All students attending any of the commencement ceremonies are required to register by April 1, 2012 at 5 p.m. EDT
Register now for commencement.
School of Medicine graduates participating in their diploma ceremony are required to attend convocation.
Doctoral Fitting, Gund Hall, School of Law. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Doctoral Fitting, Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building, School of Medicine. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. View details for doctoral fittings.
5 p.m. EDT Deadline for registering to participate in commencement online at the commencement website.
Mandatory Class Meeting
School of Medicine, E401
3-4:30 p.m.
This meeting will serve as a rehearsal for commencement, and all graduates are expected to attend. Deans, Alumni Office and Special Events will be present to provide direction and answer questions. A great kick-off to a memorable weekend.
Reception
Biomedical Research Building Lobby
4:30-6 p.m.
The School of Medicine dean and faculty host a wine and appetizer reception
for 2012 MD and PhD graduates. Families are welcome to attend.
Awards Ceremony, Strosacker Auditorium
2-3:30 p.m.
Reception, Biomedical Research Building
3:30-4:15 p.m.
School of Medicine honors, awards and prizes will be presented, along with class memorabilia. All graduates and their families are encouraged to attend the ceremony and reception. Award winners will be notified in advance by the Office of Student Affairs.
Commencement Ceremony Breakfast: Biomedical Research Building Lobby and Cafeteria
Breakfast for graduates, their families and friends.
This is the SOM and CCLCM convocation robing and line up location (Graduates).
A class photo will be taken of all graduates in full academic regalia on the steps of the BRB before processing to convocation.
University Convocation: Veale Center
This is a ticketed event for guests. Graduates must participate in convocation in order to participate in the diploma ceremony at Severance Hall.
The ceremony will be shown on large screens in Ford Auditorium at the corner of Euclid and Adelbert for guests not able to secure convocation tickets.
At the conclusion of the convocation ceremony, graduates will remain in procession formation while exiting Veale and will be joined by faculty to process down Adelbert Road to Severance Hall. The procession will be led by our bagpiper and should make for a great photo opportunity for your family.
Diploma Ceremony Line Up (Graduates): Severance Hall
Doors to Severance open for guest seating.
Diploma Ceremony: Severance Hall
Speaker: Darrell Kirch, MD - CEO of Association of American Medical Colleges
Reception: Tent on Freiberger Field, behind Kelvin Smith Library.
All commencement attendees, family and friends are welcome to attend.
Following Commencement, Rental Cap and Gown Drop Off Location: University Bookstore, at E. 115 and Euclid.
If any of your guests require special assistance, please contact Barbara Nicol in the School of Medicine Special Event office at 216.368.5515 or email bxn4@case.edu for information.
Hooding will be done by School of Medicine Society Deans Robert Haynie, MD, PhD, Elizabeth McKinley, MD, MPH, Steven Ricanati, MD and Charles Kent Smith, MD or for CCLCM graduates, by James Young, MD.
Requests for hooding exceptions will be handled through the School of Medicine's Special Event Office. Please email somcommencement@case.edu – Subject: Hooding Request
Please contact Barbara Nicol at 216.368.5515 or bxn4@case.edu or Kathy Malone at 216.368.3109 or kathy.malone@case.edu with any questions.