Welcome to the May 2018 Graduation Ceremony Practice - Congratulations on Your Academic Achievements - Lakeshore Technical ...
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Congratulations on Your Academic
Achievements
Welcome to the May 2018
Graduation Ceremony Practice
Staff Marchers
Don Geiger, Beth Jonas, Mike Kregel,
Mary Kultgen, Kristen Rollmann, See ViXai Thao
Division Deans
Doug Hamm
Meredith Sauer
Chris Schatz
Sheila Schetter
Ryan Skabroud
Staff Speakers on Stage
Victor Schueller, Science Instructor
Master of Ceremony
Richard Opie, Paralegal Instructor
Pre-Ceremony Welcome
Reading of the Candidates’ Names
Commencement Speaker • The guest “Commencement Speaker” for this year is Dr. Joseph Sheehan, Superintendent, Sheboygan Area School District
Student Speaker Michelle Sanders, who will be a Health Information Management program graduate, will be the student speaker. Michelle was chosen, via a nomination and interview process, to represent the May 2018 graduating class.
Musical Entertainment Jordan Sisel, from Mishicot, will provide live music before and after the ceremony; as well as the national anthem.
Guest Seating
(In the event of rain)
• Guest seating is available in Centennial Hall.
This is “General Admission Seating” where
seating placement is determined on a first
come, first-served basis.
* There will be no opportunity to reserve seats
(inside or outside) for later guest arrivals.
• Centennial Hall doors will open at 12 noon.
• Viewing rooms are available in the Lakeshore
Building for guests not able to be seated in
Centennial Hall or who prefer to be indoors.
Special Accommodations • If anyone has any requests for special or handicap seating for themselves, please see Student Records after practice (in back today). • If anyone has a request for special accommodations for a guest, please see the College Nurse or call 1111. (Wheelchairs etc.)
To check on location information due
to inclement weather, call
920.693.1825 or check out the LTC
website at gotoltc.edu.
Decision will be made by 8:00 am.
No alcohol, smoking or pets on campus! No coolers, please.
Where you need to be and when • Candidates should begin arriving at 12:00pm on Saturday where they will go through a check-in process in Room L225 on the second floor of the Lakeshore Building near the elevator. • While checking in, those earning Honors, PTK members, and members of the military will be given the proper honor medallion, stole or honor cords. • Doors to room L225 will be locked during the ceremony if you would like to leave your personal items there. • All belongings need to be picked up by 4:00pm.
Graduation Honors • Because grades are still being entered into the system, we cannot determine your honor status today. You will be notified of any earned honors when you check-in on Saturday.
Cap and Gown Pick-up • Cap and gown pick-up starts Monday May 14 in the bookstore. Make sure to pick-up, try-on and iron-out the wrinkles prior to the ceremony.
Please note… • Put your honor medallion on prior to pinning on your mortarboard. • The medallion will not go over the mortarboard.
Please remember to wear some type of clothing under your gown.
Check in • While checking in, you will get a card to write your name on (Please don’t lose this). • For difficult to pronounce names, we ask the students to spell the name out phonetically. • You will also have a chance to whisper the correct pronunciation to Richard Opie when you hand your name card to him (Info on back of card).
Student Reception • Light refreshments will be available for the students in room L222 from 12:30 – 1:30. • Please note that this reception is for students only and not for family members/friends.
Line up • Students will line up on the south end of the second floor. (Use the main staircase outside this room) Signs for your program will be posted on the walls on the second floor. • You will line up by division and then by program. Programs will be in alphabetical order within the division. Candidates line up in alphabetical order by last name within their program. • The first person alphabetically in each program group will receive an additional card noting their program name which they will hand to Richard before their name card. Students graduating from more than one program will get one card with each program listed. You can decide which group to sit with. • You will be led to the ceremony area. • Please make sure you start to line up at 1:30. Once lined up, staff members will be coming around to double check alphabetical order (by last name) with this being the final line up for marching in.
