Spring 2006 Commencement Information

January 23, 2006

NOTE: The following is a copy of the letter to be sent to graduating students and those walking through graduation for May 2006. The list of colleges and departments indicated as being on the back of this sheet has been placed immediately following the letter. The yellow postcard mentioned in the first paragraph is simply a reply card which will be mailed with the graduation packet, and must be filled out front and back and returned to the Registrar's Office to indicate whether you are attending the ceremony or not. This will also give us a mailing address for your diploma.

TO: Degree Candidates Spring 2006
FROM: Philip L. Patton, Registrar
SUBJECT: COMMENCEMENT INFORMATION
DATE: January 2006

Spring 2006 Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2006 in the UNI-Dome. Spring and Summer degree candidates are invited and encouraged to participate in the Spring 2006 ceremonies. There will be two commencement ceremonies. The ceremony generally takes one and one-half, to one and three-fourth hours.

Please Note: There is a change in ceremony times from previous Spring graduation ceremonies.

11:00 a.m.	College of Humanities and Fine Arts
	College of Natural Sciences
	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

3:00 p.m.	College of Business Administration
	College of Education
	Division of Continuing Education and Special Programs

A yellow card for your reply is enclosed which must be returned by Friday, April 7th, 2006. The card must have a mailing address for your diploma. The name of each candidate participating will be read from the yellow cards. Individual commencement photos will be taken by Jolesch Photography, Des Moines, Iowa. Proofs will be sent directly to you. Please fill out both sides of the yellow card and mail back to our office using the return envelope provided.

Students should report to the East concourse side of the UNI-Dome ONE and ONE-HALF HOUR ahead of your ceremony time where you will find an instruction sheet and seating diagram. You will find a list of Colleges and Departments on the back of this letter to help you identify your college. NOTE: If you are a teaching major, you will sit with the college of your major NOT the College of Education. (Example: Art Education will sit with Humanities and Fine Arts). Guests should be instructed to use the West entrances if possible, since public seating will be on the West side of the Dome. Access is also possible by coming through the tunnel on the East side of the Dome, across the Dome floor, and climbing up into the West seating areas. There are no tickets required for the general public seating area.

Check the signs on the end seats of the rows to find your seat. Seating for students in the College of Education, and Continuing Education and Special Programs will be alphabetical; seating for other colleges will be alphabetical within the majors in the department. Graduate students will be in a separate seating section alphabetical order by college. Your yellow reader's card will be on your chair for you to pick up, along with, in some cases, a red College and/or green Department card stapled to the yellow card. The cards MUST REMAIN STAPLED TOGETHER to be given to the card reader, so that they may read these cards to announce the colleges and departments. Please fill out the survey form and read the instruction sheet while you are waiting in the seating area.

Standard announcements are available at University Book & Supply, 1009 W. 23rd Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. We advise that extremely high heels not be worn, because you will be going down stairs. Retainable caps and gowns may be purchased at the Henry W. Myrtle Gallery on College Hill at 915 West 23rd Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Students who are not local may call: 319-266-0168. Purchase should be made by Friday, April 7th, to be assured of getting the apparel you need. Prices (including tax) are listed below.

MA and EDS gown, hat, hood & tassel	$54.57	BA gown, hat, and tassel	$24.40
MA and EDS gown only	$23.01	BA gown only	$21.40
MA and EDS hood only	$27.29	BA hat only	$8.72
MA and EDS hat only	$8.72	BA tassel only	$5.35
MA and EDS tassel only	$5.35

If you or your guests have special needs, please call the Registrar's Office at 319-273-2216. Special needs seating for guests will be in folding chairs on the West side of the Dome floor. YOU MUST REQUEST A TICKET FOR THIS AREA.. Please limit your ticket requests to your family member with special needs and a family member or small group sitting with them to assist as necessary. Thank you for your cooperation and CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRADUATION!

University Organization

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Accounting

Business Teaching

Economics

Finance

Management

Management Information Systems

Marketing

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Athletic Training

Health Promotion

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Health Education

Leisure Services

Physical Education

Special Education

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS

American Studies

Art

Asian Studies

Communication/Public Relations

Communication/Electronic Media

Communication and Theatre Arts

Communicative Disorders

English

European Studies

French

German

Humanities

Inter-American Studies

Modern Languages - Dual

Music

Philosophy

Russian

Russian/Soviet Area Studies

Spanish

Study of Religion

Theater Arts

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

TESOL/Modern Languages

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Applied Physics

Biology

Biotechnology

Chemistry

Chemistry-Marketing

Computer Science

Computer Information Systems

Construction Management

Earch Science

Electro-Mechanical Sys

Environmental Conservation Ed

General Industry and Technology

Geology

Graphic Communications

Manufactoring Technology

Mathematics

Natural Hist Interp

Physics

Science

Technology Education

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

American Studies

Anthropology

Asian Studies

Criminology

European Studies

Family Services

Geography

Gerontology

History

Inter-American Studies

Interior Design

Political Science

Psychology

Public Administration

Russian/Soviet Area Studies

Social Science

Social Work

Sociology

Textiles and Apparel

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies - Nurses

Individual Studies

Bachelor of Liberal Studies

GRADUATE COLLEGE

All graduate degree candidates are listed under the College of their academic major.