Faculty Participation Dillard University Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises May 4th & 5th 2012

                            OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

M E M O R A N D U M

FROM: Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Ph.D. Provost

RE: Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises

DATE: April 18, 2012

The 2012 Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises will be held Friday, May 04, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 05, 2012, at 8:00 a.m., respectively, on the Avenue of the Oaks. Actor Hill Harper, a star of “CSI: NY” for the past eight seasons, will give the commencement address. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Harper has appeared in numerous TV shows and feature films, and authored four books, including Letters to a Young Brother, The Conversation: How Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships, and The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place. He has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series three times for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on “CSI: NY.” In 2006, he created the Manifest Your Destiny Foundation, a non-profit that works with at-risk teens across the country.

As you are aware, participation in institutional ceremonies is a primary obligation of full-time faculty members at Dillard University; and, as a result, all full-time faculty are required to be in attendance. Should a personal emergency arise that would interfere with attendance at these ceremonies, faculty should contact me directly.

LINE-UP
The faculty will assemble in academic regalia for both ceremonies in front of Stern Hall. The Faculty Marshals will arrange the order of the processions 15 minutes prior to the procession and will lead faculty and staff members to their reserved seats. The processions will begin promptly at 5:50 p.m., and 7:50 a.m., respectively.

FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE RESERVED SEATING AREA ONCE THE PROGRAMS HAVE BEGUN.

In the RECESSIONALS, the platform party will proceed followed by the faculty, staff, and then the seniors. Males should remove their caps prior to the invocation and place them on their heads just before marching out, after the benediction.

ATTIRE
Dark colors are required for all participants in the academic processions. Please consider keeping accessories to a minimum with your academic regalia.

Faculty Participation Dillard University Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises May 4th & 5th 2012