For Parents
Welcome to the
2013 Georgetown McDonough commencement Information page
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Summary for Georgetown McDonough Students
Full Commencement Weekend Schedule
Senior Parents' Weekend - Registration Required!
Caps and Gowns (Purchase in February!)
Graduation Checklist
Additional Information
SUMMARY FOR GEORGETOWN MCDONOUGH STUDENTS
Thursday, May 16
Senior Convocation (all Georgetown students), 2:00 P.M., McDonough Arena
Senior Convocation Reception (all Georgetown students), 3:00 P.M. Leo J. O'Donovan Hall
Friday, May 17
10:00 A.M. McDonough School of Business Tropaia Exercises, Gaston Hall
11:00 A.M. McDonough School of Business Tropaia Reception, PWC Plaza, Hariri Building
Saturday, May 18
6:00 P.M. McDonough School of Business Commencement, Healy Lawn (Rain site: McDonough Arena)
7:30 P.M. McDonough School of Business Dean’s Reception, PWC Plaza, Hariri Building
FULL SCHEDULE FOR COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND 2013
THURSDAY, MAY 16
2:00 P.M. Senior Convocation, McDonough Arena
3:00 P.M. Senior Convocation Reception, Leo J. O’Donovan Hall
5:00 P.M. Phi Beta Kappa Annual Initiation, Gaston Hall
6:00 P.M. Phi Beta Kappa Reception, Bunn Intercultural Center Galleria
FRIDAY, MAY 17
7:30 A.M. Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Gaston Hall
9:00 A.M. Army ROTC Pinning Ceremony, Copley Formal Lounge
10:00 A.M. Army ROTC Reception, Copley Formal Lounge
10:00 A.M. McDonough School of Business Tropaia Exercises, Gaston Hall
11:00 A.M. McDonough School of Business Tropaia Reception, PWC Plaza, Hariri Building
12:30 P.M. Georgetown College Tropaia Exercises, Gaston Hall
1:45 P.M. Georgetown College Dean’s Reception, Bunn Intercultural Center Galleria
2:00 P.M. School of Nursing & Health Studies Tropaia Exercises, Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building
3:00 P.M. Walsh School of Foreign Service Tropaia Exercises, Gaston Hall
3:00 P.M. Georgetown College Faculty of Language & Linguistics Awards Ceremony, Bunn Intercultural Center Auditorium
3:30 P.M. School of Nursing & Health Studies Pinning Ceremony (Nursing Majors Only), Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building
3:30 P.M. School of Continuing Studies Commencement, Healy Lawn (Rain site: McDonough Arena)
4:00 P.M. Walsh School of Foreign Service Dean’s Reception, Bunn Intercultural Center Galleria
5:00 P.M. School of Continuing Studies Dean’s Reception, Leo J. O’Donovan Hall
9:00 P.M. Senior Ball, Union Station
SATURDAY, MAY 18
9:00 A.M. Georgetown College Commencement, Healy Lawn, (Rain site: McDonough Arena-two ceremonies)
First Rain Ceremony-9:00 A.M. for last names beginning A-K; Second Rain Ceremony-11:30 A.M. for last names beginning L-Z
12:00 P.M. School of Nursing & Health Studies Commencement, Healy Lawn, (Rain site: Leavey Center Ballroom)
1:30 P.M. School of Nursing & Health Studies Reception & Diploma Distribution, Leavey Center Esplanade
3:00 P.M. Walsh School of Foreign Service Commencement, Healy Lawn (Rain site: McDonough Arena)
6:00 P.M. McDonough School of Business Commencement, Healy Lawn (Rain site: McDonough Arena)
7:30 P.M. McDonough School of Business Dean’s Reception, PWC Plaza, Hariri Building
SUNDAY, MAY 19
9:00 A.M. Baccalaureate Mass, Healy Lawn (Rain site: McDonough Arena)
10:45 A.M. Commencement Brunch, Leavey Center Ballroom
* Rain plan information will be announced on the Georgetown University weather line at (202) 687-7669.
