Commencement 2013 : Procession Instructions

Time and place of formation

    Graduates, Bag Piper, Gonfalon and ROTC Color Guard, Mace Bearers, Grand Marshal

    10:00 a.m. - Cantrell Hall Banquet Room (former cafeteria)

    10:15 a.m. - Line up according to the seating instructions
                       Position of Tassel on Caps: Seniors wear on right side.
                       Move to left at end of Chancellor’s pronouncement conferring
                       your degree.

    11:00 a.m. - Processional begins

    Faculty

    10:15 a.m. - Chapel of All Faiths

                       Instructions provided by Faculty Marshals

    11:00 a.m. - Robed and ready to march behind students

    Cabinet, College Board, Platform Party

    10:30 a.m. - Cantrell Hall, first floor (Student Life area)

    11:00 a.m. - Robed and ready to march behind faculty

Order of March

          1. ROTC
          2. Grand Marshal with College Mace
          3. Bag Piper
          4. Gonfalon
          5. Faculty Marshals
          6. Poor Farm Society Mace Bearer
          7. Graduates
          8. Faculty Marshals
          9. Faculty
         10. Chancellor's Cabinet
         11. UVa-Wise College Board
         12. Platform Party

          Graduates: Will march according to their place on the list which the Faculty Marshals
         will have. You will be seated in a reserved section in front of the stage.

         Faculty: Seated in a reserved section on the lawn, as directed by Marshals.

         College Board/Cabinet: Seated in reserved section on the lawn, as directed by Marshals.

         Platform Party: Seated on the stage.

Recessional

            Reverse order of march.