The bookstore and Plaza Cafe will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Commencement Day.

For your convenience, water, soda and snacks will also be available for purchase near the entrance to the Greek Theatre provided by the University Staff Organization.

You may place your order at the Grad Fair on March 19 and 20 or online at www.cbgrad.com.

Please contact the University Bookstore at (909) 748-8950 with any questions. The University Bookstore will be open the day of commencement

Locations

Flowers, Cakes, and Balloon Bouquets

Party Rental Supplies

The commencement ceremony will be held in our historic Alumni-Greek
Theater, an open-air amphitheater located at the southern portion of our
campus.

Although a picturesque site for the ceremony, the rustic setting of
the Alumni-Greek Theater may pose certain challenges to our guests who
have difficulty walking or negotiating uneven steps within the theater.

A professional flower company will be on campus before the ceremony. Your family and friends can commemorate this special occasion with a bouquet of flowers or a lei.

A percentage of the profit will be returned to the university.

Come early if you wish to have individual cap and gown portraits, small groups of graduates and/or family pictures taken. Come to the Hunsaker Center second Floor, Bulldog Room, 2–4 p.m. The professional photographer will also be at the commencement ceremony.

Each student will receive proofs and order forms directly from Chappell within five to seven days after the ceremony. You may place orders or obtain answers to questions at www.gradimages.com or call (800) 424-3686.

A percentage of the profit will be returned to the university.

Participants should assemble on the lawn area east of Peppers Art Center at 4 p.m. Please be prompt!

You will receive the Commencement Program as you leave the lineup area. Please tell your family and friends that you do not march in the order listed in the program. You will march by degree and region.

The name placement card displays your name, degree and the numerical order in which you will process. This card is handed to a reader who will announce your name as you start across the stage.

Cards must be picked up between 2:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on the patio of the Hunsaker University Center. Cards not picked up at Hunsaker will be available by the lineup area after 4 p.m. You must pick up your own card prior to the processional lineup.

Parking
Parking for the commencement ceremony is available on the north side of campus. Follow the directional signs to the designated parking areas:

• Memorial Chapel (near the Armacost Library)
• Orton Center
• Williams Hall
• Stauffer Science Complex (off Grove Street)

School bus shuttles will be available from:

• The corner of East Drive and University Hall
• Orton Center parking lot
• Brockton Apartments driveway
• Stauffer Complex Parking Lots only

There will be no bus/shuttle pick-up to or from the Memorial Chapel or Ted Runner parking lots. Guests attending will be required to walk up to 1/4 mile on an incline; please wear comfortable shoes. Also note that bus/shuttle service is not available to or from the Hunsaker reception area.

Parking Map

Disabled Parking
Disabled parking is located in the parking area behind Truesdail Speech
Center and Glenn Wallichs Theatre. Only vehicles with a valid Handicap Parking Permitcan be admitted to this lot.

For those in need of assistance, the university will provide transportation for the disabled and one companion to a reserved seating area at the top of the Greek Theatre. Due to limited seating, only one companion seat can be accommodated per person with special needs.

The free parking and transport services for disabled guests are for persons who are able to stand and transfer to and from the seat in a small cart (with or without assistance from a family member). If you or your guest requires specialized assistance beyond what is outlined, please call the University’s Facilities Management department at (909) 748-8020 prior to May 18 and we will attempt to meet your needs.

Parking Map

Seating
The Alumni-Greek Theatre has no covering and minimal shade. Seating and wheelchair space is limited and not reserved; we recommend that you arrive early.  Due to limited seating, only one companion seat can be accommodated per person with special needs.

Please visit http://www.redlands.edu/x84.xml for more information on
restaurants and accomodations.

We recommend calling restaurants for information regarding dinner prices,
large group availability and reservations several weeks in advance of your visit.

Send an e-mail to commencement@redlands.edu. or call the Registrar’s Office at (909) 748-8332.