Simon Business School

Seating Chart Seating June 10, 2018 June Simon Simon Commencement Ceremony, Sunday, June 10, 2018 Instructions for Candidates

Faculty Student Marshals (Faculty who lead in students) Paul Ellickson (Green – line up in lower level, Lowry Hall) Michael Raith (Blue – line up in lower level, Lowry Hall) 5 Aisle Paul Nelson (Red – line up in 2nd floor, Cominsky Promenade) Gold(right) Clifford W. Smith (Gold – line up in 2nd floor, Cominsky Promenade)

Rehearsal will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

Continental breakfast will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. All degree candidates are

expected to attend. Rehearsal should last approximately one hour.

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Aisle 4 4 Aisle The 2018 Commencement will take place on Sunday, June 10, in Kodak Hall at Eastman

Theatre. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m.; the doors open at 9:15 a.m. for guests.

Arrival time and robing: Graduates should arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. Graduates will

robe in the Lowry Hall (main hallway) of the Eastman School (Gibbs Street entrance). The

bookstore representatives will be located in the Kilbourn Hall Lobby for students

(adjacent to Lowry Hall).

Green Aisle 3 Aisle Caps and gowns that have been ordered will be available at the Bookstore during the

week prior to Commencement. Doctoral graduates must return rented attire to the

Bookstore by Tuesday, June 12th.

*Note: At the University of Rochester, men remove their caps when

seated, but the cap is kept on while marching, standing, and hooding.

Mobility-impaired guests: If a student has a handicapped guest attending the ceremony

2 Aisle

Blue(left) who may need assistance, please notify staff at the Rehearsal or call the Commencement

Office at (585) 275-4111.

Diploma distribution will take place immediately following the ceremony in the main

hallway of the Eastman School - Lowry Hall. Students graduating AFTER the Spring

Quarter will receive their diplomas once their degrees have been conferred.

A reception for all graduates, faculty, and guests will be held in the tents across Gibbs

Street immediately following the ceremony. All are cordially invited.

Copies of the program for candidates will be placed on your seats.

Assembly: Recognition of the Ph.D.: Master’s candidates will assemble into four single-file columns. When Doctoral recipients attend, the Ph.D. candidates (seated on stage) are Green Column will be led by Faculty Marshal Ellickson asked to come forward. The candidate will be presented to the President, who Blue Column will be led by Faculty Marshal Raith recognizes the earlier conferral of the Ph.D. at the Doctoral Commencement Red Column will be led by Faculty Marshal Nelson Ceremony. As the candidate’s name is read, he/she shakes hands with the Gold Column will be led by Faculty Marshal Smith President, proceeds to be congratulated by the Dean, and moves on to the X marked on the floor at stage right, stands at the X, facing the audience and is Each candidate will be issued a name card and must keep the card and present it to hooded. S/he then turns and walks behind the faculty seating section at stage the Announcer as part of the ceremony. The cards will be color-coded for the right and returns to his/her seat. candidate's column and numbered for his or her position in that column. These arrangements are important to assure that candidates reach their assigned seats Conferring Master’s Degrees: and are in alphabetic sequence by degree group. Carin Cole will ask candidates for the degrees Master of Science and Master of Business Administration to stand. Dean Ainslie presents these groups to the Processional: President, who confers the degrees. At the conclusion of the conferral of At 9:50 a.m. Marshals Ellickson and Raith will lead the Green and Blue columns from degrees, Dean Ainslie will ask all graduates to be seated. The candidates will the main hallway through the outside doors to Gibbs Street and will be directed to then be seated until the marshals direct them, row by row, to come forward in enter Kodak Hall through the doors of the oval lobby and take their positions at this order: aisles 3 (Green) and 2 (Blue) at the back of Kodak Hall. 1. Master of Science 2. Master of Business Administration: Professional Program As the Green and Blue columns leave the main hall, Marshals Smith and Nelson will 3. Master of Business Administration: Full Time Program nd lead the Red and Gold columns from the 2 floor assembly area down the staircase 4. Master of Business Administration: Executive Program to the main hall. They will be directed to enter Kodak Hall through the inside doors off the main hall and will take their positions at aisles 4 (Red) and 5 (Gold). Proceeding to the stage to pick up your diploma and be hooded: - At the marshals' signal, the master’s candidates move via the far right aisle to After the fanfare and the beginning of the processional music, the marshals will the steps/ramp to the right of the stage and proceed to the stage landing. lead: - Each candidate proceeds to the Announcer at microphone [Lewin, Ames, - Blue Column (in the left aisle) to row BB and fill in every row in the left section Mesko or Cole] and presents his/ her name card. and continue to three rows beyond the cross aisle - When called, moves to the President at center stage, extends the left hand for - Green column down the left center aisle and fill in rows BB-NN in the center the diploma and shakes hands with the right. section. - Each is greeted by the Dean, and then moves to the X marked on the stage - Red Column down the right center aisle and fill in the center section beyond the floor as directed where he/ she stands facing the audience while being cross aisle, beginning with row OO and ending in row H hooded. - Gold Column (in the right aisle) to row BB and fill in every row in the right section - The graduate then goes down the stage steps, up the far left aisle to his/ her proper row, and return to seat and sits down. The faculty columns will enter the theatre immediately after the candidates. Upon arrival at their places, all members of the procession will remain standing until the Recessional: Platform Party has been seated. University Marshal Wu and Associate Marshal Shaposhnik move to the front of the stage, pause briefly holding the mace and baton while the brass ensemble Ceremony: begins the march and the marshals will lead the Platform Party from the stage, The program begins with greetings from Trustee Witmer, President Feldman and followed by the faculty. Student Marshals will direct the candidates to follow Dean Ainslie, which is followed by a memorial dedication, the announcement of after the stage party has recessed. Candidates will recess out of Kodak Hall by student and faculty awards and prizes; then the presentation of awards and honors the four theatre aisles as directed by their marshals. Once out of the seating to distinguished guests, the Commencement Address and the awarding of the area, candidates should follow the person in front of them until they are out of degrees to candidates. the theatre.