Commencement: Friday, May 7, 2010

Eligibility Requirements
Graduate Check List
Undergraduate Check List
Diplomas & Transcripts
Commencement Ceremony and Recognition Receptions
Green & Gold Graduation Pledge
Cell Phone Policy
Rain/Inclement Weather
Guest Invitations
Commencement Broadcast on the Web
People with Disabilities
Handicapped Seating Form
College Rings
Photographs
Cap & Gown
Commencement Schedule
Room Assignments for Robing & Line-up
Recognition Receptions
Hotels/Motels

Eligibility Requirements

May Commencement Exercises are open to those students whose degrees were conferred in September 2009 and January 2010, and those who are candidates for graduation in May 2010.

For those who are candidates for graduation in May, please make sure you have filed an application for graduation. Please submit your graduation application by February 12, 2010 , if you have not already done so. To apply for graduation, complete the Degree Application Form at www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/registrar/apply.php and bring it to the Registrar's Office in Kumble Hall by February 12.  If you file your application after February 12, you will automatically have your degree awarded at the conferral in September 2010 and your name will not appear in the May 2010 commencement program. 

We strongly encourage you to check with your academic advisor ( www.liu.edu/cwpost/advisors ) to ensure all academic degree requirements have been met.   Don't forget to settle all outstanding financial commitments (i.e., library debts, security fines, etc.). Check the “HOLDS” link on your MyLIU account to view holds, if any, on your record.

Undergraduate Seniors –Senior Week Informational Meeting

Senior Week activities will take place from April 27-May 1, 2010.  Any senior interested in participating in Senior Week should attend one of the following informationals on March 16, 2010 at 3:30pm in the Hillwood Cinema or March 22, 2010 at 8:00pm in the Hillwood Cinema. Important information will be presented; including, cost, when and where to buy packages, transportation details, eligibility details, yearbook information and all policies pertaining to each activity. If you cannot attend either informational, please contact Fernando Mendoza in the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development at Fernando.mendoza@liu.edu  for more information.

PLEASE NOTE : Residential students MUST attend at least one Informational Meeting in order to be allowed to stay on campus during Senior Week. It is also recommended that commuter students attend one of these meetings.

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Graduate Check List

Undergraduate Check List

Diplomas and Transcripts

Official diplomas will not be awarded on the day of Commencement, but will be available for pick-up in the Records and Registration Office beginning August 17, 2010. Degree noted transcripts will be available June 1, 2010. All diplomas not picked up by September 17, 2010 will be mailed to the home address in our system.

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Commencement Ceremony and Recognition Receptions

There are two parts to Friday's Commencement Exercises. The main ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m. on the Great Lawn. At this ceremony, students from each College/School will be asked to rise when their College/School is called to be recognized as a group.

Recognition Receptions for each College/School will be held immediately following the main ceremony. At these receptions, the graduates will be individually recognized: your name will be announced and a professional photographer will take a photo of the graduate shaking hands with the dean or chairperson of his/her 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 fourth 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 advisor when they file for graduation. Green pledge ribbons will be distributed on Commencement Day in Humanities Hall.

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Cell Phone Policy

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 four 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 and Tilles Center (Seating is available in Tilles after 12:30 p.m.).

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Guest Invitations

From March 22 nd to April 30 th you can pick up four Commencement invitations at the Bookstore, after you purchase your cap and gown. For those students who already have a cap and gown, please visit the Registrar's Office in Kumble Hall and staff member will check to see if you are listed as a September, January or May graduate before giving you 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 11:20 a.m. Therefore, please make sure that all of your guests are seated in the tent before 11:20 a.m.

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Commencement Broadcast on the Web

Out-of-town relatives and friends who are unable to attend graduation can watch the ceremony live on the web at www.liu.edu/cwpost . The ceremony will be broadcast in streaming video from approximately 11:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2010.

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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 fill out the Handicapped Seating Form.

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

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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 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.:

February 17, 2010
April 13-15, 2010

Representatives also will be in Hillwood Commons on Commencement Day.

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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 from March 22 to April 30 .

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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Commencement Schedule

** Awards Program
Students receiving awards will be invited to the Awards Program by their College/School. Invitations will be mailed in April.

Friday, May 7, 2010

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

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. Assignments are by College/School in alphabetical order of candidate's last name. Specific room assignments will be posted in the Spring Semester.

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.

Hotels/Motels

For Further Information:
Commencement Hotline: 516.299.3242
Email: commencement@cwpost.liu.edu

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