual and Performing Arts Awards
12:15 p.m. – Hillwood Commons Cinema
Art, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Film and Dance

President's Reception
1-2:30 p.m. – Tilles Center Atrium
All graduates and their families are invited to join Long Island University President David J. Steinberg at this reception in honor of the graduates.

Catholic Mass
5 p.m. – Interfaith Center (Chapel)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Commencement will be held rain or shine, under a tent on the Great Lawn.

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Room Assignments for Robing and Line-up 8:30 a.m.

ALL CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL OR MASTER'S DEGREE
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

ALL CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Humanities Hall – Entrance to the building will be limited to the main front doors that face the Great Lawn. Assignment by College/School in alphabetical order of candidate's last name will be as follows:

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages, History, International Studies, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies

Humanities Hall (lower level)

COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
Criminal Justice, Finance, Health Care and Public Administration, Management, Marketing and International Business, School of Professional Accountancy, and SocialWork

Humanities Hall (main floor)

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE/
PALMER SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Management and Technology

Humanities Hall (main floor)

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Humanities Hall (main floor)

SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Art, Dance, Film, Media Arts, Music, Theatre

Humanities Hall (second floor)

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND NURSING
Biomedical Sciences, Forensic Science, Health Information Management, Nursing, Nutrition, Radiologic Technology

Humanities Hall (second floor)

SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE

Humanities Hall (main floor)

• Degree candidates in wheelchairs will line-up in Humanities Hall, Room 124. (Please note that access to Humanities Hall for wheelchairs is through the north and south entrances – facing the library and Hillwood Commons.)

• Medical Services will be available in Hillwood Commons, Room 114 on Commencement, Sunday, May 11.

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Recognition Receptions

Immediately following Commencement exercises, proceed to the area designated for your College/School. Ask your family to meet you at this location. Individual names will be called by the dean or chairperson of your College/School. Your photo will be taken at this time.

For Further Information:
Commencement Hotline at (516) 299-3242
E-mail to commencement@cwpost.liu.edu

Download Printable Version of Commencement 2008 Information

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