Commencement

Undergraduates (students receiving bachelor degrees) Outdoor basketball courts between the Wellness and Recreation Center and MLK Jr. Student Center.

Graduates (students receiving masters and doctoral degrees) Wellness and Recreation Center indoor basketball court.

FACULTY line up in the Wellness and Recreation Center.

Lineup time is 8:30 am

Please refer to the following SEVERE WEATHER PLAN in case of inclement weather on the day of Commencement.

NO HIGH HEELS: High-heeled shoes will NOT be allowed in Alumni Stadium (wedge heels or flats ONLY). High-heeled shoes will cause damage to Alumni Stadium turf. All footwear will be checked before the entrance of the stadium. Any individual in violation of appropriate footwear will be given disposable flip-flops to wear

There will be plenty of parking on campus available on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Prospective graduates as well as their family and friends can park in any parking lot with the exception of reserved spaces and fire lanes. However, a section of Parking Lot 1 (near the main gate) will be designated for VIP and handicapped Commencement parking. Please do not park at area businesses during Commencement. Your vehicle will be subject to ticketing and/or towing. Fines and fees will apply.

Handicapped spaces will continue to be reserved for only handicapped designated cars. Handicapped parking and the wheelchair drop-off points for Commencement parking will be located in Parking Lot 1 and campus-wide.

Special needs and handicapped seating will also be designated in Alumni Stadium. Only one guest is permitted to accompany each special needs or handicapped seat.

Parking on the grass anywhere on campus is prohibited. See campus map.

Tickets are not required for the stadium.  An overflow room for the viewing of Commencement will be set up in the 2nd floor parlors of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center. Printed programs will also be available in the parlors. Additional sites for viewing Commencement will be available in the Theater, Education & Humanities Building.

Instructions for the Platform Party, all DSU Staff and all Graduates:

• High-heeled shoes will NOT be allowed in Alumni Stadium (wedge heels or flats ONLY).  All footwear will be checked at the entrance of the Stadium. Any individual in violation of appropriate footwear will be given disposable flip-flops to wear.
• Absolutely no texting, cellular phone usage or wireless device usage will be allowed in Alumni Stadium during the Commencement ceremony.
• Absolutely no disruption of any kind will be allowed in Alumni Stadium during the Commencement ceremony. Any individual causing a disruption will be escorted from Alumni Stadium by a police officer.

• Ammunition
• Backpacks
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Glass, thermal, or metal containers
• Laser pointers
• Mace/Pepper spray
• No cutting instruments
• Packages
• Selfie sticks
• Toy Guns
• Weapons of any kind
• Any other item determined to be a potential hazard (oversized belt buckles)

Surrendered items will not be returned or available for pick-up.

For family and friends who will not be present at the Commencement ceremony, DSU will broadcast the ceremony live on YouTube. On campus, an overflow room for the viewing of Commencement will be set up in the 2nd floor parlors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center and in the Education & Humanities Theater.

COMMENCEMENT WILL BE HELD IN ALUMNI STADIUM RAIN OR SHINE UNLESS SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN FORECAST ON THE DATE OF SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ONLINE ON THE DSU COMMENCEMENT WEB PAGE AND VIA TEXT ALERT ON FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018 AT 9:00 A.M. THEREFORE, IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER: STATE OF EMERGENCY, VERY, VERY HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, TORNADO, MONSOON, TSUNAMI, HURRICANE, ETC., THE DATE OF MAY COMMENCEMENT 2018 WILL BE CHANGED TO SUNDAY, MAY 13.