Fall Commencement
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
6:00 p.m. / Sturtz Theater
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Your commencement is a special time for
you and your family. We are excited to celebrate with you in a safe and healthy environment. Please review the information below to ensure you complete the steps required and
know all the details of your big day! We've also include some FAQs for you and your guests.
Per SUNY's COVID vaccine mandate, all students participating in the commencement ceremony must be fully vaccinated,
hold a current exemption, or apply for a short-term accommodation to attend the fall
commencement ceremony. Short-term accommodation requests must be sent to thoistion@sunyjefferson.edu no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022.
1) Complete the Application for Degree/Certificate
All potential December graduates are required to submit an Application for Degree/Certificate by December 6, 2022. If you have any questions about the application or graduation
requirements, please email studentrecords@sunyjefferson.edu, call (315) 786-2437 or stop in Suite 6-010 in the Jules Center, Building 6.
2) Pick up your cap, gown and tickets
No need to pre-order, just be sure to pick up your cap and gown in the JCC Bookstore
between Monday, November 28 and Monday, December 12, 2022. Your regalia includes the cap, gown, hood, and tassel specific to your program
of study. It will also include any special honors you received from the college, such
as Phi Theta Kappa and Honors Program stoles, as well as military cords for active
duty soldiers and veterans. The cost of your cap and gown is included in your student
life fee.
Tickets: If you are participating in the Commencement Ceremony, you can receive up to four (4) guest tickets for Sturtz Theater seating when picking up your regalia from the Bookstore.
For those unable to attend in person, we also live video stream the College's Commencement exercises via www.sunyjefferson.edu.
Note: Children attending the ceremony must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult. Strollers are not permitted in the Sturtz Theater. Free childcare for ages 18 months to 12 years old is available (information further below).
3) Reserve seating for special accommodations
We are happy to reserve seats for your guests who need special accommodations (i.e.
use of wheelchair or walkers). Graduates must stop in the JCC Bookstore to complete
an accommodative needs seating request form. It is important that the form is completed
and submitted by Tuesday, December 13 so that the College may easily accommodate all requests.
4) Attend commencement rehearsal
A brief commencement rehearsal will take place on Friday, December 16 at 1:15 p.m. Please meet Faculty Marshals in the McVean Student Center Gymnasium at 1:15 p.m.
so we can practice the march into Sturtz Theater, review the ceremony and answer any
questions.
5) Attend Senior Send-off
After rehearsal, celebrate with your classmates at Senior Send-off on Friday, December 16 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in the Jules Center Commons. There will be food and prizes!
Your Big Day – when/where to arrive for Commencement
Students: Please report to the McVean Gymnasium no later than 5:30 p.m. robed and ready to line-up. Staff will be on hand to assist with caps and gowns. Faculty Marshals will be available at 5:30 p.m. to assist you with proper line-up.
Guests: Your guests may park in Lots C and D and enter under the canopy at the Jules Center Commons (near to the Bookstore). Ushers will direct your guests to the Sturtz Theater. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Handicapped /special needs guests may also disembark at this entrance. Guest tickets (for adults and children) must be presented to enter the Sturtz Theater.
After the ceremony, you may join your family in the Jules Center Commons and take pictures in two special photo areas. Light refreshments will be available.
The JCC Bookstore (in the Jules Center) will be open on the evening of commencement from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Other important details
Professional Photographs
A professional photographer will be at Commencement to photograph you on stage with
Administrator in Charge, Dr. Dan Dupee, after you receive your diploma. Immediately
following the ceremony, as graduates leave the Sturtz Theater, you will be directed
to cycle through the HAT Dining Room (off the Jules Center Commons) for a second professional
photograph of you with your diploma. Both of these photos will be provided to you
free of charge. They will be sent to you digitally to the email address in our records
within two weeks of the ceremony.
Photo Area in Jules Center Commons: After the ceremony, there will be an area for you take photos with family and friends (and Boomer!) just to the left of the Bookstore entrance in the Jules Center Commons. We will have we will have staff on hand to help by taking the pictures for you.
Free Childcare
Free childcare is available on campus for the evening of commencement. Call (315) 786-2357 or email tboulton@sunyjefferson.edu by Noon on Friday, December 16 to reserve childcare for your children or your guest’s children, ages 18 months-12
years old. Walk-ins will not be permitted.
Live-stream of the ceremony
Jefferson will live-stream the College's Commencement exercises via www.sunyjefferson.edu. The link will be available about 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony.
Commencement Video/DVD
A video of the ceremony will be available in segments for free on YouTube (search
for SUNY Jefferson channel).
Diplomas
Only diploma covers will be handed out at Commencement. Diplomas are mailed mid–January
following a graduation audit of your records.
FAQs for Graduates and Guests
Caps, gowns and tassels will be available in the JCC Bookstore beginning Monday, November
28, 2022 through Monday, December 12, 2022.
SUNY has mandated that all students using campus facilities be fully vaccinated against
COVID (or hold a current medical or religious exemption). Unvaccinated candidates
for graduation can apply for a short-term accommodation to participate in the commencement
ceremony. Short-term accommodation requests must be sent to thoistion@sunyjefferson.edu no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022.
If you cannot participate in the ceremony, but would like to get your cap/gown/tassel,
please call the Bookstore at (315) 786-2260 to make arrangements
Yes. A professional photographer will photograph you on stage with Administrator in Charge, Dr. Dan Dupee, after you receive your diploma. Immediately following the ceremony, as graduates leave the Sturtz Theater, you will be directed to cycle through the HAT Dining Room (off the Jules Center Commons) for a second professional photograph of you with your diploma. Both of these photos will be provided to you free of charge. They will be sent to you digitally to the email address in our records within 2-3 weeks of the ceremony.
After the ceremony, there will be an area for you take photos with family and friends (and Boomer!) just to the left of the Bookstore entrance in the Jules Center Commons. We will have we will have staff on hand to help by taking the pictures for you.