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Dear Charger,

Commencement is less than seven weeks away! We are sending important information to know in the lead-up to and on the day of commencement. Please read through this entire email to ensure you are fully prepared to participate and share relevant day-of information (also available on Commencement Central) with guests who may attend the ceremony.

Important Pre-Commencement Information

Academic Regalia (Cap, Gown, and Tassel)

To participate in the commencement ceremony, graduates MUST wear academic regalia. Please purchase a package online and have it shipped directly to you as soon as possible to allow time for delivery. Regalia packages include a cap, gown, and tassel for $19 plus tax and shipping. Honor cords are available for an additional $11.

Purchase Cap & Gown Package

Please note: all sales are final, and shipping cannot be refunded. When submitting your order, please select "UPS Ground" for the shipping method.

Students graduating with High Honors or Honors who would like to purchase an honor cord should refer to the following when determining which color to purchase:

High Honors (gold cord) is based on an overall grade point average of 3.75–4.00 during your entire college career.
Honors (silver cord) is based on an overall grade point average of 3.30–3.74 during your entire college career.

Please adhere to the following with your regalia:

Graduates are encouraged to decorate their caps; however, gowns MAY NOT be decorated.
Hemming of gowns is permitted within reason. Sleeve ends should reach your wrists and gown length should fall roughly eight to ten inches above the ground.
Since there is a good chance the temperature on the day of commencement will be warm, please dress accordingly under your gown.
Please be mindful to wear comfortable shoes as you may be standing for extended periods of time.

Commencement Central

For all things commencement, be sure to check out Commencement Central on the college website! Information will be added and updated as the semester continues, so check back frequently to stay in the know.

Important Day-of-Commencement Information

Attendance

On Friday, May 20, graduates must meet behind the Student Center in the pond area next to the Veterans Resource Center by 3 p.m. Please arrive dressed in your cap and gown, and do not be late.

Graduates will be grouped by academic pathway (i.e. Business/CIS; Career Technical Education; Fine Arts; Health Science; Kinesiology; Language Arts; Science, Engineering, Mathematics; Social Sciences; and Counseling, liberal arts, and other majors in We Journey Together). There will be a short briefing before you proceed to the ceremony area. You will also be handed a reader card, which you will need to fill out so the graduate reader can announce your name as you walk across the stage. The processional will begin and recessional will end at the pond.

Etiquette

Please adhere to the following etiquette during the commencement ceremony:

Graduates MAY NOT bring any bags, purses, or other items that may hinder them during the ceremony.
Decorum is an expectation at commencement. Out of respect for your fellow graduates, you must remain present for the entire duration of the ceremony; do not leave the ceremony after your name has been called and you have walked across the stage. You will be promptly directed back to your seat. If you or your friends and family intend to make dinner reservations or other celebratory plans, please make sure to schedule them accordingly.
Excessive noisemakers, such as airhorns, cowbells, thunder sticks, whistles, etc., are prohibited at the event. All attendees are expected to be courteous to the speakers, fellow graduates, and other families/guests waiting to hear their graduates' names called.
Guests with balloons must either sit in the very back of the seating area or leave the balloons in a vehicle during the ceremony so as not to obstruct the view of other guests.

Guest Information

You are welcome to invite as many guests as you would like; however, all guest seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserving of seats at the event is strictly prohibited.

Immediately following the ceremony, all graduates, as well as their friends and family, are invited to meet behind the Student Center (in the pond area next to the Veterans Resource Center) to meet and take photos with some of your favorite faculty and staff members.

On-Campus Parking & Accessibility

Parking will be free on the day of commencement. Lots 1 and 9 are recommended for all attendees; however, all lots will be open if additional parking is needed. Lot 1 is recommended for accessible parking.

A priority seating area will also be available at the ceremony for guests with physical/mobility disabilities.

Gifts and Photography

At the event, the Cypress College Bookstore will have a booth offering flowers, balloons, and collegiate gifts available for purchase. Our campus food service will also have light snacks for sale.

A professional photography service will also be on-site during the ceremony taking photos of individual graduates as they walk across the stage. These individual photo packages should be available for purchase online within two weeks following the event. Media wall photo opportunities will be available for personal photography at the event.

Questions? Please reply to this email or reach out to Student Life & Leadership!

Student Life & Leadership
Cypress College
T: (714) 484-7199
studentactivites@cypresscollege.edu
CypressCollege.edu

Buen Cypress! We take this journey together

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