The next commencement is May 20, 2012. The ceremony, for all campus locations, is at the beautiful Cassel Open Air Theatre at the Doane Campus in Crete, Nebraska.
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Lincoln and Grand Island Undergraduate, Master of Education , Master of Arts in Counseling , and Master of Arts in Management ceremony is at 10:00 am.
Crete Undergraduate ceremony is at 2:30 p.m.
GUESTS
You may bring as many guests as you wish. There's lots of space. Please advise your guests to arrive 45 minutes prior to the ceremony or earlier. Early arrival assures a better chance for a good parking place and the best seat for the ceremony. Cassel Open Air Theatre is handicap accessible, and special seating will be offered for those in wheelchairs.
PARKING
With over 900 parking spots on campus, parking is plentiful. To ease traffic flow, attendants will direct all guests to enter one way off of 7th Street by Frees Hall. At the conclusion of the ceremony, guests will again be directed one way to exit campus. Handicapped parking is available in the Communication Building parking lot.
Safety Office
Graduation information, parking maps, and lost and found.
WEATHER
The ceremony will be held outdoors even if it is cold or lightly raining. Please dress accordingly. If the ceremony needs to be moved indoors due to extremely poor weather, such as a heavy rain, it would be in the Fuhrer Field House.
CAMPUS HOSPITALITY
Common Grounds Coffeehouse is located in the basement of Perry Campus Center. They will be open to serve coffee, fruit smoothies, and water as well as pastry items. The Bookstore will also be open from 8:30 to 2:30 to purchase Doane College memorabilia.
BACCALAUREATE
Baccalaureate celebrates the achievements of the graduates in a spiritual setting. This Baccalaureate service continues to be a tradition at Doane College because of its historical relationship with the United Church of Christ. You are invited to participate in the services, but are certainly not required to attend.
Baccalaureate Services are scheduled the Saturday before graduation.
10:00 a.m. line up on the patio south of Perry Campus Center for the Baccalaureate procession. In case of rain, meet inside Tiger Inn. You will wear your cap and gown.
10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate service in Heckman Auditorium in the Communications Building
PRESIDENT'S CONCERT
At 8:00p.m. come to Heckman Auditorium in the Communication Building to hear the Doane College Choir and Band in their last performance of the year.
GRADUATION DIPLOMA & ACCOUNT CLEAN-UP
If you expect a diploma in the folder Dr. Carter hands you on graduation day, your account balance must be paid-in-full (including promissory notes) the Thursday prior to graduation. If your account is not PAID in FULL (including all credit-by-exam and portfolio credit), you will receive an empty folder during Commencement. Your diploma will be sent to you when your account is paid and requirements are completed. If you have a problem with this deadline, contact the business office in Crete at 800.333.6263.
WHO IS INVITED
Undergraduate students that have completed graduation requirements within the past year are invited to attend the May ceremony. This includes students that completed the previous August (and have not already walked), October, December, and March.
Graduate students that have completed graduation requirements in March or May are invited to attend the May ceremony.