Faculty

All faculty are encouraged to participate in the Commencement ceremony. As members of the "faculty honor processional", they play a vital role in this most significant event for the students whom they have helped to educate and nurture at the University of New Mexico.

Commencement Ceremony

Friday, December 19 at 6:00 p.m., University Arena

 


Signup

Faculty, VIP, and Staff who plan to participate in one or more graduation ceremonies must complete the online sign-up form. The regalia order deadline is: Thursday, March 27, 2008.

 


Commencement Ceremony Instructions


General information

  • There will not be a rehearsal
  • There is adequate parking at the University Arena.

Academic Regalia

  • All ceremony participants must wear academic regalia.
  • Faculty who have ordered academic regalia can pick-up their regalia at the Bookstore beginning Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
  • Regalia may be returned to the Bookstore during regular business hours starting Saturday, May 17, 2008 and no later than Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Failure to adhere to this deadline will result in your department being charged the replacement cost.

Processional Line-up

8:15 a.m. , West University Arena

  • Line up on the Southwest Concourse behind the appropriate sign.
  • Further instructions will be emailed prior to the event.

Faculty Honor Processional

  • Faculty will lead the academic procession into the arena promptly at the ceremony start time.
  • As directed by the marshals, faculty will process toward the stage in pairs. The arena steps are steep, please be careful! Women should wear low heels.
  • Once faculty lines are in place on the floor of the arena, the faculty will turn and face each other staying in place while the students process through.
  • Faculty will be seated as instructed by the marshals. (Men remove caps during the National Anthem).
  • The marshals will direct you to the proper seats after the students have been seated.

Hooding Ceremony


For faculty who will be hooding students at the Commencement Ceremony:

  • Degree candidates will be asked to rise as a group.
  • The President confers the degrees on the group.
  • The Master of Ceremonies will then say "as directed by the marshals, will our doctoral candidates please come forward to be hooded by their faculty mentors..."
  • As directed by the marshals, degree candidates and their faculty mentor ("hooder") will then move to the aisle on their right and proceed to the platform.
  • At the foot of the platform, each candidate will present the name card to the master of ceremonies.
  • The name of the candidate and their hooder will then be read.
  • The candidate will proceed, giving the hood to the marshal on the stage.
  • The hooder will proceed and stand to the right of the marshal on the stage facing the audience.
  • As the candidate reaches the hooder, she/he stops and faces the audience to be hooded.
  • The marshal on stage will hand the hood to the faculty hooder who then hoods the candidate.

Recessional

  • Marshals will direct faculty out of the arena.