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Commencement |
Application for Graduation
Undergraduate students must complete an application for graduation and submit it to the registrar’s office by Nov. 1, 2007. Students who will not be completing all degree requirements by May 16, 2008, must also submit a petition to participate in commencement to the registrar’s office. Applications for graduation are available on the registrar's office website under Forms.
Names as they will appear in the Commencement Program
By clicking the link above you can view the commencement program. Please check your name, major, honors, and hometown. Please refer to the list of symbols below before viewing the program:
• completing more than one major and sitting with department of other major
* completing Teacher Certification Program
† completing Certification for Ministry Program
If you need to make any changes, please contact Lorrie Workman at lworkman@whitworth.edu.
Questions about application for undergraduate degrees should be directed to the registrar’s office, 509.777.3201.
It is very important to keep your address current with us. We may need to contact you if we have questions about your remaining degree requirements.
When
May 18, 2008, 3 p.m.
Students will line up in the Spokane Arena at 2:15 p.m., 45 minutes
prior to the ceremony.
Where
Spokane Veterans' Memorial Arena
720 West Mallon
Spokane, Washington
www.spokanearena.com
To determine which side of the arena the graduates in various deparments will be seated please click on the Seating Map.
Commencement Day Schedule
- 1:45 p.m.: Graduates arrive at arena. Enter through front
door marked "Graduates Only."
- 2 p.m.: Front doors open for family and friends of graduates
to enter arena.
- 3 p.m.: Processional begins.
Contact the registrar's office at (509) 777-3201 if you have any questions.
Commencement Weekend Activities
Please click here for a list of undergraduate-student Commencement Weekend activities.
Graduation Checklist:
Please click here for a checklist of things to do before graduation.
Cap/Gown & Annuoncement Orders
Order Dates:
February 21st from 10:45-1pm in the Hixson Union Building
March 10th from 12:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building and 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in Hawthorne Hall and March 11th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building.
Distribution Dates: May 13th from 12:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. and May 14th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Hixson Union Building.
You may order your cap and gown or announcements from the RoyalT website.
Announcements may be ordered at the same time as cap and gowns.
You will need a business-office clearance form in order to pick up your cap and gown.
Click here to check your account.
Diplomas
If all requirements are complete and financial obligations to the college are met, a diploma is mailed to the student’s address within approximately 10-12 weeks following graduation. The diploma is sent to the address the student provides on a form that is picked up at the time the cap and gown are distributed. If the student expects to be moving, a permanent home address is suggested for the diploma. The diploma will list student name, degree, and any applicable honors. Majors are not listed on the Whitworth diploma.
Diploma Name
Diplomas are issued with your name as it appears on your application for graduation. It must be your legal first and last name, not a nickname.
Degree Verification
Prospective employers can verify degrees awarded by going to www.degreeverify.org. Names of students who have restricted the release of directory information cannot be verified without written proof of permission to release information or written request to remove the directory hold.
Pictures
During Commencement, pictures will be taken of all candidates as they shake hands with President Robinson. Orders for these photos may be placed at the arena or mailed to Leo's Photography, 12623 East Sprague Suite #6, Spokane, WA 99216. Forms will be available at the arena or from the following link:
DVD
The Whitworth Office of Alumni and Parent Relations will take your order for a video of Commencement. Forms will be available at the arena or from the following link:
Hotel Accommodations
It is important to make reservations as soon as possible, as there are other events taking place in town during Whitworth's Commencement Weekend. Please visit the website below for more information.
Things to Keep in Mind
The arena is very crowded after Commencement, and it can be
difficult for graduates, family members and friends to find each
other. Before the ceremony begins, please decide where you will
meet your family and friends afterward.
If you are making dinner reservations, please remember that
the ceremony lasts approximately two hours and 45 minutes. In
addition, it can take more time than expected for graduates, family
members and friends to reunite and exit the parking lot.
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