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RECEPTIONS & EVENTS
Colleges may host receptions and other special
events related to commencement. Please contact
your program office directly for more information.
HPD SENIOR AWARDS
DINNER & DANCE
The Health Professions Division (HPD)
conducts senior awards dinners prior to its
May and August commencement ceremonies.
Each graduate may bring one guest at no
charge.
Tickets are non-transferrable.
Additional guests are always welcome to
attend at a cost of $85.00 per person.
The August dinner is scheduled for Thursday,
August 20, 2015, at the Signature Grand in
Davie, Fla., for College of Health Care
Sciences (except Physical Therapy) and
College of Nursing graduate students.
Reservations for the August dinner open in
June 2015.
The affair features a wine and cheese
reception and sit-down dinner, followed by
music, and dancing. Business attire is
suggested. Information concerning your RSVP
and dining choices will be supplied with your
online invitation and Commencement
Participation Form (CPF).
Online candidates who notify the
commencement office of their intention to
participate with an RSVP to either the
commencement ceremony or the Senior
Awards Dinner & Dance will have their
student account charged the full HPD
graduation fee. There are no refunds and this
charge may not be realized until several days
after commencement weekend.
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FORMATION OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION
The academic procession, consisting of candidates, faculty, Board of Trustee members, and
NSU administrators will assemble one hour before the ceremony begins. The procession will
be led in by the Grand Marshal at the start of the ceremony. All candidates will be grouped
by program in the RecPlex on the second floor of the University Center (UC) and will receive
a card to write their name as they would like it to be read on stage. The faculty robing area is
the Black Box Theater on the north side of the UC, directly across from the Alvin Sherman
Library.
There are no facilities available at the UC for storing purses or other personal items you may
be carrying. Please leave these items with your guests. The University is not responsible for
items left unattended.
Wear comfortable shows (no tennis shoes or sneakers, please) as you
will be on your feet for extended periods of time.
LINE OF MARCH
When your program is called to the stage for the presentation of candidates for degrees, you
will either be directed stage right (toward the University President) or stage left (toward the
Dean). Please follow the directions of the stage attendants to ensure an orderly staging.
CEREMONY CLOSING
To signify the closing of each ceremony, the president will ask candidates to rise at their seats
for the conferral of degrees. HPD graduates will recite their professional oaths. Degree
conferral is an important part of commencement. To ensure that you do not miss the actual
conferring of your degree, please make sure to schedule a sufficient amount of time. NSU
Commencement ceremonies are usually less than three hours in length.
At the conclusion of commencement, all will stand while the Grand Marshal leads the stage
party from the arena, followed by the candidates. Guests are asked to remain in their seats
until everyone has left the floor and meet their graduates outside on the Alvin Sherman
Library Quad.