 Fall, spring, and summer graduates will be honored at Dixie State College of Utah’s Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 6, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., in the Burns Arena. The ceremony provides an opportunity for the College to pay special tribute to the graduates for the outstanding efforts they have shown in earning their degrees. This is an opportunity for the graduates to share the excitement and importance of their academic accomplishments with faculty, fellow graduates, family, and friends. Help join in the celebration of the graduates’ achievements at this very important event.
All mailings regarding Graduation are sent to a student’s permanent mailing address. If a student has not received any mailings in regard to commencement, stop by the Advisement Center and pick up a graduation letter or select this link.
GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Five free graduation announcements will be available at the DSC Bookstore on April 9th or will be available at the Stephen and Marcia Wade Alumni House Tuesday through Thursday, May 3rd through 5th, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and Friday, May 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
All graduates are to report at 12:45 p.m. outside at the main campus fountain north of the Old Gym in cap and gown to line up for the Processional to the Burns Arena. There will not be a rehearsal for graduates.
Tickets are not required for graduates. Your seating is reserved. Accommodations are made for students requiring wheelchair accessibility. Please contact DSC Disability Center at 435.652.7516 or Baako Wahabu at 435.652.7880 for specific seating requirements or if assistance is needed ascending and descending the stage during the ceremony.
Each graduate is entitled to two complimentary tickets for their guests. The graduate does not need a ticket. Commencement tickets may be picked up at the Cox Auditorium ticket office after April 4, 2011.
No tickets are necessary for the Convocations following Commencement. All family, friends and guest are encouraged to attend.
The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Burns Arena.
CONVOCATION EXERCISES
- Associate Degrees/Academic Vice President, Dr. Donna Dillingham-Evans
Burns Arena – 3:45 p.m.
- Arts & Letters/Dean Don Hinton:
Eccles Main Stage Theatre – 4:00 p.m.
- Business & Communications/Dean Bill Christensen:
Cox Auditorium – 4:00 p.m.
- Education & Integrated Studies/Dean Brenda Sabey:
Kenneth N. Gardner Center Ballroom – 4:00 p.m.
- Nursing & Allied Health/Dean Carole Grady:
Student Activities Center (Old Gymnasium) – 4:00 p.m.
- Science & Technology/Dean Victor Hasfurther:
Eccles Concert Hall – 4:00 p.m.
Graduates will receive their diploma covers at the Convocation Ceremony. Your diploma will be mailed after final grades are reviewed and graduation requirements are verified as completed. Diplomas will be mailed within 12 weeks of the graduation date to a permanent address on file.
Parking will be available on campus for all graduates and their family and friends.
The ceremony will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) for the hearing-impaired. Seating will be reserved near the front of the stage on the right facing the stage. Please contact DSC Disability Center Coordinator Baako Wahabu at 435.652.7880., for specific seating arrangements.
The cap and gown should be picked up at the Stephen and Marcia Wade Alumni House, located on the corner of 700 East and 500 South, just across from Hansen Stadium on May 3, 4 and 5th (Tuesday through Thursday), from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and May 6th (Friday) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Grad Fair takes place at the Wade Alumni House on May 3, 4 and 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and May 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Graduates may stop by to pick up their cap & gown and receive a gift from the Alumni Association. Snacks will be served, and there will be a Bookstore booth with DSC memorabilia. Graduates can pick up their graduation announcements and purchase tickets to the graduate luncheon.
The annual Dixie Awards will be held Thursday, May 5th, in the Eccles Fine Arts Center beginning at 7:00 p.m. This event continues the rich Dixie State College tradition of honoring students for their academic success as well as student contributions outside of the classroom. There will be a reception for nominees and their guest at the Eccles Patio at 6:00 p.m.
Honors graduates will be recognized during the Dixie Awards program and at Commencement. A representative from the Office of the Academic Vice President will be distributing the Baccalaureate Honors Stole and Cord and the Associate Honor Cord at the Dixie Awards and at the Alumni House. Be sure to pick up this important part of your Honors Graduate regalia.
Gifts are available at the Alumni House located on the corner of 700 E 500 S across from the Hansen Stadium on May 3, 4 and 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and May 6th (Friday) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Graduates and their families and friends are invited to join administrators, faculty, and staff in the Gardner Center Ballroom for a luncheon honoring the graduates. Tickets for the luncheon are available at the Avenna Center Ticket Office by calling 435-652-7800, or online at tickets.dixie.edu. You can also purchase tickets at the Stephen and Marcia Wade Alumni House when you pick up your cap and gown. Each graduate will receive one free luncheon ticket. Additional luncheon tickets may be purchased at a cost of $11.50 for adults and $7.00 for children 12 and under.
To be eligible to graduate, you must meet with your Academic Program Advisor, complete a degree audit, and complete an online graduation application. The degree audit must be filled out prior to the published deadline for the semester of intended graduation. Only degree seeking students may participate in commencement. For any questions regarding the degree audit or online application, contact your Academic Program Advisor.
Dixie State College has contracted with Gradimages Photography to take a photograph of each graduate as he or she walks through the D and across the stage. Within a couple of weeks after the ceremony, Gradimages will send proofs to each graduate’s permanent address. Students are under no obligation to purchase additional prints. DSC does not benefit financially from this arrangement. It is provided as a service to the graduates and their families. For additional information regarding Gradimages, please visit www.gradimages.com or call (800) 261-2576.
Graduate candidates should wear the tassel on the right side initially; tassels will be moved to the left side upon graduation.
Terre Burton - After 36 years of teaching, 19 of them at Dixie, Terre Burton is retiring from full-time teaching. "I think it will be difficult at first because I have thoroughly enjoyed working with students who want to learn and sharing with them my love of literature, writing, and the humanities, but I expect I will sometimes teach an evening class or two, and certainly I will continue with my love of family, travel and literature—so life will still be good!"
Dr. Wayne Shamo - George Wayne Shamo graduated from Dixie College in 1958, and later from Brigham Young University. I received a Masters and Doctrate from Southern Illinois University by 1965. I taught Communication at Memphis State University and Purdue University before returning back to Southern Utah. I served on the Dixie College Institutional council for 8 years. In the year 2000 I joined the faculty in communication at Dixie College. My teaching at Dixie college has all been about the students.
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