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COMMENCEMENT 2008
Student Guide
Preparing to Graduate
Participating in Commencement
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Preparing to Graduate
- Apply for graduation & complete your requirements.
Be sure to check with your college/school or program to be sure you are eligible to participate in Commencement. You will need to complete all of the requirements set by your college or school in the allotted time period. Your college or school is responsible for determining your eligibility.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE
In some cases, you may be eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies before you have completed all of your academic, financial and other responsibilities. Regardless of your participation in commencement, you will not officially receive your degree/diploma from DePaul until all of your outstanding obligations have been fulfilled. Check with your college or school office and the Student Accounts office to ensure that you are eligible to receive your degree and diploma.
- Prepare your celebration.
Plan to attend the new "Almost Alumni" Grad Fair to get information about academic regalia (caps & gowns), suprise your family with graduation photographs before the actual event (photographers do attend and take pictures at the ceremonies, but this is for fun!) announcements and class rings.
Staff from DePaul's Alumni Relations & Networks Office and the Academic Resource Center will also be on hand to provide information about and the many services and benefits available to you as an alumnus of DePaul.
"Almost Alumni" Grad Fair
Lincoln Park Campus
Date Tuesday 3/4/08, hours from 10am to 6pm
Student Center Atrium
2250 N. Sheffield
Loop Campus
Date Wednesday 3/5/08, hours from 10am to 6pm
DePaul Center Concourse (downstairs)
1 East Jackson
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Graduation Announcements -- Often these printed announcements are sent by graduates to friends and family as a way of sharing the news of their accomplishment. Visit the DePaul Bookstore or Herff-Jones for more information.
Graduation Photos - Chappell Studios will be on hand at the "Almost Alumni" Grad Fair and at all Commencement ceremonies to take a commemorative photos at the moment you receive your diploma.
- Order your cap and gown.
You should go online to Herff-Jones and order your academic regalia directly through the cap and gown company.
Please note that for Law graduates, the Herff-Jones web site closes down at midnight on April 14, 2008.
For all other colleges with commencement ceremonies in June, the Herff-Jones web site closes down at midnight on May 4th.
www.herffjones.com/college/graduation/
Please note: There is NO cost to you for your rental regalia.
If you miss your college deadline, please contact the commencement coordinator for your college office in order to reserve your regalia.
- Pick up your cap and gown.
You must pick up your cap and gown on campus prior to commencement day. If you cannot pick up your cap and gown in person, you may send a designee with a note indicating your permission, including your name and student ID number. Lunch hours are the busiest times for distribution.
Cap and Gown Distribution
College of Law
Loop Campus
May 15 and 16 from 10am to 6pm
DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson
Concourse Level (downstairs)
Liberal Arts, Theatre, Music, Education and Communication
Lincoln Park Campus
June 9 and 10 from 10am to 6pm
Student Center Multipurpose Room, Ground Floor
2250 North Sheffield
Computer Science, Commerce, Kellstadt, School for New Learning
Loop Campus
June 11 and 12 10am to 6pm
DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson
Concourse Level
O'Hare School for New Learning
O'Hare Campus - SNL Students ONLY
3166 N. River Road
June 5th 12pm to 6pm
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- Ensure that you get your diploma — update your address.
You will receive a diploma cover from the president of DePaul University, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D., at commencement, but your diploma will not be included. It will be mailed to you 10-12 weeks after graduation once your requirements have been verified. Double-check your mailing address in Campus Connection and update it if necessary.
Once you are an alumnus, be sure to update DePaul Alumni Relations & Networks with your contact information when it changes — it's the best way to stay connected with the DePaul network.
- Explore your alumni benefits.
As an alumnus of DePaul, you are joining a network of more than 100,000 alumni, many of whom live and work in the Chicago area. Alumni Relations & Networks provides a variety of opportunities for you to stay connected to your fellow alumni through networking and professional development events for alumni, electronic newsletters, print publications, online business directory and other resources and benefits. Be sure to visit the alumni website to find out more.
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