Tippie College of Business
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
at Carver Hawkeye Arena

Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
Graduates should arrive no later than 4:15 p.m.

Can all Undergraduate Business degree candidates for May 2013 attend?

Yes, degree candidates from the Tippie College of Business are invited to attend! We do ask that graduates with physical disabilities who plan to participate in the ceremony call 335–0296 to make any necessary arrangements, by May 10th.

What should I wear? Where can I buy cap and gown?

All graduates are required to wear a black gown and black cap with a blue tassel.

Apparel should be purchased at the University Book Store, Old Capitol Mall, 201 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City:

Monday - Friday, April 22 - April 26 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 28 from noon until 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday, April 29 - May 3 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 from noon until 5:00 p.m.

Undergraduate apparel (cap, gown, and tassel) is $22.50. The University Book Store accepts cash, check, Visa and Master Card.

If you are out of town, send a personal check payable to “University Book Store,” to University Book Store, Old Capitol Mall, 201 S. Clinton St., Iowa City IA 52242. Mail in orders must arrive at the bookstore no later than May 10th

If you are an Iowa resident, please add 7% sales tax ($24.08). Include a note stating your height, cap size (one size fits all or XL) and degree to be received. Orders will be available for pickup at the Book Store table at Carver Hawkeye Arena prior to the start of the ceremony.

Seating at the ceremony is based on cap and gown sales. You must purchase your apparel at the University Book Store at Old Capitol Mall, no later than Sunday, May 12th, to make sure there will be seating available for you at the ceremony. Check with the University Book Store, Old Capitol Mall for availability.

Degree candidates planning to wear academic apparel obtained from any other source should contact Commencements at 335–0296. Seating at commencement ceremonies is based on apparel sales, so let us know if you are borrowing apparel and plan to attend, no later than May 10th, if you would like for us to arrange for seating for you at this ceremony.

Appropriate Attire:

Men are expected to wear ties although jackets are not required. Flowers are not worn on gowns or carried in hand. Caps or gowns decorated with inappropriate messages will not be permitted. We also caution graduates regarding their choice of footwear, as the stairs and floor covering at the arena may be difficult to navigate. Wearing high heeled footwear is not advised.

Caps are to be worn with the mortar board horizontal and the tassel on the right. They should be worn during the Processional, while degrees are being conferred and during the Recessional. They may be removed other times.

How do I order graduation announcements?

Traditional announcements are now on sale at the Alumni Association, 2nd floor, Levitt Center from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. New and graduating senior members of the Alumni Association receive ten free announcements. Visit or call 335-3294 to join.

Personalized announcements can be specifically designed with The University of Iowa’s school's crest and personalized with your name, degree, major, time, date, and place of your ceremony. Orders may be placed by calling (800) 837-4235 or visiting http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/iowa/

A graduation announcement representative will be stationed in front of the University Book Store at the Old Capitol Mall on Wednesday, March 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day, taking orders for May graduation announcements and class rings.

How can I order a class ring or a diploma frame?

Class rings and diploma frames can be ordered through the University Book Store at http://www.book.uiowa.edu/
Is there a rehearsal?

No, so please read this information thoroughly to get a sense of what will happen and what is expected.

Where should I park?

Parking is available in the Arena Commuter Lot (lot 75), the Dental Science Building Parking lot (lot 40), and other nearby UI Parking lots.

What time should I be at the Tippie College of Business ceremony?

Students should plan to arrive at Carver Hawkeye Arena no later than 4:15 p.m. Traffic will be heavy so plan plenty of time for your commute and finding a parking space!

What do I do when I arrive at Carver Hawkeye Arena?

You should arrive for your ceremony with cap and gown in hand – or plan to pick up previously ordered apparel at the Book Store student apparel table on the upper concourse.

Graduating students should pick up their Photographer Name Card. Name Card Hand-Out Tables for specific alphabetic groupings are set up on the ground level concourse, or level at which you enter the building. Look for signs to indicate where these tables are located. Tell the staff member your first and last names. The Name Card you completed when purchasing apparel at the Book Store will be returned to you. Hold onto it! You will hand it to a reader who will read your name from it when you cross the stage.

By 4:30 p.m., you should join your group to line up where signs indicate. Commencement staff will be there to direct you. At approximately 4:40 p.m.a marshal will escort your group to your designated seating area. You should sit down when you reach your chair. A diploma cover and a University Program booklet listing the graduates names will be on your chair.

Graduating students are divided into groups for seating purposes and should sit with their grouping as this is how seating is arranged. Maps of the seating assignments are posted at each card hand-out station and processional aisle.

If you arrive with a coat or purse make arrangements to leave these items with a family member or friend. You should not have anything in your hand other than your photo name card when the processional begins and throughout the ceremony.

What happens at the ceremony?

The ceremony will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. The ceremony begins with a Welcome address and several brief speeches. When it’s time for degree candidates to come to the stage to be recognized individually, your marshal will lead your group to the stage. Take your name card with you, hand it to the person reading names at the microphone and walk briskly to center stage to shake hands with the University of Iowa official. You will return to the opposite end of your original row of seats, cross to your original seat and sit down.

After the closing remarks, sometime before 7:00 p.m., graduates will begin the Recessional, in an orderly fashion, under the marshals’ direction.

What is expected of graduates who attend?

Commencement is the culminating event of University study for students who choose to attend. An appropriate and dignified academic atmosphere is absolutely expected.

The following rules of behavior will be enforced at all ceremonies:
• No alcoholic beverages of any kind.
• Inappropriate dress and costumes worn under gowns will not be allowed.
• Cell phones in the graduate seating area must be turned off.
• No purses, gifts, balloons, flowers or bags will be allowed in the student seating area.
• Marshals and security staff will be looking for intoxicated persons. Inebriated students are not permitted to participate.

