Important Commencement Information

What you should know before Commencement

1. A Commencement day luncheon will be held to honor all of Ashland’s graduates. You (the graduate) and two members of your family will be our guests for the luncheon, which will be served immediately following the ceremony in Myers Convocation Center if the ceremony is held outdoors at Miller Stadium. In the event of rain, the luncheon for undergraduate students will be held in lower Convocation Center and the Rec Center, while the luncheon for graduate students will be served in Redwood Hall. Additional guests will be served for a fee. Please make your reservations by returning the attached form by May 1, 2013, or by visiting the website www.ashland.edu/commencement to order tickets online.
2. The graduation fee is payment for your diploma, cap/gown and tassel, which you may keep; and other graduation costs incurred by the University. Caps/gowns and tassels and tickets in case the ceremony is held indoors will be available from the Bookstore beginning April 10, 2013. All graduates picking up caps and gowns will need a picture I.D. If someone else is picking up your cap/gown, they will need written permission from you. There is a $7.75 UPS charge to have your cap/gown sent to your home or work. Extra tassels are $5. Custom printed announcements, Ashland diploma frames and University commemorative rings are available at the Ashland University Bookstore. Orders can be phoned in or placed online at www.ashlandbookstore.com. Please call the Bookstore at 1-800-547-1199 if you have any questions. Ashland University Bookstore (www.ashlandbookstore.com) hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Sundays. On Commencement Day, the Bookstore, located in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center, will be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
3. All accounts with the Student Accounts, Library, Bookstore, Telecommunications and Dean of Students must be cleared by April 12, 2013. Diplomas will be held for those students who have unmet financial obligations.
4. HONORS -- Honors are based on Ashland University grade point averages through December 2012 and will be awarded to those who have 50 or more institutional credits.
5. Undergraduate and graduate students will not be able to participate in Commencement exercises until all coursework has been completed.
6. Students who need accommodations for a disability should contact the Registrar’s Office at (419) 289-5028 no later than May 1, 2013. Parking for individuals with disabilities will be available in Parking Lot E (see map).
7. A Graduation Fair will be held in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Lobby on April 10 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Stop by the fair to pick up regalia, order announcements, class rings and meal tickets for graduation day, have your picture taken in your cap and gown, or get other items that graduates need. Call 800.547.1199 with questions.