May Graduation
About the Events
Commencement Weekend for the Health Professions Division Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Sciences, Dental Medicine, and Health Care Sciences, including programs in Public Health, Medical Informatics, Clinical Vision Research, Craniofacial Research, and Physical Therapy, will be held on Memorial Day Weekend. The annual Senior Awards Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, while the Commencement Exercises will be held on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Bank Atlantic Center.
Commencement recognizes and celebrates students' successful completion of their academic programs. All full-time, campus-based students who are graduating are required to attend this exciting event. The Senior Awards Dinner Dance is a celebration of our graduates' achievements. It is a chance for students, family members, faculty and administration to mingle and share in one more important occasion prior to commencement.
Where and When
Commencement Exercises for the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Sciences, Dental Medicine, and the Physical Therapy Program of the College of Health Care Sciences are expected to be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Bank Atlantic Center.
Bank Atlantic Center (Panther Arena)
2555 Panther Parkway (NW 136 Avenue)
Sunrise, Florida
(954) 835-8000
Senior Awards Dinner Dance
The annual Senior Awards Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Westin Diplomat Spa and Resort, 3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019. Each graduate and one guest are entitled to come to the dinner at no charge. Students are encouraged to bring additional guests. The costs for these guests will be noted on the Dinner Dance Response Form. The deadline to RSVP by filling in the online Dinner Dance Response form is May 1, 2010. Please note that we will not reserve a place for you if you do not fill in the online form.
Senior Award Dinner/Dance Registration Form
Transitional Physical Therapy, Ph.D. PT, Public Health, and MSBI Students
Students in the Transitional Physical Therapy, Ph.D.PT, Public Health and Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics programs should email Karen Batcho no later than February 15th to let her know whether they will be planning to attend commencement activities, including the senior awards dinner and the actual commencement ceremony. Graduates in these programs are only charged the $ 75 diploma fee when they request their diploma. The additional $ 150 participation fee (for a total of $ 225) is charged to the graduates’ accounts once the Office of Admissions/Student Affairs is notified of their intended participation in the commencement activities. This fee will be charged to the graduate’s accounts during the week of March 15th.
Rehearsal
All students are required to attend graduation rehearsal. Due to the large number of graduates, students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, including the Public Health and Biomedical Informatics programs, will have their rehearsal on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Morris Auditorium., on campus in the Terry Building. Students in the Colleges of Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Sciences, Dental Medicine, and the Physical Therapy Program will have their rehearsal on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in the Steele Auditorium, on campus in the Terry Building. Caps and gowns will be distributed immediately after the completion of each rehearsal. Each student must attend his rehearsal in order to receive his regalia.
Graduation Luncheons/Receptions
Students in the Colleges of Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Sciences, Dental Medicine and the Physical Therapy program will be given a graduation luncheon immediately after the rehearsal. The caps and gowns will be distributed in this luncheon. Students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, including the Public Health and Biomedical Informatics programs, will be given a reception at 4:00 p.m. after the graduation rehearsal and the awards ceremony.
Tickets
Tickets are not necessary for the May Commencement ceremony. Doors to the Bank Atlantic Center will be opened at 11:30 A.M. for graduates and their families.
Handicapped Seating
Special handicapped seating is available for guests of the graduates. Each guest must come with their own wheelchair if necessary. If a guest of a student needs other special accommodations, the graduate must contact Marla Frohlinger (marlaf@nova.edu) by May 1, 2010.
Hooding
Hooding is a tradition practiced by the Health Professions Division where a new graduate is welcomed into the profession by another member of that profession. In general, the Dean will be hooding each of the graduates.
However, if you have an immediate family member who is either on the faculty at Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division or a graduate of a program that has the same degree you are about to receive, you have the option to have that family member hood you. We define an immediate family member as a spouse, mother, father, aunt, uncle, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, grandparent, son or daughter. That individual does not need academic regalia. He or she will be asked to come on to the stage at the appropriate time.
Students who wish to have a family member hood them within the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Sciences and Dental Medicine, and the Physical Therapy Program in the College of Health Care Sciences, must fill in this form by April 15th. Students in the College of Health Care Sciences who will be attending the August graduation and who wish to have a family member hood them must fill in this form by July 15th.