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毕业典礼

祝贺2020届毕业生

毕业典礼 Times and Locations

2024年春季庆典详情

Graduation is a required event for students completing their degrees. 

日期: 星期五,2024年5月3日

时报》: Three commencement ceremonies will be held for Spring 2024 graduates. 下面是 仪式 times for degree recipients.

  • 学士学位获得者
    • 2024年5月3日星期五上午11点
      • Check-In at 10:00 am in Intramural Gym
  • 研究生学位获得者
    • 2024年5月3日,周五,下午3点
      • Check-In at 2:00 pm in Intramural Gym
  • 副学士学位s
    • 2024年5月3日,周五,晚上7点
      • Check-In at 6:00 pm in Intramural Gym

地点: All ceremonies will be held in the Jane and 肯·迈耶,健康与运动 Center on SBU玻利瓦尔校区.

Jane and 肯·迈耶,健康与运动 Center: 
1260 S Pike Ave, Bolivar MO 65613

下载校园地图(PDF)

浏览互动地图

Each commencement 仪式 will be live streamed. 下面是 links to view each 仪式.

学术荣誉之夜

本科仪式

毕业典礼

副仪式

护理别针仪式

All graduates will be emailed and texted their specific 仪式 times during the first half of the spring semester. Correspondence will be sent to graduates' SBU email addresses and cell phone numbers on file.

研究生清单

  • 2月24日- 4月12日
  • 4月3日
  • 4月3日
    • Pick up your regalia (cap, tassel, black gown, and purple stole). 校园商店 已经下了订单!
      • 玻利瓦尔的学生 – Pick up your regalia at the campus store on 4月3日 between 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
      • 斯普林菲尔德的学生 -你的徽章
        distributed on your campus around this date.
      • 山景城 & 萨勒姆的学生 - Mailed using the shipping address provided on your graduation application
  • 4月12日
    • Notify the 教务长办公室 your desire to graduate in absentia. 我们正在准备 for your celebration, but understand you may not be able to attend, kindly email graduation@SBUniv.edu 让我们知道. Program completion fees will still apply to all degrees obtained.
  • 4月19日
    • 检查你的账户余额. Your account must be paid in full to receive your diploma 或记录. 联系 the Cashier's Office at (417) 328-1524 or cashier@SBUniv.edu 有问题的.
    • 为杰出教师投票. Vote for the person who, in your opinion, best represents distinguished teaching 在业务单位.
  • 4月30日
  • 5月2日
    • Watch for invitation to Academic Honors Event: you will receive your cords at the 仪式. 下午6点,派克礼堂. FAMILY  AND FRIENDS welcomed to attend!
      Ensure you have all items ready to wear to the 仪式.
  • 5月3日
    • 就在今天!
      • 单身汉
        • 9:45 a.m. - Arrive to the Intramural Gym for check-in and graduation Line-up;  wearing ALL regalia!
        • 11:00 a.m. -庆祝这个巨大的里程碑
      • 毕业生
        • 1:45 p.m. - Arrive to the Intramural Gym for check-in and graduation Line-up;  wearing ALL regalia!
        • 3:00 p.m. -庆祝这个巨大的里程碑
      •  的同事
        • 5:45 p.m. - Arrive to the Intramural Gym for check-in and graduation Line-up;  wearing ALL regalia!
        • 7:00 p.m. -庆祝这个巨大的里程碑

regalia的细节

Regalia for Spring 2024 will be ordered by the campus store with the completion of your intention to graduate form (deadline is January 19, 2024)  and will be distributed 以下列方式:  

  • 山景城 and 萨勒姆 Campus graduates: Mailed using the shipping address provided on graduation application
  • 春田校区毕业生在你的校园分发
  • Bolivar Campus Associate's and Bachelor's degree graduates: Distributed on the Bolivar campus in the campus store on Wednesday, 4月3日 from 上午十时至下午三时
  • Master's, specialist and doctoral degrees: Mailed using the shipping address provided on graduation application

毕业生 are responsible to bring all of their regalia to wear on commencement day. 

SBU毕业生博览会

Stop in the SBU校园商店 on Wednesday, 4月3日 between 上午十时至下午三时 for SBU毕业生博览会! Bolivar campus bachelors and associate regalia will be ready for pick up and our Jostens representative will be on hand to assist with announcement 订购. Jostens will also have their entire line of graduation products and jewelry on display, and orders can be placed at a special one-day discount. 

毕业典礼小组

The 教务长办公室 will be adding a special feature for our family's and guests of our Spring graduates: "毕业典礼小组" will be on campus for any gifts you may like to purchase for your graduates. Flowers, stuffed animals, necklaces. Orders CAN be placed online as well as in person. 

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常见问题

研究生常见问题解答

No. There is no rehearsal; therefore, all important instructions are given during line-up before the 仪式 begins. Check-in for your 仪式 1 hour prior to the 仪式开始. If you are late to check-in, you will be placed at the end of the graduation line and will not be able to graduate 和你在一起r specific division.

