All SE lineup marshals are to be in position on the north half of the Outdoor Practice Field by 12:00 p.m.
Following check-in and brunch at the Touchdown Terrace, report to the Lead Lining Up Marshal, Lincoln Johnson, at the NE ramp to the field, for a short briefing.
To enter the lineup area, candidates will need to present their student ticket and their Husky card or state-issued photo ID. They are told in student instructions to be prepared to open their gowns for visual inspection. Backpacks and bags are not allowed. (See the Security Information page.) They are encouraged to hold on to their tickets.
Upon entering, candidates will receive
- a small card with the order of events and a link to the full Commencement program.
- A bottle of water.
Access marshals will be positioned their and at the north and south faculty/disability entrances to help those who need assistance.
Doctoral candidates will be directed to the doctoral reading marshals to pick up their reading cards. (This is part of their student instructions as well.) All candidates will pass through our photographers and continue to the stadium field, where you – and many other marshals – will welcome them. Ask them if they are receiving a doctoral, master’s or bachelor’s degree and point them to the correct seating sections. There will be signs designating these sections on the field. Doctoral candidates should have their doctoral reading cards with them. All graduates not in their seats by 1:25 p.m. will be held until the opening procession of faculty and university leadership (deans and President’s party) has concluded.
Candidates wearing high heels should be cautioned to be careful if they are not walking on carpet as there are holes in the PortaFloor.
Continue helping candidates get seated and try to fill empty seats in any section as much as possible. As the candidates are seated you will move towards the back of the stadium. Students arriving closer to 1:30 pm will be seated in the back bowl. Doctoral and master’s marshals will remain in those sections. At 1:25 pm the wind ensemble will begin playing music. At 1:30 pm the procession will begin with the gonfalonieres carrying the banners of each school and the faculty procession. They will begin starting at the NW tunnel. When you hear the music, head over towards the tunnel so that you may join the faculty procession and proceed up to your seats on stage.