Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff Participation

Please complete and submit the Faculty/Staff Commencement Participation Form by Friday, May 8th at 5 p.m. if you plan to participate in commencement.

DO NOT RESPOND if you are a member of the stage party, college marshal or a doctoral advisor hooding a graduate.

For questions or additional information about faculty/staff participation, please email Jackie Schluchter at jackie.schluchter@ndsu.edu.

REMINDERS:

• Signs and staff will direct you to the faculty/staff staging area.
• All participants must wear academic regalia (cap and gown)—available through the Bookstore.

Information for Advisers of Doctoral Candidates

(Ph.D., D.M.A., Ed.D., D.N.P.)

• Doctoral advisors do not register, as the doctoral student has included the advisor in the student RSVP
• Follow student instructions for line-up and assembly
• Assemble and be seated with Doctoral candidates

Special Assistance and/or Reasonable Accommodations

• Any faculty/staff participant or stage party member needing special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations (wheelchair, physical disability, etc.) should contact Registration and Records at ndsu.registrar@ndsu.edu at least 2 weeks prior to the ceremony to make arrangements
• Sign language interpreters are on-stage and interpret throughout the ceremony

Academic Apparel Information

• Faculty and staff who wish to participate in the academic procession, will wear caps and gowns. If you need a cap and/or gown, contact Jodi Askew, NDSU Bookstore, (701) 231-7428 or jodi.askew@ndsu.edu

Arrival and Assembly for Ceremony

• Plan to arrive at the Fargodome no later than one hour before the start of the ceremony (doors open 1 hour before start of ceremony)
• Parking at the Fargodome is FREE for NDSU's Commencement ceremony
• Enter the FargoDome through the main EAST lobby and use the escalator or elevator to proceed to the lower level
• Signs and staff will direct you to the designated seating area