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We need your help in order to make the processional run smoothly. There will not be a rehearsal. Please carefully read and remember the following instructions.
Arrival Time
On the day of the ceremony you must arrive
in Zellerbach Auditorium no
later than 12:30 p.m. Roll
call will take place after announcements
are made. If you are late it is possible
that your name will not be announced during
the ceremony. Only participants will be
admitted to the pre-ceremony meeting in
Zellerbach Auditorium at 12:30 p.m.
Line Up
After the pre-ceremony meeting, degree candidates
will line up on the Lower Sproul Plaza. The
order of the procession will be: Faculty,
Ph.D. degree candidates, M.S. degree candidates,
B.S. degree candidates, and B.A. (chemistry)
degree candidates. Signs
indicating where each degree group should
gather will be taped to the ground. Please
help us by organizing yourselves in alphabetical
order within your degree and major group.
Ph.D. degree candidates will line up in
alphabetical order by research group. A
staff member will call roll after the lines
are formed.
Processional
The first person in line for each degree group
will be given instructions regarding where
to sit and how to approach the stage. M.S.,
B.S., and B.A. degree candidates will occupy
the first rows of the orchestra section.
Ph.D. degree candidates will be seated
on the stage. When you arrive at your seat,
remain standing until the Dean indicates
that you should sit down.
Receiving Your Scroll
The following procedures are extremely
important! When
your degree group is announced, the whole group
should stand up and walk towards the north
end of the stage in one continuous line (A
to Z with appropriate spacing). When your name
is called, walk across the stage, approach
the Dean to receive a scroll and exit at the
other end (south end) of the stage. Ph.D. degree
candidates will be hooded on stage before proceeding
to the south end of the stage to receive a
scroll. When returning to your seat, approach
your seat from the opposite end of the same
row you left. Remain standing until after your
degree group has been granted a degree by the
Dean. Bob
Knight Photo will take a picture of each degree
candidate just before he/she walks across the
stage and again as he/she receives a scroll
from the Dean, and each Ph.D. degree candidate
while he/she is hooded. Be sure to space yourselves
and smile!
Tassel
Your tassel should be on the right
side of
your cap prior to the ceremony and on the left
side after your group has been granted a degree
by the Dean.
If you have any questions about these instructions,
please contact Joey Wong at joeywong@berkeley.edu or
642-7919.
Thank you for your cooperation and congratulations!