Dress Code and Decorum
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Graduation is a formal academic occasion and should be viewed
as such in dress and demeanor. The academic robe is black with a
V neckline and will show part of your clothing underneath. The recommended
dress therefore is similar to what you would wear to a formal interview.
Thus you should be mindful of the following considerations:
- Dress clothing, preferably black or navy.
- Black dress shoes (or some other dark
color).
- The gown should be mid-calf.
- No jewelry on or over the gown. Fraternity
or sorority pins/ribbons may be worn; these are
academic emblems and are not considered jewelry
as such. Kente cloths are permissible as well.
- No flowers on the academic robe, and no
flowers are to be carried.
- The mortarboard (academic hat) is to be worn
with the front point over the forehead below the
front hairline, so the flat board is parallel to
the floor. (Not worn on the back of the head
with the board pointing upward.) NO DECORATION
OF ANY KIND IS TO BE PLACED ON THE MORTARBOARD.
- Honors students will have a gold and white
hood, given at the same time as the cap/gown
pickup. It is to be worn with the gold side out
and the white inner lining turned out at the
top, over the gold (like a collar). Gold cords
would be worn under the honors hood.
- Candidates for the bachelor’s degree should
come into the auditorium with the tassel on the
right, hanging near the right eye. After the
degrees are conferred, the tassel is shifted to
the left side. The signal for shifting the
tassel will be given by the President (and/or
your faculty marshal).
- Candidates for the master’s degree will wear
both the robe and hood. Faculty marshals will
give you more specific information.
- Graduates will receive graduation picture
information from Chappell Studio, Inc. A proof
and ordering information will be mailed to the
student's permanent address soon after
commencement.
- Candidates should not chew gum or tobacco.
- Candidates should NOT have personal
belongings in their possession during the
commencement ceremony. NO CELL PHONES OR CAMERAS
ALLOWED! If necessary, personal items can be
left in Flanders Room #1 during the graduation
ceremony, when the room will be locked. It will
be unlocked when the ceremony is over and
students may pick up their possessions at that
time. SU will not be responsible for these
items; students are therefore encouraged to
leave valuables with family or friends.
- Air horns or other noisemaking devices are
not permitted by graduates or guests and will be
confiscated. Balloons and banners are not
permitted inside the Civic Center during
commencement. Photography is allowed from the
seat only.
GRADUATION DECORUM
Graduation ceremonies
are, by their very nature, festive occasions. The festivity manifests
itself in many ways including the dress of the students and faculty
adorned in academic regalia and the warmth, joy and satisfaction
of accomplishment. The ceremonies are also marked by seriousness
where the actual conferring of degrees signifies long, hard work
on the part of everyone involved: students, faculty, administrators,
parents and spouses. As a consequence of the serious nature of the
ceremony, students are expected to maintain a measure of decorum
consonant with the occasion. Applause and other recognition of the
conferring of degrees should be limited to a joint effort at the
conclusion of each graduation group.
Students are expected to return to their seats after receiving their
diploma, and to remain seated for the rest of the ceremony. Family
and guests are asked to remain seated for the entire ceremony, refraining
from leaving their seats in order to take pictures or to talk to
graduates. No balloons, banners or noisemakers allowed.
NO NOISEMAKERS, BALLOONS OR BANNERS
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