If you plan to attend commencement, please fill out and submit the MBT Graduation Ceremony Form at the link above to notify us of your interest in attending the ceremony and give us information related to your cap and gown size by Wednesday, May 7, 2008.  The Master of Business Taxation Program will provide a complimentary cap, gown and stole package to all MBT graduates attending the graduation ceremony. 

 

Formal invitations will be sent to all eligible students with final details on check-in, line-up, parking, map and Carlson School reception RSVP.

A "one-stop shopping" opportunity for graduates on March 26 - 27, 2008 at University of Minnesota's Great Hall of Coffman Memorial Union.  You are able to purchase graduation announcements, college rings and other alumni items at this event.  REMEMBER -- MBT is providing your cap and gown package.

 

Timeline & Location:
          8:15 a.m.   Line-up details to come
          8:30 - 8:50 a.m.   Proceed to Northrop Auditorium.
          9:00 a.m.   Graduation ceremony begins at Northrop Memorial Auditorium. 
            It includes a guest speaker, conferring of degrees and announcement of
            awards.  It lasts approximately 1.5 - 2 hours. 
         11:00 a.m. (or immediately following ceremony, which ever comes first)   
            Post-commencement buffet for our MBT graduates and guests at the
            Radisson University Hotel, 615 Washington Ave. SE, on the U of M East
            Bank.  Mark Sellner will be greeting you, your family and friends at 
            this time. 

 

Tickets:

No tickets are required for your guests but auditorium seating is on a first-come basis. 

 

Parking:

Graduates and guests may park in the:
- Washington Avenue Ramp (Washington and Harvard)
- East River Road Garage  (on East River Road behind Coffman Memorial Union)
- Fourth Street Ramp (4th Street S.E. and 17th Ave S.E)
- Church Street Garage (east of Northrop Memorial Auditorium)
-Large lots along 4th Street S.E.

 

Persons with disabilities can be dropped off at the ground-level entrance on the east side of Northrop Auditorium.  Drivers may access this area by approaching Northrop Auditorium from the east side via Church Street.  There is an access road that loops around the David Lilly Plaza on the East side of the building.  After dropping off and assisting disabled patrons, proceed to park in your preferred parking area.

 

For access to various on-line maps of the streets and parking ramps around Northrop, refer to the University of Minnesota's website of campus maps, www.onestop.umn.edu/Maps.

 

Disability Accommodations:

To arrange wheelchair seating or if you have questions regarding access, please contact csgrad@umn.edu.

 

Sign language interpreters will be present during the ceremony.

Academic Costume:

Academic costume is traditional at the University of Minnesota, although it is optional.  At most college ceremonies, 80 percent or more of the candidates wear caps and gowns.  For those MBT students attending commencement who wish to wear a cap and gown, please note that MBT will give you a free master's cap and gown for you to wear at graduation.  Candidates wear dark clothing and dark shoes with academic costume.  Flowers, decorative jewelry and emblems are not appropriate.

 

Caps and Gowns:

Caps are the same for all academic costumes except the centenary Ph.D. costume, which includes an eight-sided tam.  Wear the cap with the long point of the shell to the back.  Tassels may fall on either side.  Men remove their caps during the invocaiton, the presentation of colors, the national anthem and "Hail! Minnesota."

 

Where to Get your Cap and Gown:

MBT will give you a free master's cap, tassel, master's hood (a stole) and gown for you to wear at graduation provided you have already told the MBT office that you plan on attending the commencement ceremony and have given us your approximate height.  If you have not done this yet, please submit the Graduation Ceremony Form at the link above.

MBT students should contact Jo Ann Ash at 612-624-7511 or jash@umn.edu with any other questions regarding the ceremony.