- Remind the graduating student that he/she must apply to graduate. A student will not graduate without submitting an application to the Registrar’s Office by November 30.
- Make hotel reservations. Contact information for preferred hotels can be found on the Wake Forest University website. When you contact a hotel, let the reservationist know that you will be attending the Wake Forest graduation. Many hotels have set aside a block of rooms for graduation guests.
- Read and save the Commencement brochure, which will be mailed to each graduating student’s local address and permanent address in January.
- Review this Commencement website for details including the weekend schedule, maps, ticket registration, parking information and instructions for graduates.
- Encourage your graduate to attend the Grad Fair March 21-22 at the College Bookstore. Graduates can order cap, gown and tassel (sold only as a package), graduation announcements, class rings and diploma frames. There will also be representatives from the Registrar’s Office, Student Financial Services and the Commencement Office to check the status of student accounts and to answer questions.
- Discuss Commencement Weekend ticket needs with your graduate and other family members and determine the final number of tickets you will need for the Baccalaureate Ceremony, Baccalaureate Picnic, Commencement Breakfast, Commencement.
- Reserve tickets.
- Students needing additional tickets are free to ask classmates who do not need all tickets to order the maximum and share the extras. Students need to make these arrangements themselves.
- Encourage your graduate to attend the Senior Meeting in April (date to be determined) for graduation instructions. Faculty Marshals and representatives from the Registrar’s Office, Student Government and the Commencement Office will speak.
- All graduating seniors (College BA and BS candidates) are asked to fill out the name pronunciation form. This will ensure that graduates’ names are pronounced correctly during the commencement ceremony. Please ask students to complete the online form before April 30.
- Check campus weather. Graduation exercises are held outside and last less than three hours, but temperatures in May can vary widely.
- Take note of the rain plan.
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