Venue and Schedule:  Commencement for the Brooklyn Campus will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2008 on the Athletics Field of Long Island University. The program will be as follows:

8:30 a.m. - Gates open for the Admission of Guests
9:00 a.m.- Assembly of Procession
10:15 a.m. - Ceremony Begins
12:00 Noon - Ceremony Concludes
12:00 Noon - Reception Begins on Campus
1:00 p.m. - Various Deans' Receptions Begin

Commencement Exercises:  Students may robe in the Avena Lounge, and begin assembling for the processional on Zeckendorf Plaza by 9:00a.m. (See order of Processional.)  You will assemble at points as indicated by markers.  Faculty Marshals will assist and guide. In recognition of the occasion, we respectfully request that very young children do not attend these exercises.

General Attire:   It is usual for men to wear dark clothes to keep in the mode of the academic attire.  Women should not carry purses.  Men remove caps during the Invocation, The National Anthem, and the Benediction.  The tassel of the cap, for those receiving bachelor's degrees, is worn over the right corner of the cap. At conferring of degrees, it is moved to the left corner of the cap.

Area Parking: It is difficult to find parking easily in Downtown Brooklyn; however, there are several parking facilities within close proximity to the school.  ALL SUBWAYS CONVERGE IN THIS AREA.

Elderly and Infirm:  Please ask ushers for directions to the special section for the elderly reserved on the field.  Be sure to arrange a post-recessional meeting place with these guests.

Graduates or Guests with Disabilities:  :  If you have a special accessibility need (e.g. wheelchair access, sign language interpretation, need for Braille, large print or recorded commencement program), please contact Professor Jeff Lambert at (718) 488-1044 by May 1, 2008.

Recessional:  The Faculty will exit from the Athletics Field following the exit of the platform party.  The marshals will leave the Athletic Field followed by the graduates.

Reception:   Immediately following the Commencement Exercises, at approximately midday, there will be a reception on the courtyard for graduates and their guests. This will be followed by the individual presentation of symbolic degrees to each student at a reception given by the dean of each respective School or College. All graduates should proceed to the areas designated for their particular School or College. Graduates will have a photo opportunity (receiving their symbolic degrees), and refreshments will be available. The schedules for the receptions follows:

• 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. University Honors, Pratt Building 310
• 12:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. H.E.O.P. Awards Ceremony, Luntey Commons
• 01:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m. School of Health Professions (Respiratory Care
•   Sports Sciences Occupational Therapy, Community
•   Health) Health Sciences 121
• 01:30 - 02:45 p.m. Richard L. Conolly College, Kumble Theater
• 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. School of Nursing, Health Science Building 119
• 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. School of Education, Fourth Floor Pratt Building
• 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. School of Business, Library Learning Center 122
•   (1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. Undergraduate)
•   (2:15 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Graduate)
• 01:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. Global College, LLC 116
• 02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. School of Health Professions, Physical Therapy, HS 107
• 03:15 - 06 : 00 p.m. School of Nursing, Senior Recognition, Kumble Theater