Location: Fontbonne’s Campus on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dunham Student Activity Center (DSAC) gymnasium. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., graduates should meet in the chapel at 4:30 for pictures.
The live stream may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-CIllrihFyDORi3bTUPomA
Entrance into the Dunham Student Activity Center requires tickets. Late arriving guests will be held outside beginning at 5:55 p.m. until the ceremony procession has completed.
Tickets are required for entrance into the Chapel on the day of Commencement.
Tickets will be available the two weeks prior to commencement and may be picked up in the Registrar’s Office, Ryan Hall 205. Office hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Graduates may RSVP and reserve tickets here: https://forms.office.com/r/TbScenuwLU
Graduates will check-in by 4:30 p.m. at the designated table in the Chapel in Ryan Hall. Only graduates will be allowed in the chapel, all guests should proceed to the Dunham Student Activity Center for the ceremony.
Graduates and guests are able to park in Lots A, B, C and E as shown on this map. Lot D is reserved for individuals needing accessible parking. The Horseshoe Lot is not available and not accessible from Wydown Blvd. on the day of the ceremony.
Use this checklist of mandatory items to be sure you’re ready to walk across the stage on commencement day.
Caps and Gowns must be ordered through Jostens. The deadline to order is October 31st.
Undergraduate and Master’s students use this link to order caps and gowns.
Doctoral students – contact Dr. Gale Rice at grice@fontbonne.edu for details or questions about ordering regalia from Jostens.
Undergraduate tassels are to be worn on the right side of the cap until the announcement is made at the ceremony to formally move the tassels to the left side. Graduate tassels are worn on the left side at all times.
Graduate and undergraduate candidates are invited to wear the stole and pins that they have received at the convocation ceremonies held throughout their years at Fontbonne University.
Graduates may RSVP and reserve tickets here: https://forms.office.com/r/TbScenuwLU
Those undergraduate students that qualify and are receiving academic honors will be notified by the Registrar’s Office. To calculate Latin honors, Fontbonne uses the grades for all courses taken at other colleges and universities, as well as all courses taken at Fontbonne (will include final semester grades).
Latin Honors are as follows:
If you are graduating with Latin Honors, you will pick up your cords in the Registrar’s Office, Ryan 205 after you have received your notification. Master degree candidates do not wear honor cords.
Diplomas are not given at the commencement ceremony. Students participating in the ceremony will only receive a diploma cover as they process across the stage. Diplomas are typically mailed around 6-8 weeks after the commencement ceremony.
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