Commencement Details

1. Help Us Plan
2. Commencement Fair
3. Diplomas
4. Diploma Frames
5. Photos
6. Flowers
7. Commencement DVD's
8. Senior Family Dinner
9. Commencement Brunch
10. Graduates' Assembly
11. Inclement Weather
12. Severe Weather
13. Reception
14. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
15. Decorum
16. Lost and Found
17. Senior Activities
18. Yearbooks

Help Us Plan

To ensure adequate seating, graduates must complete their Commencement Participation Form no later than April 5. See the Commencement Fair information to learn more about important preparations for the big event. ▲ Top

Commencement Fair

All members of Keene State’s graduating class are invited to our Commencement Fair, an occasion designed to make preparations easier and more entertaining than ever before. Presented in cooperation with Balfour, the Commencement Fair is a one-stop shop. Your ticket to the Commencement Fair will be your online completion of the Commencement Participation Form. If you’re unable to attend the Commencement Fair because you are a December graduate or you’re off campus at an internship or exchange program, you will be able to take care of Commencement details after the fair by calling the respective offices.

You can pick up your cap and gown at the Bookstore beginning Friday April 5 until Wednesday, May 8. Regalia will not be available after Wednesday, May 8.

Come to the Commencement Fair to:

• Pick up caps, gowns, hoods, and honor society cords and sashes
• Order class rings
• Purchase graduation announcements for family and friends
• Register for career planning and placement with Academic and Career Advising
• Get Commencement photo information ▲ Top

Diplomas

Actual diplomas will be mailed pending verification of degree approximately six weeks later. ▲ Top

Diploma Frames

Fine quality diploma frames, including a mat and medallion of the Keene State College Seal, are available from the College Bookstore. For more information, contact the Bookstore at 603-358-2651. ▲ Top

Photos

Graduation Images will be photographing all graduates at the upcoming Commencement ceremony. Professional photographers will take three different pictures of each graduate shaking hands with the president and crossing the platform. Information on ordering photos will be sent by the studio to all graduating students' KSC e-mail accounts.

You may also visit www.gradimages.com and click on the Pre-Event E-mail Registration. Enter your permanent e-mail address and e-mail addresses of your loved ones who would like to view and order your photos.

After graduation you may order online at www.gradimages.com or call 800-424-3686. ▲ Top

Flowers

Flowers will be available for purchase at Commencement from Commencement Flowers. Commencement Flowers has been providing students in hundreds of schools across North America with vibrant, high quality, fresh-cut flowers for their graduations for 10 years.

Pre-order your flowers and reserve your favorite color at http://www.commencementflowers.com/index.php/keenestateu. ▲ Top

Commencement DVD's

Keene State Media Productions, a student-run organization, will be filming the 2013 Commencement Ceremony. KSMP sells a DVD of the 2013 Commencement Ceremony for $10.00, cash or check only. The DVDs will include the entire Commencement ceremony, the Commencement address and speeches. Each DVD will be presented in a case. DVDs will be mailed by June 20. Graduates may preorder a DVD on May 8 and 9 in the Student Center. KSMP will also take preorders the day of Commencement outside and in the Student Center. You may purchase more than one as a gift for someone. You will need the name and full address of the person it's being mailed to. Questions? Contact keenestatemediaproductions@gmail.com.

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Senior Family Dinner

Friday, May 10, 2013, 6 - 9 p.m. Enjoy dinner with friends and family, followed by a stroll down Appian Way for dessert and an opportunity to meet some of your fellow alumni. Dinner served in the Zorn Dining Commons from 6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Dessert to follow in the Alumni Center from 7 - 9 p.m. Cost: Dinner & Dessert - $13.00; Dessert only - $3.00. A cash bar will be available during dessert.

Commencement Brunch

Sodexo will be offering Brunch in the Dining Commons the morning of Commencement from 9 a.m. until noon for graduates and their guests. The price will be $10.50, and ½ price ($5.25) for children under 12. In addition to normal brunch items like pancakes, sausage, home fries, scrambled eggs, we will also provide eggs Benedict,a grilled bagel bar, smoothies, a carved turkey station, Biggie sandwich's, salad and pizza options. ▲ Top

Graduates' Assembly

Graduates should arrive at Spaulding Gymnasium by 11:30 a.m. on the morning of Commencement. Note: Personal belongings may not be left in the gym during the ceremony. ▲ Top

Inclement Weather

The Commencement Ceremony will be held outside on Fiske Quad. You are strongly encouraged to check the weather forecast for Saturday and dress appropriately. We are known to experience all types of weather on Commencement Day. But, remember, this is New England and the weather can change quickly. Please check the forecast and dress accordingly. There are indoor viewing areas available for those guests who need to be out of the weather. ▲ Top

Severe Weather

In the event of severe weather, we will interrupt the ceremony and direct you to make your way off of the quad. Please take note of your seating location in the safe evacuation information provided in your Commencement program. If you choose to seek shelter during the emergency please proceed to the building that corresponds with your seating area in the safe evacuation information. Take the time to note the nearest aisles and exits from the seating area. Please note the crowd managers around the perimeter of the seating area; they are available to answer questions and to assist you during the evacuation. ▲ Top

Reception

All graduates and their guests are welcome to join faculty, staff, and fellow graduates for light refreshments at the Zorn Dining Commons immediately following the ceremony. This reception is sponsored by the President's Office. ▲ Top

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

Alcohol is not allowed at Commencement at any time and will be confiscated. Graduates will not be allowed to participate in or attend the Commencement ceremony if intoxicated. Keene State College campus is a tobacco free zone for Commencement Saturday May 11, 2013. ▲ Top

Decorum

Reserving chairs on the quad is not allowed. Seating is open and we kindly request that seats not be saved by any means other than someone sitting in the seat. If you bring balloons, ribbon, tape, name cards, paper, etc., to attach to chairs in an attempt to save multiple seats, a member of security or the Commencement staff will ask you to remove them or will remove them. Air Horns and Beach Balls are NOT allowed at the ceremony. Items that distract are disrespectful or diminish the ceremony will be confiscated. Please turn off or mute your cell phone during the ceremony. We ask that you act with consideration and stay for the entire Commencement ceremony. The graduate procession from Spaulding Gym begins at 12:15 p.m. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. and ends between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. ▲ Top

Lost and Found

Turn in found items or search for lost items during the Commencement Ceremony at the Information Table on Appian Way located on the backside of the quad. For items found/lost after the Commencement Ceremony contact Campus Safety. ▲ Top

For any questions please call 603-358-8500.

Senior Activities

Senior Class Office, 603-358-2747 ▲ Top

Yearbooks

Kronicle Office, Student Center, 3rd floor, 603-358-2894 ▲ Top