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The School of Nursing 2023 Commencement Ceremony
will take place at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, May 6th at 9am.
Commencement will be streamed live: University of Connecticut Commencement (totalwebcasting.com)
Masks are strongly encouraged but not required.
Information for Students
Students should arrive at Storrs Hall in the Atrium Area at 7:00am to start getting ready.
Guests will begin to enter the Jorgensen Auditorium around 8:00 am.
Procession will start at 9:00 am with the ceremony beginning shortly after at 9:10 am.
Tickets
Tickets will be available for pick up at the Bookstore Ticket Desk beginning Monday April 3rd or you can have them mailed directly to your home address. The mailing request form will be posted on the Commencement website in March.
Please anticipate picking up tickets during business hours as the Bookstore Ticket Desk is not open on the weekends or in the evenings.
Tickets can be ordered here: May Commencement | Commencement & Convocation (uconn.edu)
If you have questions, please contact serina.bowman@uconn.edu
Caps and Gowns
https://uconngrad.shopoakhalli.com/purchasewizard/Welcome
The deadline to order for pickup in the store was 2/26; pickup will begin at the Grad Fair on April 3 and 4. You can pick up your regalia at the Bookstore after these dates.
If you would prefer it be shipped to your home address, the deadline to order for ship to home is 3/26.
Recessional
After the ceremony is complete, faculty and distinguished guests will recess out of the auditorium first, followed by the graduates led by the School’s Marshals. Your guests will be asked to remain in their seats until all have recessed.
Information for Family Members
The Ceremony will take place in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.
Guests will begin to enter the auditorium around 8:15 am.
Procession will start at 9:00 am with the ceremony beginning shortly after at 9:10 am.
Seating is first come, first serve.
Tickets
Tickets will be available for pick up at the Bookstore Ticket Desk beginning Monday April 3rd or students can have them mailed directly to their home address. The mailing request form will be posted on the Commencement website in March.
Please anticipate picking up tickets during business hours as the Bookstore Ticket Desk is not open on the weekends or in the evenings. Ticket quantities are limited.
Tickets can be ordered here:
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
In keeping consistent with national best practices, UConn will be implementing the use of metal detectors at all graduation ceremony venues in 2023. The metal detectors have been utilized at Gampel Pavilion for several years and will be added at Jorgensen and the Student Union. Event staff will assist with entry through the detectors and are versed in efficiently getting everyone into the venue. There is no need to take any special steps, as venue guidelines regarding prohibited items should be followed.
Photography
There will be professional photographers at the ceremony taking photographs of candidates as they receive their diploma covers (the diploma will be mailed by the Registrar’s Office in a few months). Graduates will receive proofs following Commencement, if they choose to, order prints.
No tripods will be allowed in the Jorgensen. Members of the audience using handheld cameras may take pictures during the ceremonies from areas reserved for that purpose. In order to accommodate everyone, individuals are requested to move to those areas for only a short interval and then return to their seats. Guests will not be permitted on the stage or the pathways of the candidates.
Traffic
Parking can be in either the North (closest) or South Garage. You will need to allow time to arrive on campus, park, and be seated in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. People may be dropped off in front of the Jorgensen Center. The Jorgensen Center front entrance is on Hillside Road and is handicap accessible.
Parking
A map of the campus is online at https://maps.uconn.edu/
There are two parking garages on campus. The North Garage is located at the intersection of North Eagleville and Hillside Roads across from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. The South Garage is adjacent to the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on Stadium Road.
North Parking Garage: 103 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269
South Parking Garage (please use the address for the Burton Family Football Complex - the garage is next door): 505 Stadium Road, Storrs, CT 06269.
Further Information
The University's Commencement Office has established a website to provide easy access to information regarding the Commencement ceremony. Many specific questions are addressed under Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Driving directions and nearby lodging information are also available on the website.
If you wish to contact the School of Nursing directly, Serina Bowman is the commencement contact:
Serina Bowman
Office of the Associate Deans, University of Connecticut School of Nursing
Guests with Disabilities
The following accommodations will be available.
- A sign language interpreter and special seating for people with hearing disabilities.
- Accessible area for individuals, who use wheelchairs, NOTE: wheelchairs are NOT provided, please bring your own.
- Modified bathroom facilities.
- Parking will be available on the ground level of the North and South Parking Garages for vehicles with official permits from a state Motor Vehicle Department for handicapped parking.
- Accessible Van Service: Handicapped accessible vans will be sitting outside of the North Parking Garage waiting to drive guests to the proper Commencement venue. Once the ceremony concludes, they will be waiting outside of the venue to return guests to the North Parking Garage. To obtain these services, please call (860) 486-4991. Guests with disabilities may also be dropped off directly in front of the Jorgensen Center but cars cannot remain there.
More to come
If you requested a printed copy of the program, you will receive it by the end of June. Please contact ashley.o'connell@uconn.edu with any questions.
