Sunday, December 13, 2009

• 10:00 a.m. - Morning Worship, Chapel of the Resurrection
• 2:30 p.m. - Conferring of undergraduate, graduate and law degrees, Chapel of the Resurrection (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
• 4 p.m. - President's Reception for graduates and their families, Harre Union Ballroom, immediately following the Conferring of Degrees

No tickets are required and seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and guests should plan to be seated by 2:15 p.m. to allow the procession to move down the aisles.

Guests in wheelchairs and those with other physical disabilities will be directed to an area at the end of pews. One seat on the end of the pew will be reserved for a family member to sit with those guests. Special seating and a sign language interpreter also are available for the hearing impaired. To reserve a place in these areas, call (219) 464-6800, send an e-mail to University.Relations@valpo.edu or write to:

Kathy Stalbaum
Integrated Marketing and Communications
Harre Union
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383 

Guests seeking seating in these areas should provide their telephone number and/or e-mail address in their letter of request.

The Valparaiso University Police Department will be providing a shuttle service from three campus parking lots to the Chapel beginning at 1:30 p.m. The lots are those located south of the Christopher Center, which is adjacent to the Chapel; south of Kretzmann Hall, which is immediately southeast of the Chapel; and the lot west of Huegli Hall, which also is a short walk from the Chapel. Shuttle service will continue until the majority of people have left the area of the Chapel following the ceremony.

The procession of students will form beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the West Balcony of the Chapel. The procession will begin to move into the Chapel at 2:15 p.m. so the convocation may begin promptly at 2:30 p.m.

A photographer from GradTrak will be on hand to take a picture of each graduate. The studio will contact graduates following the ceremony to show photo proofs and take orders for prints.