• Ceremony Date

• Ceremony Time

• Ceremony Location

• Campus Contact

• Ceremony Registration Deadline

• Tickets

• Pre-Commencement Workshop
• Time to Arrive
• Where to Report

• Parking Information
• Future Ceremonies

Ceremony Date:
Sunday, December 14, 2008

Ceremony Time:
The ceremony will start promptly at 2:00 PM. Doors open at 12:30 PM

Ceremony Location:
The Manatee Conventional Center One Haben Blvd. Palmetto, Florida 34221 www.manateeconventioncenter.com

Campus Contact:
Anne Patricia Dobson (941) 359-4268 – adobson@sar.usf.edu Student Affairs Coordinator

Registration Deadline:
Friday, September 19, 2008 See www.sarasota.usf.edu/commencement for details

Tickets:
No tickets are required fro the USF Sarasota-Manatee ceremony. Graduates may invite up to 10 guests. Seating is on a first come first serve basis. No reserved seating is available and seat saving is not allowed. For the best seats, and for larger groups, please plan to arrive when the doors open.
Pre-Commencement Workshop:
Mandatory for all graduates walking in the ceremony.  Contact Anne Dobson 941-359-4268 or adobson@sar.usf.edu or Darren Gambrel (941) 359-4263 dgambrell@sar.usf.edu

Time for graduate to arrive:
Graduates must report to the graduate check-in area by 12:30 p.m.

Where to Report:
Report to the main entrance of the Manatee Convention Center.  Follow the signs to ‘Graduate Check-In”.
Special Services:
Guests and Graduates with special needs will be accomodated.  Please specify 'Special Services' in the comments msection when registering online, and E-mail the Coordinator of Disability Services, Pat Lakey, at plakey@sar.usf.edu .

Parking Information:
Parking at the Manatee Convention Center during Commencement is free.

Future Ceremonies:
Spring 2009: Sunday, May 3 Manatee Convention Center, Palmetto, Florida.

Registration:
>>Click here to register for this ceremony >>Click here for general commencement information