Inclement Weather Schedule (2009)
Attention Class of 2010: This page has not yet been updated to reflect 2010 dates and information. Since many of the details will be similar to the 2009 information below, we recommend that you use the information to get a general idea of the responsibilities and activities surrounding Commencement. Please check back for updated 2010 information as it becomes available.
Drizzle or Light Rain | Severe Weather
See phone numbers and websites on right to determine if either inclement weather plan has been activated.
IN THE EVENT OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN
The all-schools ceremony will go forward at 8:00 a.m. The audience is invited to use umbrellas. Depending on the force of the rain and the safety of weather conditions, the president could decide to confer all degrees en masse and conclude the ceremony. Diploma ceremonies would then be held as listed below.
*Should weather conditions improve sufficiently, the College and the schools of Nursing, and Public Health might wish to proceed with their outdoor diploma ceremonies. The deans will make this decision.
During outdoor ceremonies, if weather conditions deteriorate and become unsafe, the ceremonies will be abbreviated. Ushers and safety marshals will direct guests to exits and safe shelter. Students will be informed about where and how to obtain their diplomas.
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
WHSCAB Auditorium
9:45-11:15 a.m.
Reception immediately following
BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration Programs
Woodruff P. E. Center
10:00 a.m
Bachelor of Business Administration Program
Woodruff P.E. Center
11:30 a.m.
*EMORY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
The Quadrangle
9:45 a.m.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
PhD Ceremony
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
10:15 a.m.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Master's Diploma Ceremony
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
12:00 noon
*LAW
Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center
No tickets required.
10:30 a.m.
MEDICINE
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
9:45 a.m.
*NURSING
McDonough Field
10:30 a.m.
Reception immediately following
*PUBLIC HEALTH
Decatur First United Methodist Church
300 E. Ponce De Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA
Noon
THEOLOGY
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
11:45 a.m.
IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER
(torrential downpour, lightning, tornado warning, hurricane, hail, blizzard)
The all-schools ceremony on the Quadrangle will be canceled. A remnant of the Quadrangle ceremony - the commencement address and the awarding of honorary degrees - will be held in Glenn at 9:00 a.m., together with the graduate school diploma ceremony. The ceremony will proceed exactly as set forth in the printed program, except that the Brittain Award will be presented at the recipient's diploma ceremony. The Jefferson Award will be presented with honorary degrees.
NOTE: Tickets are required for guests attending the Glenn ceremony.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
For both PhD and master's candidates. PhD advisers should attend the ceremony in Glenn to hood their graduates; all other faculty members should disperse to their respective diploma ceremonies. NOTE: Tickets are required for guests attending the Glenn ceremony. PhD graduates, their advisers, and master's graduates will gather in the Church School Building Fellowship Hall by 8:30 a.m.
All other diploma ceremonies will take place as follows:
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
WHSCAB Auditorium
9:45 a.m.
BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and BBA Programs
Woodruff P. E. Center
9:00 a.m.
EMORY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Woodruff P. E. Center (Tickets are required and have been distributed. For questions about rain tickets, please contact Larraine Forrester or Brenda Nix, 404.727.0674)
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Students should report at 1:15 p.m.
NOTE: Each College graduate will receive two guest tickets. Additional guests may view the ceremony in White Hall classrooms.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
PhD and Master's Diploma Ceremonies (tickets required)
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
9:00 a.m.
LAW
Boisfeulliet Jones Civic Center
10:30 a.m.
MEDICINE
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
11:00 a.m.
NURSING
Reception: Cox Hall Ballroom
1:00 p.m.
Ceremony: Glenn Memorial Auditorium
3:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Decatur First United Methodist Church
300 Ponce de Leon
Decatur, GA
Noon
THEOLOGY SCHOOL DIPLOMA CEREMONY
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
12:30 p.m.
How will I know?
- For information in case of stormy weather or power issues, check this website, or call the inclement weather line AFTER 6:00 a.m. on Commencement morning at 404.727.1234. If that number is busy, please call the University operator at 404.727.6123, or University Communications at 404.727.6216.
