Graduate Check-in
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Graduates should plan to arrive in their regalia at 9:30 a.m. when the doors to the MVP Arena open and check-in begins. Follow signs to graduate check-in, located off the main entrance at ground level (atrium). Check-in ends at 10:30 a.m.
Graduates receive their name card at check-in:
- Retain this card, do not fold or bend it.
- If your name is difficult to pronounce, you may spell out your pronunciation on the card, but do not write anything else on this side of the card. Pens will be available.
- Complete Island Photography information on the back of the card to receive proofs of your stage photos. No obligation to purchase.
Graduate Connections
9:30 a.m. –10:30 a.m.
After you arrive and check in, you and your guests can meet and mingle with faculty, staff, and other graduates on the ground level/atrium, midlevel/mezzanine, and upper level/concourse levels off the main entrance. The Alumni Association will greet you as you arrive and Excelsior t-shirts and baseball hats will be offered for sale. Purple alumni cords will be available with a $25 Pay it Forward donation. Faculty and academic departments will be located on the midlevel/mezzanine (one flight up) with master’s hooding available. Photo backgrounds will be available too. Excelsior looks forward to meeting you!
Note: Lineup for the processional begins at 10:30 a.m., so be sure to check in before 10:30 a.m. Academic advisors will be in the lineup area to greet and congratulate you, and you can go to the lineup area as early as you’d like after checking in.
Reminder: College of Nursing and Health Sciences graduates and guests should use the stairs on the left and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences should use the stairs on the right – both will be marked with a sign.
