Graduation and Commencement
Traffic advisory for May 11-13
May 2012 Commencement
Friday, May 11, 2012 at Holmes Convocation Center
- 6:00 p.m. Graduate School
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Holmes Convocation Center
- 9:00 a.m. College of Fine and Applied Arts
- 4:00 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences; University College
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Broyhill Music Center
- 1:00 p.m. Hayes School of Music
Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Holmes Convocation Center
- 9:00 a.m. College of Health Sciences
- 12:30 p.m. Reich College of Education
- 4:30 p.m. Walker College of Business
Candidates for graduation participating in the May commencement ceremonies should arrive at the Holmes Convocation Center one hour prior to the start of their graduation ceremony. Enter the Holmes Center through the ticket box entrance on the lower level. Contact tables, sorted by last name, will be staffed by members of the Registrar’s Office. Candidates will pick up their pre-printed name cards at this location. Just before walking across the stage, the candidate will hand the card to the ceremony name reader. These cards will be used by the official commencement photographer, Grad Images, to expedite mailing of photograph proofs taken during the ceremony.
* Hayes School of Music candidates should arrive one hour prior to the start of their graduation ceremony. Students will meet in room 119 (Spencer Rehearsal Hall).
Graduation and Commencement Day Information for Students
- Applying for Undergraduate Graduation
- General Information about Commencement
- Appalachian Senior U - information and events from the Appalachian Alumni Association
- Information from the Graduate School for graduating graduate students
- FAQs for Graduate Students
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May graduates preregister your email, friends and family email addresses and Grad Images will contact you as soon as your graduation photos are available for online viewing and ordering. |
Commencement Information for Family and Friends
- FAQs for Family and Friends
- On-campus Accommodations
- Area Accommodations
- Directions to Boone, NC
- Commencement Parking and Shuttle Information
- Campus and Parking maps
- Seating Information
- weather.appstate.edu or BooneWeather.com
Graduation and Commencement Day Information for Faculty and Staff
Commencement Live Broadcasts
Appalachian is encouraging any students and/or family members to stay home if they do not feel well. You can still view the ceremony through our live broadcast. Please visit the following page and select the appropriate link for the ceremony you wish to view. http://www.commencement.appstate.edu/
- Invitations for parents of candidates will be mailed to the student's permanent address.
- Backpacks or bags are not allowed in the Holmes Convocation Center during special events.
Ceremony Accommodations
Interpreters will be provided during most ceremonies and projected on a screen. Interpreters will not be signing individual names for all graduating students. Please contact the Office of Disability Services for a request of an interpreter at a specific ceremony, an individual name to be signed or other accommodation request by April 27, 2012.