Students who choose to attend their commencement ceremony are expected to stay for the duration of the ceremony, until its conclusion, around 7:00 p.m.

With everyone’s cooperation, this occasion will become a proud and happy memory of your academic achievement at the University of Iowa for you and your family.

Can I get professional photos from my ceremony?

Professional photographers from Flash Photography will be taking two photos of each candidate at the ceremonies: a more formal, “posed” photo and a “candid” photo taken while shaking hands with a University official.

When you purchase your cap and gown you will be asked to complete a photographer name card. This name card is used by the photographers to identify you and match to your photos taken at commencement. To receive complimentary proofs, please be sure to complete the address information on the back of the name card. University Book Store personnel will complete this information for mail-in orders. Students should check for accuracy. Complimentary proofs will be mailed and emailed to the graduates within ten days of the ceremony. If you have any questions, please contact Flash Photography via their website at http://www.flashphotography.com/ 

Information for guests

The ceremony is open to the public, no tickets are needed for admission and there is no reserved seating. Allow plenty of time to arrive at the arena as traffic for this event will be heavy. Doors open one hour before the starting time at 4:00 p.m. Guests should use South and West entrances. Search lanes with tables will be set up at these entrances where Public Safety officials will search any purses or bags brought into the building. Everyone will be asked to open their coats or graduation gown for visual inspection. No backpacks, large bags or packages are allowed at Carver Hawkeye Arena during this event. No air horns or alcohol are permitted.

Each degree candidate is recognized on stage. The ceremony will conclude around 3:00 p.m. Allow for traffic congestion afterward if planning lunch reservations.

Information for guests with disabilities or limited mobility

Guests with physical disabilities who have a Disabilities Parking Permit (plate, placard, or sticker) will be permitted to park in lot 46, adjacent to Carver Hawkeye Arena. Public Safety officers will be restricting entrance to this lot, to only those guests with these state issued permits. From lot 46 guests should enter the West doors.

Seating for guests is accessible from the upper concourse level, which is the ground level you will enter on. Guests with disabilities or limited mobility can find seating in the Feller Club Room for themselves and up to two companions. No food or beverage will be permitted in this room. This room is equipped with large television screens and commencement ceremonies can be watched from here.

Guests with disabilities are also welcome to view the ceremony from the upper concourse level. Wheelchair and scooter spaces can be found in sections K – N on the upper concourse. The ceremony can be viewed from here or on large screens that can be found in these sections. A sign language interpreter will be on-stage to interpret the ceremony.

UITV broadcast, rebroadcast and DVDs of ceremony for purchase

Guests unable to attend the ceremony but wishing to watch their graduate participate have several options to view commencement ceremonies. Ceremonies taking place at Carver Hawkeye Arena (Graduate College, CLAS, Tippie College of Business) and the College of Law commencement from the IMU Main Lounge will be broadcast live on the UITV channel for local viewers to watch, as well as live-streamed on the UITV website:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~uitv/Commencement.htm

In addition, videos for all ceremonies (including Pharmacy, MBA, Nursing, Medicine, and Engineering) will be posted online and will be accessible via the UI YouTube website within 24 hours. Instructions for ordering a DVD copy of these or any previous commencement ceremony, can also be found on the UITV website.

What if I choose not to attend my ceremony?

Participation in commencement exercises is voluntary, and you do not need to inform us if you do not intend to participate.

How do I get a cover for my diploma?

Students electing not to attend are invited to stop by Graduation Analysis, 30 Calvin Hall, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to receive a complimentary diploma cover. If you wish to have a diploma cover mailed to you, send a check for $6 and your name/address to UI Graduation Analysis, 30 Calvin Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316.

When will I receive my diploma?

It is not possible to process final grades in time to present diplomas on commencement day. Therefore, degree applicants who complete all of their degree requirements, with no past due charges on their University bill, will have a diploma mailed to them approximately 8 weeks after graduation. Attendance at your commencement ceremony does not guarantee your graduation.

To what address will my diploma be mailed?

Degree applicants who complete all of their degree requirements, with no past due charges on their University bill, will have a diploma mailed to them at their DIPLOMA MAILING ADDRESS approximately 8 weeks after graduation. All diplomas are mailed using USPS First Class mail.

When you submitted the application for your degree on ISIS, you provided a Diploma Mailing Address. Your diploma will be mailed to this address. If you did not enter a The Diploma Mailing Address will automatically default to your current Residing Address on ISIS on the day you submitted the application. If you will move from this Residing Address you will need to update your Diploma Mailing Address on your application. Updates for Diploma Mailing Address can be made until the close of finals week, (11:59 p.m. on Friday).

If you do not receive your diploma because you did not update your Diploma Mailing Address, you will be assessed a $10 reprocessing fee to send your diploma a second time. Be prepared to update your residing address on ISIS or send a notarized statement confirming your identity, before your diploma can be forwarded or reissued.

If you submit a forwarding address change to the Post Office, but you do not update your residing address with the UI, your diploma will not reach you. The Post Office does not forward UI diplomas.

The final academic or credentialing document will not be released if you have financial indebtedness to the University.


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Prepared by the University of Iowa
Office of the Registrar
1 Jessup Hall
Iowa City IA 52242

The University of Iowa does not discriminate in its educational programs and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age or handicap. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities without reference to affectional or associational preference. For additional information on nondiscrimination policies, contact the Coordinator for Title IX and Section 504 in the Office of Affirmative Action, telephone (319) 335 - 0705, 202 Jessup Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.

01/11/2013