REMINDER! SENIOR PARENTS WEEKEND REGISTRATION
The Senior Class Committee will mail information in the fall regarding the 24th Annual Senior Parents Weekend scheduled for February 1-3, 2013. You can check their website http://scc.georgetown.edu for more updates.
Senior Parents Weekend is a long-running Georgetown tradition for the senior class’ year-end events. Senior Parents Weekend events will include: The President’s Welcome Address and Faculty Reception, the Cherry Tree Massacre a cappella concert, Senior Auction, and much more. For detailed information, please see the Senior Class Committee website listed above, or if you have any questions please email us at seniorparentsweekend@georgetown.edu. We encourage you to come!
During Senior Parents Weekend the Senior Class Committee and the Georgetown University Bookstore are sponsoring the Class of 2013 Grad Salute. Seniors and their families will be provided with a one-stop-shop at the Georgetown University Bookstore to pick up caps and gowns, as well as meet with representatives from Jostens and Framing Success.
CAPS AND GOWNS
Students are strongly urged to purchase their caps, gowns, and hoods during one of the following dates and times:
Friday, February 1, 9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, February 2, 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, February 3, 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
In preparation for graduation, there are 5 important items to bring to your attention:
(1) GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Before finalizing registration for the spring semester 2013, please be certain to confirm that you will have fulfilled all your requirements for graduation by completion of the spring semester. If you are a December 2012 graduate, please confirm completion of all requirements before the end of the spring Add/Drop period. If you graduated in August 2012 you will have completed this already.
(2) APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
Each student who expects to graduate in December 2012 or May 2013 must fill out a “Graduation Application Form” in his/her Dean’s Office. Diplomas are ordered on the basis of these applications. Applications should have been submitted during senior clearance process for the spring semester.
(3) CAPS & GOWNS
Caps, gowns, and hoods required for graduation must be purchased and picked up from Jostens at Georgetown University Bookstore, 2nd level, during Grad Salute and Senior Parents Weekend (February 1-3) or the week prior to Commencement in May. Again this year, the University is offering “green” or eco-friendly gowns and hoods. The cost of the complete academic regalia package is $84. Some seniors may still have the gowns that they wore during their New Student Convocation. If so, you may elect to purchase only the cap, tassel, and hood for graduation. The price for these three pieces is $52.
Representatives from Jostens will be available to sell and distribute the academic regalia throughout the weekend during the following bookstore hours.
If students are unable to purchase academic regalia during Grad Salute in February, then they must do so between May 13 and May 18.
Monday, May 13 – Friday, May 17, 9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, May 18 (Graduation Day), 8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
(4) GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THE SENIOR SURVEY
Faculty members and deans find that student feedback is an important source of information in deciding how to improve the education, programs, and services provided by the University. They also want to know about the plans seniors have made for their years after graduation. Each year as graduation approaches, Georgetown seniors are asked to complete a survey assessing their college experience here. The Senior Survey offers graduates the opportunity to rate various aspects of their college education and invites their suggestions on how to make the Georgetown experience a more positive one for the students who come after them.
We know that the weeks before graduation are extremely busy ones for seniors. In an effort to make the survey as convenient as possible, we will place it online early in the spring semester. We encourage seniors to complete the survey early to have it out of the way before the crunch of graduation activities crowds their schedule.
As a token of appreciation, those who complete the Web survey will receive a free packet of 10 official Georgetown University graduation announcements, with school specific information showing date, time, and location of commencement events. Announcements will be distributed upon completion of the survey by the Office of Assessment and Decision Support. Samples will be on display at the Georgetown University Bookstore. Personalized graduation announcements may be ordered through the Georgetown University Bookstore from Jostens.
The University’s policy is that any student with an unpaid balance will not receive a diploma or transcript until the account is settled. For seniors, there will be a special billing in April. Please check the status of your account in early May to make certain that the account is clear. All outstanding balances, such as library fines, room damage charges, and parking tickets must be paid by noon on Friday, May 17, 2013. The Student Accounts Office will not be open Commencement Weekend. Please be sure that your account has been cleared by that date so that you will receive your diploma on May 18. Student Accounts can be reached at (202) 687-7100. For additional information and updates regarding the 2013 Commencement Weekend please visit http://commencement.georgetown.edu.