Commencement
Sunday, June 1, 2008
10 a.m., Pamplin Sports Center
Congratulations to the graduating students of the Class of 2008! We are looking forward to celebrating the 24th Commencement ceremony of the Lewis & Clark College Graduate School of Education and Counseling with you, your family, friends, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and other guests.
Commencement will be held at the Pamplin Sports Center at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2008. A short reception for graduates and guests will be held in the Fields Dining Hall or, weather permitting, the Manor House lawn immediately following Commencement. Graduates must be at Fields Dining Hall for staging at 9:00 a.m.
Questions regarding graduation should be directed to the Registrar's office, 503-768-6030, gradreg@lclark.edu.
Questions regarding the Commencement ceremony should be directed to Lisa Pogue, 503-768-6016, pogue@lclark.edu. If any of your guests have special needs, please contact Lisa by May 26, 2008 so that special arrangements can be made.
Commencement Information Flyer [PDF] Ordering Announcements
Information for Degree Candidates
Degree Application Filing Timeline
Students must file a degree application stating their intended degree completion date. This allows the Registrar sufficient time to review the application and to inform the student of any inconsistencies or remaining requirements. Deadlines for filing degree applications are:
• September 7 for December 2007 completion/June 2008 commencement participation
• November 27 for May 2008 completion/June 2008 commencement participation
• February 26 for July/August 2008 completion/June 2008 commencement participation
Commencement Ceremony
The Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis & Clark College, holds one commencement ceremony yearly in early June. Degree candidates who are eligilbe to participate include degree candidates from the previous December, May degree candidates, July and August degree candidates who have filed a degree application by the February 28th deadline date. Cap and Gown Pickup
Caps and gowns can be picked up on Wednesday, May 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. room TBA. Commencement Day
Graduates need to arrive at Fields Dining Hall in Templeton Student Center at 9:00 a.m. for Commencement check in and line up.
Formation for Processional - 9:45 a.m.
Formation occurs inside Fields Dining Hall. Graduates will be assembled in lines for the processional by faculty members who serve as marshals. The marshals will check the list and cross off names of anyone not present so that no one's name is called if they are not in attendance. The Registrar, Curt Luttrell, will be available to check the pronunciation of names. This takes one solid hour. Students who are not in line for the formation will not be on the list to be called at the ceremony.
The Processional - 10:00 a.m.
Follow the instructions of the faculty marshals. A bag piper leads the students, who are followed by the faculty and the platform party.
Conferring of Degrees
Following the commencement address, the Dean of the Graduate School will "present" the class. He or she will ask all the graduates to stand, and then the graduates will be asked to come forward to receive their degrees.
Graduates will come forward by programs in rows. The faculty marshal will instruct each row when it is time to proceed towards the stage. Leave your caps on your seats as you will be hooded on stage. When you are next to be called, stop at the Podium of the Name Caller until your name is called.
As soon as your name is read, proceed across the stage to the faculty member who is hooding the graduates. Turn to face the audience and the faculty member will hood you.
Next, the Dean will shake your hand. Then a photographer will take your picture as President Hochstettler hands you your diploma. Proceed across the stage to receive the congratulations of the commencement speaker and member of the board of trustees.
Finally, proceed down the steps where another photo will be taken and you will be directed to your seat by the faculty marshal.
When you return to your seat after receiving your degree, remain standing until all graduates have received degrees. At that time, all the graduates will be seated.
Returning Caps and Gowns
After the graduation ceremony, please return your cap, gown, and hood to the Jostens representative who will be in the Thayer Room in Templeton.
Reception
A short reception will be held immediately after graduation in Fields Dining Hall, or the Manor House lawn if weather permits. We hope that your family and friends will join you there. Miscellaneous Information
Parking
Parking is available in several on-campus lots, but prohibited in the local neighborhood. Campus safety officers and ushers will direct you to the parking area. Allow extra time for traffic, walking to Pamplin and to find seating. It is recommended that family and friends plan to arrive at 9:00 a.m.
If any of your guests have special needs, contact Lisa Pogue at 503-768-6016 or pogue@lclark.edu prior to May 26, 2008. We need the name, number in your party, and wheelchair requirements. It will be necessary for a driver to drop off the special needs individual and proceed to park the car. Please allow an additional 30 minutes. Photographs
Candidates will be photographed as they receive your diploma and once they have left the stage.
In an effort to assist our degree candidates, and their family and friends secure photos from our upcoming Commencement ceremony, we have developed a cool new preregistration system which allows the candidates and their family members to provide email and mailing address information directly to Chappell, our commencement photographer, prior to the ceremony. Candidates can add up to 6 family members or friends to the contact information as well to help share the good news and your photos!
Email is the fastest and easiest way for you and those you designate to receive your proofs. Our photographers will email you, your family, and friends just as soon as the photos are available for online viewing and ordering.
Diplomas
Diplomas will not be available until after commencement. You will receive your diploma cover containing a congratulatory message.
May degree candidates may pick up their diplomas at the registrar's office on May 28 and after commencement by the cap and gown drop off.
A friend or family member may pick up your diploma with a signed note from you.
After June 16, we will mail your diploma to your permanent address on record.
July candidates may pick up their diplomas on July 31. They will be mailed after August.
August candidates may pick up their diplomas on August 31. They will be mailed after September 15. Commencement Speakers
We're pleased to announce that Chris Crutcher has accepted our invitation to deliver the address at Commencement. He is highly regarded as a family therapist and a prolific author of adolescent literature. Below is a link to his website:
http://www.chriscrutcher. com/
The 2008 Commencement Student Speaker
The selection panel for our 2008 student speaker was faced with a difficult assignment. We had four very talented and well-deserving students as finalists in the process. Ultimately, Charlie Ahlquist, from the preservice MAT program, was selected. Following is a brief biography about Charlie.
Charlie attended Lewis & Clark College of Arts and Sciences, and was active as a performer and stage manager in the music department. Tutoring opportunities early in music theory, coupled with a love for choral music, led Charlie to specialize in music education and choral conducting, including a semester of study with the Elysian Singers in London. He graduated in 2007 with honors in Music, and a double major in Psychology. After a one month respite, Charlie began his graduate studies at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. His M.A.T. studies have included work with Dave Becker, and a year long internship with Robert Hawthorne at Southridge High School. While completing his M.A.T., Charlie has remained active in the Portland music community as both a choral soloist and a guitarist, while working with the L&C undergraduate residential community as a Campus Living Coordinator.
When asked about becoming a teacher, he responded, "I find my greatest serenity when I am sharing music with other people. The community and relationships that are developed between individuals who join together in harmony are both supportive and interdependent. I find joy every hour by educating my students about different cultures, our histories, our diversity, and the exhilaration and anguish of the human condition, through the gift of song. I am honored and educated by my students as we all work together to create a collective beauty through music. In a community of learners, we are gestalt - much more as students of a common exploration than we could ever be on individual journeys."
We look forward to hearing his speech at Commencement and congratulate him on this honor, representing all of our graduate students.
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