The 仪式 lineup will take place in the Intramural Gym inside of the Jane & 肯 迈耶健康 & 体育中心.

To avoid long lines, check-in for your 仪式 will open 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the 仪式开始 and close at 1 hour prior, which is when all necessary line-up instructions will be given. If you are late to check-in, you will be placed at the end of the graduation line and will not be able to graduate 和你在一起r specific division.

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Please be sure to bring your cell phone 和你在一起. There will be an online alumni survey you must complete upon your arrival to the 仪式 line up. 我们建议你离开 all other personal belongings with a guest; however, these items can be stored in the lineup location as it will be locked during the 仪式.

建议服装:

  • Men: White dress shirt, dark slacks and dark dress shoes
  • Women: Dark dress (or dark skirt/slacks and blouse) and dark dress shoes

Caps are worn level with tassels on the left at all times. 男士会在晚上摘下帽子 times of prayer; ladies will leave caps on at all times. 这个徽章是给你的 保持.

本科学位: The stole is worn like an honor cord, draped around the neck with the seal on your 正确的. Those receiving honor cords will wear them on top of the stole.

Only the stoles, honor cords distributed at graduation lineup, and medals awarded to the Dutile 荣誉项目 graduates may be worn with the graduation gown. 它是 NOT appropriate to wear cords/sashes/pins/ribbons from honor societies or other organizations 在毕业典礼上.

硕士学位: Please be sure to bring your hood 和你在一起 in order for it to be presented to you 在毕业典礼上.

是的! A livestream of the commencement ceremonies will be available. 

We are planning on your attendance as we want to celebrate this significant accomplishment 和你在一起. If you cannot attend your commencement 仪式, kindly notify the Office of the Provost by by April 5, 2024. 请电子邮件 Graduation@SBUniv.edu, stating your reason for being absent. You will receive a response by email within 五个工作日.

A minimum of 45 semester hours of credit must have been completed 在业务单位 prior to 毕业学期. For the graduation 仪式, honors are calculated on the Institutional Grade Point Average at the beginning of your final semester.

  • 优等生:3.850-4.00
  • 优等生:3.700-3.849
  • 优等生:3名.500-3.699

After final semester grades are completed, official honors will be determined for 成绩单.

Honor cords will be distributed at the Honors Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, April 下午7点.m. This will be an invitation-only event. The graduate will be responsible for bringing honors cords, along with all other regalia, to the commencement 仪式.

The list of graduates will be posted online, on the 媒体关系 page, once grades 已经完成了.

新闻 releases will be sent to Missouri newspapers.

For out-of-state newspaper announcements, 填妥此表格 if you would like to have a news release sent to your hometown newspaper.

Grad Images will make pictures available online for your purchase. 访问 www.gradimages.com or call 1-800-261-2576 有问题的. 或者,接触 毕业生形象客户服务

To be eligible for a discount on photo purchases, visit www.gradimages.com/preregistration prior to the 仪式 to pre-register for your graduation photos.

Diplomas will be available within four weeks of graduation. 文凭的尺寸是8.5 X 11.

  • Pick up in the Registrar's Office: You are encouraged to pick up your diploma in the Registrar's Office. 请打电话给 (417) 328-1896 if you plan to pick up your diploma so that you can be notified when 它是可用的.
  • 邮件接收: Diplomas not picked up in the Registrar's Office will be mailed to the address you supplied when you submitted your online application to graduate. 如果有 a change of address since completing this application you will need to notify the 注册处.

All degrees will be granted contingent upon successful completion of all academic degree requirements, which includes the Chapel attendance requirements for graduates on the Bolivar campus, and payment of all financial balances. 一旦等级确定 and finalized, diplomas will be mailed to students who have successfully completed 所有的需求.

研究生 candidates can order announcements and other graduation products anytime prior to graduation ceremonies, visit Jostens.com and enter "宝博体育" 在“查找我的学校”提示中. Announcement orders should be placed no later than 典礼前一个月.

客户常见问题

There are handicap parking spaces in front of the Jane & 肯·迈耶,健康与运动 Center, as well as across the street in the Geneva Casebolt Music Center parking lot. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

There will be a designated area for special needs in the 仪式 space. 单位工作人员 will be on hand to assist with the location of these areas and to answer any questions.

是的! A livestream of the commencement ceremonies will be available. 

Several hotels are located near the SBU-Bolivar campus:

  • Best Western Plus, Bolivar: (417) 326-0188 (reserve by phone and ask for SBU discount)
  • Comfort Inn, Bolivar: (417) 326-6169 (reserve by phone and ask for SBU discount)
  • Country Inn, Bolivar: (417) 326-8004
  • Super 8, Bolivar: (417) 777-8888
  • The Barnwood Inn, Humansville: (417) 754-8250

Additional accommodations are located in nearby 斯普林菲尔德, Mo.

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce maintains a partial listing of 玻利瓦尔的餐馆 (属分庭会员者).