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Barb Bacharach
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Friday, May 17, 2019

Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony

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  • Friday, May 17th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Fogelman Arena at Devlin Fieldhouse (corner of McAlister Place and Freret Street). Doors open for guests at 9 a.m.
  • Tickets are not required for graduating students or their guests. However, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The ceremony will be simulcast in room 132 of the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex if guests would be more comfortable at that venue as well as for any overflow.
  • If you have any family members who require special assistance, please notify the commencement coordinator to arrange proper seating accommodations.
  • All undergraduate students should report to either Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex or Jones Hall, as instructed by their advisor, at 8:30 a.m. for robing and line-up. Follow the signage to your assigned room where you will be lined up alphabetically. Freeman staff will be available to assist you. Please check your regalia upon receipt to ensure that you have a cap, tassel, and gown. If not, please contact the Tulane Bookstore immediately
  • Free parking will be available for students and guests at the Diboll Complex (on Ben Weiner Drive). We also are anticipating additional parking to be available at the Loyola Parking Garage on Freret Street (across from the law school). Both parking garages are expected to be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Candid Campus Photography, the official graduate ceremony photographer, will photograph graduates receiving their diploma covers on the ceremony stage and immediately after graduates leave the stage. A proof order form will be sent out approximately 5 to 7 days following graduation; this form may be used to order official photographs by mail. Graduates should pre-register at http://www.candidcampusphoto.com/tumed to receive their proofs as quickly as possible following the graduation ceremony. For faster service, order online. Photographs can be viewed and ordered within 48 hours after the ceremony at www.candidcampusphoto.com. For customer service, please call Candid Campus Photography, Inc. at 1-800-233-3686 or e-mail customerservice@candidcampusphoto.com.

Undergraduate Reception

  • Friday, May 17, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex, Marshall Family Commons, 1st Floor.
  • Immediately following the Freeman Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony, graduates will be led by a brass band to a reception in the Marshall Family Commons of the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex. Guests can reconnect with their graduates at the reception, and refreshments will be served.

 

Graduate Diploma Ceremony

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  • Friday, May 17th, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Fogelman Arena at Devlin Fieldhouse (corner of McAlister Place and Freret Street). Doors open for guests at 2 p.m.
  • Tickets are not required for graduating students or their guests. However, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The ceremony will be simulcast in room 132 of the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex if guests would be more comfortable at that venue as well as for any overflow.
  • If you have any families members who require special assistance, please notify the commencement coordinator to arrange proper seating accommodations.
  • All graduate students should report to either Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex or Jones Hall, as instructed by their program advisor, at 2:00 p.m. for robing and line-up. Follow the signage to your assigned room where you will be lined up alphabetically by program. Freeman staff will be available to assist you. Please check your regalia upon receipt to ensure that you have a cap, tassel, gown, and hood. If not, please contact the Tulane Bookstore immediately.
  • Free parking will be available for students and guests at the Diboll Complex (on Ben Weiner Drive). We also are anticipating additional parking to be available at the Loyola Parking Garage on Freret Street (across from the law school). Both parking garages are expected to be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Candid Campus Photography, the official graduate ceremony photographer, will photograph graduates receiving their diploma covers on the ceremony stage and immediately after graduates leave the stage. A proof order form will be sent out approximately 5 to 7 days following graduation; this form may be used to order official photographs by mail. Graduates should pre-register at http://www.candidcampusphoto.com/tumed to receive their proofs as quickly as possible following the graduation ceremony. For faster service, order online. Photographs can be viewed and ordered within 48 hours after the ceremony at www.candidcampusphoto.com. For customer service, please call Candid Campus Photography, Inc. at 1-800-233-3686 or e-mail customerservice@candidcampusphoto.com.

Graduate Reception

  • Friday, May 17, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Lavin-Bernick Center (Qatar Ballroom, 2nd Floor).
  • Immediately following the Freeman Graduate Diploma Ceremony, graduates will be led by a brass band to a reception on the second floor of the LBC. Guests can reconnect with their graduates at the reception, and champagne and cake will be served.