Program on the Environment

Hi all – see below for a lot of detailed information about the 2012 commencement celebration!

Dear Advisors,

The information below is for your use in assisting students who will either be participating in the CenturyLink Stadium ceremony on June 9th or a School/College or Departmental ceremony.  We have attached “Your Steps to a Great Commencement Day,” which was designed specifically for students.  Please review the information and feel free to share this with your students.  Complete information is available at www.graduation.uw.edu.

School and Departmental celebrations

If you are hosting a graduation event for your students which will require on campus parking and/or apparel, or you wish students to be able to purchase graduation announcements for your department, school or college, we need to have your event information listed on our website.  Vendors need to know the specifics of each event prior to the students’ placing orders.  Please check to see if your ceremony is listed on the School/Dept/Other Events page atwww.graduation.uw.edu.  If not please visit https://depts.washington.edu/ceremony/event/ to add your event to the list.

Graduation vs. Commencement

Please remind students that there is a difference between signing up to officially graduate and signing up for the Commencement Ceremony.  To graduate and obtain a diploma, students need to fill out the proper paperwork from either, the Office of Graduation and Academic Records (undergraduates) or The Graduate School (graduates).  To participate in the Commencement Ceremony, students must register via the Commencement Registration/Order Form at www.graduation.uw.edu after completing their graduation paperwork.  The web form will be available from May 1 to May 20, 2012.

Names listed in the program – deadlines

The Commencement program lists the names of graduates from Summer 2011 through Spring 2012.  Note: Spring 2012 bachelor’s degree candidates must have their Application to Graduate submitted and received by the Office of Graduation and Academic Records by the April 13th deadline in order to have their names listed.  Master’s and doctoral degree candidates must have their Master Degree Request submitted, or Doctoral Final Exam scheduled, by April 13^th in order to have their names listed.  Summer 2012 graduates’ names will be listed in the following year’s program.  These deadlines apply only to the program.  They do not apply to participation in the ceremony itself.

Cords for College and Departmental Honors

If a student qualifies for these honors please ensure that you have submitted your Departmental Honors Invitation to the Honors Program (MGH 211 or Box 352800) by April 13, 2012.  Undergraduates will then be eligible to purchase special honor cords online when they order their caps and gowns.

Changes to Cap and Gown Pick up

Cap and gown pick up will be at the University Bookstore beginning May 22 – June 2.  Students will select their pick up dates online when placing their orders May 1 – May 20.

 Thank you for your assistance in this process and I wish you all a successful graduation season!

Sara Griggs

Director

Office of Ceremonies

(206) 543-2592

Welcome to the weekly countdown to Lavender Graduation 2012!

Graduate and celebrate all of you! Lavender Grad is open to any student eligible, at any level (undergrad or graduate/professional) for a graduation in the 2011-2012 academic year. The Q Center and GBLTC host Lavender Graduation as a time for the UW queer, same gender loving, two-spirit, and allied communities to come together and celebrate our multiple identities, our accomplishments, and sheer AWESOMENESS. You do not have to be graduating or be of a certain sexual or gender identity/orientation/expression to participate and/or attend the Lavender Graduation year-end celebration. EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND WANTED!!!

The whens, wheres, whys and hows:

When: TUESDAY, June 5^th, from 6-8 p.m. Graduates please arrive by NO LATER than 5:15 p.m.

Where: THE UW TOWER, 2^nd Floor Cafeteria (yes…we are queering up the panopticon peeps! (woot woot)

How: IF YOU ARE GRADUATING,  please registerhere.  

Dress: You can wear whatever you want! This is your graduation and as queer folk we are often “required” by work, school, family, culture, etc. to dress in ways that do not necessarily fit our tastes. If you wish to wear the cap and gown, wear it. If you want to appear in drag, do it. If you have cultural regalia you wish to wear proudly, please do so! If you want to dress up, go for it. You want to be comfy, have at it. This is your night. All of your identities are celebrated as is the awesomeness that is you and our UW queer communities!

Jennifer Self, PhD MSW

Director, Q Center

Campus Life

University of Washington

qcenter@uw.edu

206-897-1430

All environmental studies majors graduating Autumn 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012 and Summer 2012* and their family & friends, are invited to the the Program on the Environment Graduation Ceremony held:

Thursday, June 7, 2012
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Mary Gates Hall Commons
http://www.washington.edu/maps/?l=MGH

Cap and gown welcomed, but not required.  Business casual requested.

Invite your family & friends to celebrate all your hard work and wonderful accomplishments!  You will get your name read, receive a certificate of accomplishment, and hear some words of wisdom from an environmental speaker.  Light refreshments will be served at the beginning of the event.

*If you are graduating in Summer 2012, you must have a graduation application on file in order to participate.

The University of Washington Commencement is a separate event and is held Saturday, June 9, 2012 1:30 p.m. at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field).  More information about that event is available at: http://www.washington.edu/graduation/

At the University of Washington, you do not graduate automatically when you complete all requirements.  You must also fill out a graduation application with your major adviser.  If you are a double major/degree student, you must fill out a separate graduation application with each of your advisers.

If you are an environmental studies major and graduating Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Autumn 2011 or Winter 2012, NOW is the time to make an appointment to fill out a graduation application.  Filling out a graduation application early will help catch any requirements that may have been overlooked.  You will also be eligible for Graduating Senior Priority (GSP) registration after filling out a graduation application.

http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/grad.html

To make an appointment to file a graduation application, please see: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/advising.html

All environmental studies majors graduating Autumn 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011 or Summer 2011 and their family & friends, are invited to the the Program on the Environment Graduation Ceremony held:

Thursday, June 9
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Mary Gates Hall Commons
http://www.washington.edu/maps/?l=MGH

*Cap and gown welcomed, but not required.  Business casual requested.*

Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 18th at:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/stanchoi/129853

Invite your family & friends to celebrate all your hard work and wonderful accomplishments!  You will get your name read (along with your capstone project title), receive a certificate of accomplishment, and hear some words of wisdom from Senator Kevin Ranker.  Light refreshments will be served.

*The official University of Washington Commencement is a separate event and is held Saturday, June 11 at Husky Stadium.  More information about that event is available at: http://www.washington.edu/graduation/