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By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University will recognize approximately 1636 graduates during Friday and Saturday\u2019s commencement ceremonies. More than 800 students will cross the stage at four in-person ceremonies, with all graduates being recognized in two virtual ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nin-person commencement ceremonies will take place at Gross Memorial Coliseum\n(GMC) located on the FHSU campus. The ceremonies will begin on Friday with the\nCollege of Education at 8 a.m., followed by a joint ceremony of the Robbins\nCollege of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Werth College of Science,\nTechnology, and Mathematics at 11 a.m. The ceremonies will continue on Saturday\nwith the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences at 8 a.m., followed by the\nCollege of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition\nto the in-person ceremonies, all graduates will be recognized in two virtual\nceremonies. The ceremony for Graduate School students will take place at 2 p.m.\nSaturday, and the undergraduate students will be recognized at 4 p.m. All\nceremonies will broadcast on Central time and will be located on the Tiger\nMedia Network and the FHSU Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nspring\u2019s Commencement exercises recognize the accomplishments of 1636 students.\nThe totals are 60 associate degrees; 1,027 bachelor\u2019s degrees; 533 master\u2019s and\nEducation Specialist degrees; and 16 Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nschedule leading to start time is the same both days: Doors to GMC and the\nadjoining Cunningham Hall will open at 7:00 a.m. Graduates will check-in at\nGate 2 or Gate 3. The graduate will enter the area that says, \u201cGraduate\nEntrance Only\u201d and guests will be asked to enter the door labeled guest door\nentrance (located at both gates). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students\nare asked to wear their regalia into GMC. Graduates may make arrangements to\npick up their regalia prior to May 14 at the Tiger Spirit Shop by emailing tigerspiritshop@fhsu.edu<\/a> to arrange a pickup time.\nRegalia will also be available before the ceremony at the Robbins Center\n(directly across from GMC) on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15 from 7:00\na.m. to 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduates\nand faculty will be seated on the main floor of Gross Coliseum. Guests will be\nseated in the balcony. The elevator is accessible by Gate 3. Seating\narrangements for the disabled are available on the main floor; a commencement\nstaff member will escort the individual(s) and one guest to the disability\nseating area on the GMC floor. There are no reservations for this area and\nseating is limited. Drivers will find Gates 2 and 3, at the northwest and\nsouthwest corners, most convenient for dropping off passengers with\ndisabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An\ninterpreter for those who are hearing impaired will be located near the left\nside of the stage and shown within the commencement livestream video feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nobservance of current university Covid-19 policies, FHSU is limiting the number\nof guests at each in-person ceremony to six guests per graduate. Though tickets\nwill not be required to enter the ceremonies, the university asks guests to be\nconsiderate of other graduates and respect the guest limit. All attendees over\nthe age of 5 are required to wear masks while in Gross Memorial Coliseum (GMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traffic\nin the Gross Coliseum area is anticipated to be high during the transition\nperiods between each commencement ceremony. Parking lots adjacent to Gross\nColiseum typically fill up quickly, but parking is available on the main\ncampus. In the event of rain, unpaved lots near Gross Coliseum will be closed,\nmaking it necessary to park on the main campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\nare a few suggestions from the University Police to help ease the congestion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n