The deadline to order faculty regalia has been extended to March 22, 2012. Here is the direct link to the bookstore order form: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/regaliaspr.pdf -----Original Message----- From: UF Deans, Directors, Department chairs [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aust, C Elwood Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Spring 2012 Commencement Information DATE: February 16, 2012 TO: Deans, Directors and Department Chairs FROM: Donna Stricker Director, Presidential Events and Commencement SUBJECT: Spring 2012 Commencement Information Please forward this information to your faculty. Ceremonies: This spring, there will be five (5) multi- college commencement ceremonies - one (1) Doctoral Degree Ceremony (all Ph.D., Ed.D., Au.D., D.P.M., D.P.T.), 4:00pm, Friday, April 27, 2012; one (1) Masters and Specialist Degree Ceremony (for the following colleges only: Public Health and Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Medicine, Business Administration, and Health and Human Performance), 4:00pm Friday, May 4, 2012; and three (3) multi-college Undergraduate Degree Ceremonies (for the following colleges only: Public Health and Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education Business Administration and Health and Human Performance), 9:00am, 2:00pm and 7:00pm, Saturday, May 5, 2012. All of these ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. In addition to the five (5) multi-college ceremonies mentioned above, there are other bachelor/masters/specialist degree ceremonies and professional degree ceremonies hosted by individual colleges. Please see the Commencement Website at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/ under the heading, Ceremonies Schedules, for additional information and college assignments. Ordering Regalia: The deadline for ordering academic regalia is Friday, March 2, 2012. Information on ordering regalia is available from the UF Bookstore (392-0194). An order form may be found at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/ under the heading, Instructions for Faculty. Payment is required when placing an order. Formal academic regalia is required for all faculty members attending commencement. Faculty Escorts: Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education and Doctor of Plant Medicine degrees will be assigned an official commencement escort. Faculty designated as escorts will receive an e-mail from the Office of the Provost with further details about responsibilities, assembly times and hooding instructions. This e-mail is generally sent two weeks prior to commencement. However, if you have a graduate student scheduled to graduate during the spring semester, please order your regalia on or before the March 2, 2012, deadline. ============================================================= NOTE: This and other DDD Memos are maintained on the WWW at: HTTP://www.admin.ufl.edu/ddd/ (ALL ATTACHMENTS TO ORIGINAL MEMOS ARE POSTED HERE) =============================================================