Checklist for 2013 Graduation Ceremonies Check in, line up, graduate, celebrate. Check-in All graduates will be given a name card. Please hold onto it throughout the ceremony. Name cards are used to announce you on stage and display your name as you accept your degree. If you find someone’s name card or misplace your own, please return it to the registration table. Doctoral degree recipients who do not have hoods, please report to the administration table in your line-up room in the North Building. Pre-ceremony reception After check-in, please head to the North Building of the convention center. Please leave any bags or containers with your guests. You will not be able to carry anything during the processional. A pre-ceremony reception will be held in your honor, starting at 9 am. This is for faculty, staff and graduates only. You’ll have the chance to celebrate with your guests at the New Alumni Reception after the ceremony. Line-up Line-up begins at 10 am inside your school or college reception area. Keep your name card in a safe place. This is the only item you will carry with you into the ceremony. Please turn off your mobile devices or switch them to vibrate mode at this time. And the tassel goes to … ? Bachelor’s and master’s degrees recipients start with the tassel on the right side of the cap. After everyone has received a diploma, there will be a ceremonial instruction for graduates to move their tassels to the left. Celebrate Register to join us at University of Phoenix Night at the Ballpark on the evening of your graduation. Receive up to four complimentary tickets. We have special events planned in your honor that you won’t want to miss. Friday’s graduates Saturday’s graduates Make memories Ensure your day goes well with these seven tips > They’ll be cheering you on Help loved ones plan their trip with these eight tips > Graduation ceremonies may be videotaped, photographed, telecast, webcast or otherwise recorded and/or publicly displayed. By choosing to enter the venue and be present at the event, you hereby grant to Apollo Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and others acting pursuant to its authority a nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license, in perpetuity, to record, display and use for any commercial, educational or promotional purpose, in any media (including, but not limited to, websites, television and newspaper), without restrictions or limitations, any content you provide (including, but not limited to: signs, banners, electronic text messages, pictures and pictures of other content), your image, your appearance and/or your participation on video tape, audio tape, film, electronic media or in any other medium now known or later developed. You also grant the foregoing rights on behalf of any dependents attending with you. University of Phoenix is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (ncahlc.org). College credit granted by University of Phoenix. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student's responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student's choice. For information about University of Phoenix accreditations and licensures, please visit our website. The University's Central Administration is located at 1625 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Tempe, AZ 85282. Online Campus: 3157 E. Elwood St., Phoenix, AZ 85034. View our privacy policy. © 2013 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved. | EM8_NAT-EVENT-01935_May30-STT_VIB