Graduation Checklist

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1. Do you have hotel rooms for your family?
   • Reserve Lodging for family members attending your graduation.
2. Confirm that your account balances are paid in full.
3. By May 1: Let us know who is coming!
   • Fill out the Senior Reservation Form so we know how much food to order for the Commencement Picnic.
4. By May 1: Order announcements (optional)
5. Pick up cap and gown, available after May 7 at the Pioneer Bookshop, 933 Main Street.
6. May 19: Attend mandatory commencement rehearsal in Darby Gymnasium
7. By May 22: Move out of residence halls by 5 p.m.
   • Complete the residence life checklist before leaving your room.
8. By May 31: Complete your loan exit Interview. This MUST be completed.
   • Failure to complete loan exit interviews will make you ineligible to receive final transcripts.

For more information, please see the Commencement Information for Graduates page.