PICTURES • Club and personal group pictures--Please take these before you are lined up at 1:30pm. The final march to the ceremony will begin promptly at 1:55pm. • Family and friends may take pictures before, during, and after the ceremony. • Empire Photography will be the professional photographer for the event. • A proof photo will be emailed to your campus email account after the ceremony with no obligation to purchase. • Guests can come to the Centennial Hall to take photos through the Student Lounge entrance. (if indoors)
The ceremony will be videotaped and
uploaded to YouTube on or after
May 22nd.Services Available • The LTC Bookstore will be open from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. • SAFETY/SECURITY – Campus Police, Cleveland First Responders and the College Health Nurse will be on campus.
Student/Guest Parking – Lots 1, 3, 4
Parking Lots 6 and 7 are Drop Off or Handicap only
Drop off/Handicap onlyMarching In All enter from the walkway (if inside-use same door in the back of Centennial Hall) Staff marchers enter in pairs Deans & candidates enter single file
March down the center aisle of guests.
Turn LEFT behind the candidates’ seats.
(Staff will go single file here.)
Turn RIGHT up side of the candidates’ seats.Ushers • When you are marching into the seating area, we will be waiting at the beginning of each row to assist with filling all chairs. • Please follow our instructions on when to begin a new row to ensure that all students have a chair. • Please sit down immediately once you are in front of your chair. • We need to have all of the chairs filled in each row before beginning the next row, so you probably will not be seated with only students from your program. • Just follow our directions, please.
Marching In/Seating Walk-Through • Walk through the processional with the first two rows of students.
Speaker Sequence Walk-Through • We will now walk-through the order of the graduation script.
Ceremony • Vice President of Student Success Polly Abts will ask all of you to stand later in the ceremony while she “presents” the candidates to Paul Carlsen, LTC President to confer the diplomas. • The first row will stay standing, the remaining rows will sit back down. • We will give you a signal for your entire row to stand up and walk toward the right side of the stage to wait in single file order. • You will then proceed to the stage, one at a time, where you will give Richard your name card.
When your name is called, you will walk across
the stage and shake the hand of John Lukas-
Chair of LTC’s Board of Education &
receive your diploma…and then shake hands with President Carlsen, and Vice President Abts.
Pause for a Photo w/ Background at the Bottom of the Exit Ramp…. • Stop at bottom of the ramp • Hold your diploma in front of you • Move tassel out of your face • Smile • Walk back to your seat
Stage Walk-Through • Walk through receiving your diploma, shaking hands and posing for photo with the first row of students.
After graduates receive their diplomas After the last candidate has left the stage and arrived back at their seat, President Carlsen will ask you to rise and will instruct you to move your tassel from the right to the left. At that time, you are officially graduates and alumni of Lakeshore Technical College.
Recessional March Your recessional march will be led by Don Geiger and Beth Jonas. You will march down the center aisle in pairs and be led back down the walkway into the Lakeshore Building (if outside) or into the Student Services atrium (if inside).
Recessional Walk Through • We will now have first two rows of candidates practice the recessional.
Post-Commencement Reception • You, your family and friends are invited to the Post-Commencement Reception in the LTC Cafeteria and Fireside Area following the ceremony. • LTC will provide cookies, refreshments, snacks and musical entertainment.
Photo Backdrop • Upstairs of the Lakeshore Building in the Fireside area will be a LTC photo backdrop for personal/family photos. The LTC campus grounds are also a beautiful place to take pictures as well.
Diploma • Verify and confirm your contact information on MyLTC, including: – Name – Mailing address – Home and cell phone number – Non-LTC email address – Student account balance If incorrect, contact Registration by June 16th. • You will not receive your diploma on Saturday. They will be mailed by June 29th for May grads and October 5th for August grads.
Flowers
PTK will be selling roses for $3
before the graduation ceremony.
Family members can purchase
these for the graduates.LTC Career Placement • Free career services to help you get a job or advance your career – Job Search – WI TechConnect
Welcome to the LTC Alumni Association Look for an Alumni Join the LTC Alumni Table near the Association FB and check in room on LinkedIn Pages today! Saturday to pick up your pin!
Graduation Info Resources
• If you have questions about the ceremony
after you leave this practice:
– Two mailings have been sent to you with
graduation information.
– There is also a listing of FAQs now available on the
campus website.
– Link to pre-register your email address for Empire
Photography.
– All above resources are available on the Current
Students page of the LTC website.Any questions?
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