GradFest 2019: Gateway to Graduation
Everything but the cheers, all in one place.
For graduating seniors, master鈥檚 degree and Ph.D. candidates, the preparation comes long before the walk, the photos and the flowers.
GradFest 2019 is a one-stop shop for caps and gowns and graduation memorabilia, and it鈥檚 the first place to obtain commencement tickets for family and friends. Organizers have designated a GradFest for each 色情视频 campus.
色情视频 main campus: Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Montezuma Hall in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.
色情视频 Imperial Valley: Monday, April 8-Thursday, April 11, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Aztec Store.
鈥淕radFest is my favorite event of the year,鈥 said Ambre Dorsett, regalia buyer for Aztec Shops, the non-profit auxiliary of 色情视频 that operates the event. 鈥淢any students come with their friends between classes and it is really fun to see their excitement when they receive their cap and gown.鈥
During Gradfest, cap and gown and diploma frames are sold at a discount rate not available afterwards. Announcements, class rings, flowers, and alumni gear also are available.
To obtain commencement tickets, students must show their 色情视频 RedID card or a valid, government-issued picture ID.
For a $10 donation toward the Class of 2019 Endowed Scholarship program, students will receive a red-and-white Legacy Cord to wear at graduation and special recognition during the ceremony. With the purchase of a lifetime alumni membership, graduates will receive a free cap and gown.
GradFest also offers a portrait studio (cap and gown or professional business portraits).
Here is a schedule of commencement ceremonies by college:
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Rollie Carrillo Quad
7 p.m.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Viejas Arena
9:30 a.m. College of Health and Human Services
3 p.m. College of Arts and Letters
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Viejas Arena
8 a.m. Fowler College of Business
1 p.m. College of Sciences
5:30 p.m. College of Engineering
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Viejas Arena
9 a.m. College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
2 p.m. College of Education and the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement