Spring 2008 Commencement

Monday, May 5, 2008

Location:
The Lakeland Center, Youkey Theatre
701 W. Lime Street
Lakeland, FL 33815

7:00 p.m.: Ceremony


Commencement is a time to recognize the great achievements of our USF Lakeland students. The first USF Lakeland commencement was held May 3, 2001, in the Polk Theatre in Lakeland. With more than 75 graduates and over 1,100 guests, the commencement ceremony was a huge success. As the number of USF Lakeland graduates continued to grow, a fall commencement ceremony was introduced in 2003.

Did you know?

While USF President Genshaft participates in all four campus’ commencement ceremonies, the ceremonies are not identical. Due to smaller graduating classes, Lakeland is able to add a few special touches to make it a memorable experience for our graduates.

In Lakeland’s intimate ceremony you will participate in the processional instead of being pre-seated in an auditorium. You will graduate with your fellow students, shake the hands of faculty you know, and celebrate with advisors, staff and administration who have helped you along the way. The ceremony is approximately 1 hour in length.

Spring 2008
Commencement

If you’re graduating in the Spring 2008 semester, CONGRATULATIONS!
You must apply for graduation by Friday, February 1, 2008. You can pick up a graduation application from Lakeland Student Services or at www.registrar.usf.edu.

If you plan to walk in the ceremony, you must REGISTER ON-LINE, by Friday, April 25, 2008 to participate. Just go to www.usf.edu/commencement and register for the ceremony in which you choose to participate, and we encourage you to choose the USF Lakeland ceremony. Your online RSVP will secure your participation in Lakeland's ceremony.

• The Youkey Theatre doors will open at 5:30pm. Guests must be seated no later than 6:50pm. The ceremony starts promptly at 7:00pm and lasts approximately 1 hour.

• Graduates must report to the Exhibit Hall (across from the Youkey Theatre) no later than 6:00pm for check-in and the processional line-up. Graduates arriving after 6:45pm may not be allowed to process. Guests will not be permitted to enter staging area for the graduates.

• Guests and Graduates with disabilities will be accommodated. Graduates with disabilities must contact Samantha Lane at (863) 667-7017 or slane@lakeland.usf.edu by November 30, 2007 so the appropriate accommodations can be made.

Programs

The graduate names listed in the program come from the Registrar’s office, based on the list of Lakeland students who have applied to graduate by the end of the fourth week of the term. Your name may not be in the program if you have applied to graduate after that deadline, if you have elected total privacy on your student record, or if Lakeland is not designated as your home campus. Registration for the Commencement ceremony does not ensure your name is printed in the program.

Previous
Commencement Photos

2008
Video of Spring 2007 Convocation

2007
Fall 2007 Ceremony Photos
Bob Knight Ceremony Photos
Video of Fall 2007 Convocation

Video of Spring 2007 Convocation

2006
Video of Fall 2006 Convocation

Video of Spring 2006 Convocation

2005
Video of Fall 2005 Convocation

Spring 2005 Ceremony
Video of Spring 2005 Convocation

2004
Fall 2004 Ceremony
Video of Fall 2004 Convocation

Spring 2004 Ceremony
Video of Spring 2004 Convocation

2003
Fall 2003 Ceremony

Spring 2003 Ceremony

Future Ceremonies

Fall 2008 Commencement

Monday, December 15, 2008

The Lakeland Center, Youkey Theatre
701 W. Lime Street
Lakeland, FL 33815

Ceremony 7:00 p.m.

Spring 2009 Commencement

Monday, May 4, 2009

The Lakeland Center, Youkey Theatre
701 W. Lime Street
Lakeland, FL 33815

Ceremony 7:00 p.m.

Regalia

You may order your regalia by following these simple steps:

1. Visit the USF Tampa Bookstore online at www.bookstore.usf.edu
2. Under the "Announcements" section on the homepage, go to "Cap & Gown "
3. Click on "Click here to access the regalia order form."
4. Fax completed order forms to the USF Bookstore at (813) 974-0513
5. Ordered regalia will be shipped to you or can be picked up at the USF Lakeland Campus with your student ID
6. Once regalia is received:
   a. Try it on at least 2 weeks prior to the ceremony so it can be exchanged if it doesn't fit properly.
   b. Check the coloring of tassels and hoods to be sure they represent your degree.
   
   THE COLORS — In regalia, academic disciplines are noted by color. These colors can be found on undergraduate and masters tassels and on master and doctorate hoods on the velvet edging.
   
   • Apricot — Nursing
   • Black — Independent Studies
   • Blue (dark) — Philosophy, African Studies, Economics, History, International Studies, Medical Sciences (doctorate), Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies
   • Blue (light) — Education
   • Blue (peacock) — Public Administration
   • Blue (Rhodes) — Audiology
   • Brown — Visual and Performing Arts
   • Citron — Social Work, Criminology, Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
   • Crimson — Mass Communications
   • Drab — Business
   • Orange — Engineering
   • Pink — Music
   • Salmon — Public Health
   • Violet — Architecture
   • Silver — Speech Communications
   • Teal — Physical Therapy
   • White — Arts and Letters and Humanities, including American Studies, Applied Linguistics, Classics, English, Foreign Language, Interdisciplinary Social Science, Liberal Studies, Linguistics, Religious Studies
   • Yellow — Anthropology, Biology, Bio Medical Sciences, Chemistry, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Gerontology, Information Technologies, Medical Sciences (Masters), Medical Technology, Mathematics, Marine Science, Physics, Speech Pathology
   • Yellow (lemon) — Library Science
   • Yellow (pineapple) — Hotel and Restaurant Management