Graduates

Graduates will enter the Tripp Athletic Complex through different doors, depending on their individual colleges. Once inside please go the clearly marked tables to receive your graduation cards and to be lined up for the ceremony.

• Graduate School - Enter through any Fitness Center Entrance door.
• College of Engineering - Enter through any Fitness Center Entrance door.
• College of Nursing - Enter through any Fitness Center Entrance door.
• College of Visual & Performing Arts - Enter through any Fitness Center Entrance door.
• College of Arts & Sciences - Enter through Main Lobby Doors via ramps.

Guests

Guests must have the tickets that were provided in the commencement packet to enter the Tripp Athletic Complex. Guests will enter through the Ground Floor Doors at the rear of the gym through the canopy tents. If there are any guests with special needs, please have them check-in with the officers at the front gate of the campus for instructions.

All guests that cannot attend the ceremony in the Athletic Complex will be invited to view the proceedings in the Campus Center, Auditorium, and Library Ground Floor. The proceedings will be broadcast live to those locations.

Parking

In the event of rain, it is best to park in the following lots:

• Athletic Center: Lots 9, 10 and 12
• Campus Center and Auditorium: Lots 4 through 8
• Library: Lot 13

The police and parking directors have authority, in all cases: do not attempt to park where you are not directed to.