Commencement Parking and Transportation

On Sunday, May 9, 2010 please encourage your family and friends to arrive by 8:30-9:00 a.m. for the Commencement Ceremony. Parking is available in several on campus lots. Allow extra time for traffic, walking to Griswold Stadium or Pamplin Sports Center, and finding seating.

Parking access and availability will be shown by traffic directional signs posted along S.W. Palatine Hill Road as well as by uniformed Campus Safety officers. The largest supply of parking can be accessed via the North Gate. Additional parking will be available and can be accessed via the Residence Hall gate.

Please do not park in the neighborhoods surrounding the College.

HANDICAPPED PARKING

Blue signage with the handicap logo on it will be on the roadway beginning at the roundabout at the Law School. The signage will direct those needing handicapped parking to the Visitor Information Gate. A Campus Safety officer will be there to assist with the best available parking.

SHUTTLE

ON CAMPUS SHUTTLE SERVICE will be available Sunday, May 9, between 8 am and 9:30 am and then between Noon and 2 pm. A 20 passenger bus will circulate on the Campus between Fir Acres Theater, Lower Griswold, Upper Griswold, Law School, Houston Ball Field, and Campus Safety parking lots.

Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8
The Pioneer Express will provide service between Pioneer Square (downtown Portland) and Templeton Campus Center on its regular schedule.

Sunday, May 9
Pioneer Express
The Pioneer Express will provide three early runs from downtown Portland (Pioneer Square) to Templeton prior to the Commencement ceremony

7:15 a.m., arriving Templeton at 7:45 a.m.
8:15 a.m., arriving Templeton at 8:45 a.m.
9:15 a.m., arriving Templeton at 9:45 a.m.

Afternoon: Service from Templeton to Pioneer Square begins at 1 p.m. and continues hourly, with service from Pioneer Square to Templeton on the half hour for the duration of the day and evening.

On Campus Shuttle Service with a 20 passenger bus will run between 8 am to 9:30 pm and between Noon and 2 pm. The bus will circulate between Fir Acres Theater, Lower Griswold, Upper Griswold, Law School, Huston Ball Field, and Campus Safety parking lots.