Graduation Information
For College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management Students
Undergraduate Students - Application for Graduation
Undergraduate students should have already applied for graduation last November. Please verify that your name is on the list by selecting May/August 2008 graduates. If you have any questions or you do not see your name on the list and it should be, you should contact Shirley Haig, Records Coordinator (414.288.7142) as soon as possible.
Graduate Students - Application for Graduation
As a graduate
student, you are responsible for verifying that you have
met all degree requirements by the deadlines printed in
the Graduate
Bulletin. If you do not meet the various deadlines,
you may not be able graduate.
When you have
met all degree requirements, or know that you will meet
them by the deadlines, submit a Graduation
Application to the Graduate School of Management by the deadline listed
in the Graduate
Bulletin. Apply now, click here.
Until all graduation requirements have been met, you must maintain the appropriate registration status (less than half-time, or full-time).
Important:
- If you miss the application deadline, your graduation may be delayed and you must re-apply for the next graduation.
- If you omit any requested information, your form will not be processed by the Graduate School of Management.
- If you are a student in the HCTM or the ENMA program please click here to apply for graduation.
Graduation Ceremony - May 18, 2008
College of Business Ceremony
The College of Business and the Graduate School of Management have a separate graduation ceremony that follows the University ceremony. The College ceremony will be held at the Milwaukee Theatre, 500 West Kilbourn Avenue and will begin at approximately 12:15 pm. The Theatre is one block
south of the Bradley Center (where the University ceremony
is held), so there is no need to move your vehicle between
ceremonies.
At the College of Business and Graduate School of Management ceremony, your name will be read and you will walk across the stage. Tickets are required for guests of undergraduate students for the College Ceremony. Information will be sent to undergraduate students directly with regard to ordering and picking up tickets.
No tickets are required for graduate students and their guests. There is no limit to the number of people you can bring to the ceremony. Seating is on a first-come basis. Academic apparel will be worn at the College Ceremony.
The College Ceremony will conclude by 1:30 pm.
There will be a graduation mass and reception in the Atrium of David Straz Hall on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm. All graduates and their families are welcome to join us.
Annual Graduation activities will be held Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Bradley Center. Candidates for graduation, their families and friends are invited to join with President Robert A. Wild, S.J., and Marquette faculty and administrators in celebrating this important occasion.
Through these activities, we recognize not only the achievements of our graduates, but also acknowledge parents, spouses and others for their support.
The graduation mass, graduation program and distribution of academic apparel will be handled by the University Special Events Department.
Saturday, May 17, 4:30 p.m., U.S Cellular Arena, Mass will be concelebrated by Father Wild and other members of the Marquette Jesuit Community. Attendance is optional; academic apparel will not be worn. Tickets are not needed. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Mass is expected to conclude by 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 9:30 a.m., Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th Street. The program will include individual recognition of the candidates and remarks by Father Wild as well as a student speaker. Academic apparel will be worn. Tickets are not needed; there is no limit on the number of families and friends you can invite to attend. Guest seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
All candidates for graduation must report to the Bradley Center by 8:30 a.m. Procession lines will form at 8:45 a.m. There will be no rehearsal; complete instructions will be provided at the Bradley Center.
Candidates should assemble at the banner of their respective school or college. (Undergraduates will line up behind the College of Business banner, graduate students will line up behind the Graduate School of Management banner.)
All candidates will march in the academic procession and be seated during the graduation program according to individual schools or colleges.
The graduation program will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. It is expected to conclude by 11:30 a.m.
The University Mass and Graduation Program will be signed. At Mass the signers will be at the front of the altar near the east side. At the Graduation Program the signers will be seated on the floor level in front of the stage, at the east side. There are no signers scheduled for the College ceremony. Please contact the College as soon as possible if you have a need for a signer.
For the graduation program the entrance is the main entrance of the Bradley Center. Seating is on the main concourse.
Graduation candidates may pick up academic apparel on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 10 am-6 pm and Wednesday May 14, 2008 from 10 am-4 pm, in the Alumni Memorial Union, Room 227. If the candidate cannot pick up his/her own apparel, a friend or a relative may come in his/her place. Information needed to pick up the cap and gown is the candidate's name, college, degree, and height. Academic apparel will not be distributed at the Arena.
Undergraduates may retain their "keepsake" cap and gown. All graduates in the Graduate School of Management must return caps, gowns, and hoods to the representative of the cap and gown company immediately following the graduation program. (Tassels may be retained as a keepsake.)
Diplomas may be
picked up in the Office of the Registrar in Marquette Hall,
Room 310, any weekday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Any special arrangements
for mailing of diplomas, etc., must be made directly with
the Office of the Registrar.
The office of the Registrar can be contacted at 414.288.7034.
An invitation from the President of the University will be sent to parents or spouse, as indicated by the graduates on forms submitted through the deans' offices.
Also, the traditional printed graduation announcements are available for purchase in The Golden Eagle Shop.
NEAR THE MARQUETTE CAMPUS:
AMBASSADOR HOTEL
2308 W. Wisconsin Avenue
(888) 322-3326
(414) 345-5000
ASTOR HOTEL
924 E. Juneau Avenue
(414) 271-4220
(800) 558-0200, (800) 242-0355 in Wisconsin
BEST WESTERN INN TOWNE HALL
710 N. Old World Third Street
(414) 224-8400
COUNTY CLARE INN
1234 N. Astor Street
(414) 272-5723
COURTYARD by MARRIOTT
300 W. Michigan Avenue
(414) 291-4122
(800) 321-2211
HOLIDAY INN - CITY CENTRE
611 W. Wisconsin Avenue
(414) 273-2950
(800) 465-4329
HOTEL METRO
411 E. Mason Street
(414) 272-1937
HYATT REGENCY
333 W. Kilbourn Avenue
(414) 276-1234
(800) 233-1234
KNICKERBOCKER ON THE LAKE
1028 E. Juneau Avenue
(414) 276-8500
MILWAUKEE HILTON
509 W. Wisconsin Avenue
(414) 271-7250
PARK EAST HOTEL
916 E. State Street
(414) 276-8800
(800) 558-2222
PFISTER HOTEL
424 E. Wisconsin Avenue
(414) 273-8222
(800) 558-8222
RAMADA INN DOWNTOWN
633 W. Michigan Avenue
(414) 272-8410
WYNDHAM MILWAUKEE
139 E. Kilbourn Avenue
(414) 276-8686
(800) 996-3426
HOTELS WITHIN A TEN MILE RADIUS:
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
1200 S. Moorland Road
(414) 782-2900 or (800) 362-2779
RADISSON HOTEL MAYFAIR
2303 N. Mayfair Road
(414) 257-3400 or (800) 333-3333
SHERATON FOUR POINTS
4747 S. Howell Avenue
(414) 481-8000 or (800) 325-3535
SHERATON MILWAUKEE
375 S. Moorland Road
(414) 786-1100 or (800) 325-3535
HILTON INN-MILWAUKEE RIVER
4700 N. Port Washington Road
(414) 962-6040
WYNDHAM GARDEN HOTEL
18155 W. Bluemound Road
(262) 792-1212
University Special Events
(re: Graduation Mass, Program, Academic Apparel)
| (414) 288-7431 |
Office of the Registrar
(re: Diplomas)
| (414) 288-7034 |
Office of Student Development
(re: Saturday Activities)
| (414) 288-7205 |
The Golden Eagle (Retail Shop)
(re: Printed Announcements)
| (414) 288-3050 |
MU Information Center | (414) 288-7250 |
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