Graduation Ceremonies: Spring 2009 Information
Convocation Webcast Now Available
You can now watch the Spring 2009 Convocation. QuickTime is required for viewing.
General Information
There are two graduation activities:
- SJSU Commencement – (May 23, 2009) held at SJSU Spartan Stadium for all graduates (undergraduate and graduate students)
- SLIS Convocation in San José – May 16, 2009
Graduates from August 2008, December 2008 and May 2009 are invited to participate in the SLIS Convocation ceremony either in person or virtually. The names of all graduates will be called.
- If you are attending in person, SLIS Convocation tickets are available for purchase now and will be mailed to you.
- This year's SLIS convocation will be webcast. We invite graduates to join us online. Video and audio of the event will be available at the time of the event (May 16, 2009, 1:00 p.m.). Closed captioning will be available via Elluminate. See additional details about the program with with links to the video and captioning at slisweb.sjsu.edu/media/convocation/convocation.html.
- A PDF copy of the "Convocation Booklet", is now available. Please go to the virtual convocation webcast site listed above, to print or save to your computer.
- Official diplomas are mailed 2 to 3 months after the event.
Graduates who are attending in person will walk across the stage and must wear a cap, gown, and hood to participate in the ceremony (though you don't wear the hood until you are officially hooded during the ceremony). These will be available for sale through the campus bookstore (or you may be able to borrow one from a friend and then purchase only your tassel). MLIS graduates should purchase the lemon colored hood. The SJSU Spartan Bookstore will be selling regalia from April to May. Students may make purchases in the bookstore or online. Announcements are also available through the bookstore.
See photos and video highlights of the 2008 SLIS Convocation: Convocation Ceremonies 2008.
SJSU Commencement
SJSU Commencement will be on May 23, 2009. Parking in campus parking garages that day will be free.
SJSU Commencement is held at Spartan Stadium. All graduates, including distance students, are invited to attend. Students who attend the morning ceremony will be able to collect a program from their chairs. The program lists all the SJSU graduates including those in our program. Degree recipients who do not attend the ceremony may obtain a free program beginning the week following Commencement at the President's Office (Tower Hall 206). Read more about the SJSU Commencement at www.sjsu.edu/commencement/.
SLIS Convocation
Business casual attire is encouraged for both students and guests.
Commencement Speaker — Keith Michael Fiels
Keith Michael Fiels was appointed Executive Director of the American Library Association in July 2002. Keith Fiels earned a B.A. and an MLS from the State University of New York, Buffalo and did advanced studies at the University of Denver. Prior to coming to ALA, Fiels served as Director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Fiels has served as President of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), as the director of a library network, and as a staff consultant for the New York and New Jersey State Libraries. He is the recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership Achievement Award and a Library Public Relations Council Award. He was named to the ALA Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) National Advocacy Honor Roll in 2002 and the Massachusetts Library Association Hall of Fame in 2004.
General Information
Graduates do not need a ticket. Your first (1) guest ticket is $10. Each additional ticket is $25, children under 12 are $10. There is NO LIMIT to the number of tickets you may purchase. Tickets will be sold at the door, $30 for each adult and $15 for each child under 12. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at our SLIS Store. Children under 18 months may also attend, free of charge.
You must do step 1 and step 2 below. Step 3 is optional.
- RSVP for the San José convocations before April 28, 2009. (closed)
- Convocation Program Book form. (closed)
- Purchase tickets for your guest at the
SJSU SLIS online store.
Starting on May 7th, all tickets purchased online will be available for pick–up at "Will Call" only!
**Please Note: The $10 "Discount Ticket" will not be available at the door.
NOTE: We accept American Express, MasterCard and Visa online. Sorry, we cannot accept debit cards.
SLIS Convocation in San José
The SLIS Convocation will be held in San José on May 16th, at Parkside Hall. It will start at 1:00 p.m. A reception will follow the ceremony.
Parkside Hall is located at:
San José, CA 95113
(Next door to the Tech Museum)
www.sanjose.org/visitors/maps/maps/downtown.pdf
Parking is available at the Convention Center for a fee. Alternative parking is available across from the Convention Center. There is free parking in the Market & San Salvador lot at 325 S. Market St. See www.sjdowntownparking.com/parking_map.php.
Please be aware parking meters are enforced on Saturdays.
Graduates should arrive between noon and 12:30 p.m. to check in and begin lining up. All graduating students must check in at the ticket sales table. The processional will begin at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony should last about an hour and a half. The reception begins after the ceremony and will end at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Photographs
Convocation photos will be taken by Bob Knight Photographers. Everyone will be photographed. You will receive an information card to complete on convocation day. GradTrakTM allows graduates to receive their proofs via email within 24 hours after the end of the ceremony.
For more information and to pre-register on the Bob Knight Photo Web site use the following URL:
Bob Knight Photo: Registration Page .
No helium balloons will be admitted into the graduation auditorium or the reception hall.
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