12月仪式
12月仪式
圆形大厅后退的
Friday, December 20, 2024, at 5 p.m.Main Quadrangle and Dallas Hall
12月开始
Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 9 a.m.喜怒无常的竞技场
One of the University’s most symbolic traditions is Rotunda Passage, which includes both a processional and a recessional. The processional welcomes new undergraduate students to the University and is held the day before classes start. 学生 process through the back of Dallas Hall, 穿过圆形大厅 and onto the quad as a new member of the SMU student body.
This tradition is concluded with the 圆形大厅后退的 during which undergraduate candidates, led by faculty and alumni marshals, march through the front doors of Dallas Hall, 穿过圆形大厅, and exit through the back of Dallas Hall. This is a symbolic departure from campus and serves as a welcome to the newest members of the SMU alumni family.
星期六早上, the All-University Commencement will assemble degree candidates from all of SMU’s schools and professional programs. Commencement speakers will offer their congratulations to our newest class of graduates, and President Turner will confer degrees. Candidates will cross the stage and have their names announced. At the conclusion of the ceremony, “校” is played and a prayer is said for the new alumni.
仪式的细节
圆形大厅后退的
Undergraduate candidates should meet at the Flagpole in the Main Quadrangle in your 标记 下午4点45分开始.m. The ceremony begins with remarks from the chief marshal and student body president. 毕业生 will then march to Dallas Hall and complete Rotunda Passage. You do not need to 发请帖 for this event.
12月开始
到来: Candidate line up begins at 8 a.m. in Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. 毕业生 must be in line by 8:40 a.m. Late admission will be denied, so arrive early to allow for security check and graduation day traffic.
标记: Arrive in full SMU 标记. No other adornments may be worn. 学生 without 标记 or with altered mortarboards will be directed to the SMU Bookstore to rent a cap and gown. 喜怒无常的竞技场 may be cold, so dress accordingly under your 标记. 了解更多关于徽章的信息.
票: An entry ticket is required for all candidates. To request tickets, you must declare your intention to participate in the ceremony. 了解更多关于门票的信息.
安全: Leave bags, purses, coats and other personal belongings at home or in your car. There will be nowhere to store these items during the ceremony, and Dedman Center will not be accessible after the event. Please silence cell phones. Learn more about prohibited items.
圆形大厅后退的
Family and friends are welcome to watch the candidates walk to Dallas Hall from the Flagpole in the Main Quadrangle. There is no need to 发请帖 for this event. Parking is available in the Airline and Daniel Parking Centers.
12月开始
Guest ticket information will be announced soon. Seating in 喜怒无常的竞技场 is general admission. If the venue reaches capacity, guests will be directed to a simulcast location. Security screening is in place. For guests who are unable to attend, the ceremony will be 转播画面.
12月的早餐
Prior to the ceremony, there will be a faculty breakfast beginning at 7:45 a.m. in the Miller Champions Club in the Miller Event Center, directly inside the entrance to the coliseum on Binkley Avenue. If you want to attend the breakfast, please 发请帖 by Friday, December 8 at 4 p.m.
12月开始
教师 planning to attend Commencement are required to 发请帖.
教师 will assemble in academic dress no later than 8:45 a.m. in Miller Champions Club then process to the floor of 喜怒无常的竞技场, led by retired faculty. 教师 procession begins moving at approximately 9:10 a.m. following the graduation candidates, who take the floor at 9 a.m. 教师 remain standing until the president is seated. With respect to the removal or replacement of mortarboards, follow the lead of President Turner. After the playing of the University hymn, “校,” the Platform Party leads the recessional, followed by the faculty in a single-file line.
演讲嘉宾
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