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Contacts
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Registrar’s Office
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Bookstore
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For all final questions about Commencement
Questions about gowns
Adaptive Services
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Questions concerning special needs
Directions to Germain Arena
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Germain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL
From the North: Take I-75 to Exit 128 (Alico Road).
Head East on Alico Road to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway.
Take Ben Hill Griffin for approximately 3.5 miles south.
The Arena is located on the right-hand side.
From the South: Take I-75 to Exit 123 (Corkscrew
Road). Head East on Corkscrew Road. Take Ben Hill
Griffin north and the Arena is located on the left-hand
side.
Arrival
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Arrive 2 hours before the start of the
Ceremony for a verbal group rehearsal.
The building will open at 1:00 P.M.
Candidates enter through the north entrance
near the east side of the building under the
BreakAway Pub blue awning. Only candidates
will be allowed through these doors.
Family and friends enter through main doors
on the east (by the ticket booth) or south side.
Parking
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There is ample parking available at Germain
Arena in the surrounding parking lots. There is
no charge for parking.
See aerial map of parking areas on the next
slide.
FGCU Police and Germain parking staff will be
working to help you enter and exit the Arena.
Academic Attire
Please leave all valuables and personal
items with parents, friends, or guests.
 Inappropriate dress includes shorts, tshirts, halter-tops, beach wear, sandals,
etc. Also remember that the arena can be
cool.
 Women: Please do not wear high-heeled
shoes.
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Guest seating: no tickets required
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General guest seating is on a first-come firstserved basis and will be available beginning at
1pm.
Seating for individuals with special needs is
located on the south side of the arena.
A concession stand will be open on the south
side of the arena until 3pm.
The university bookstore will also have a table
with merchandise for sale in this same area.
Reader Card & Survey
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Pick up your reader card and graduation survey at the table
located just inside the entrance in the lobby area by the
Germain Pro Shop.
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Once you have your reader card and survey, proceed inside
to the north corridor to complete them and to receive line-up
instructions.
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Honors are listed and are read along with your name.
Processional
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Staff will line you up for the processional in the north corridor
based on your degree and college around 2:30pm.
Around 3:05pm you will be led to the arena floor with ½ of
you being led behind the stage to the SW corner and ½ of
you to the NW corner. You will be led toward the east end of
the arena and then proceed up the center aisle. Ushers will
direct you to be seated in one of the two seating sections.
Photography During
the Ceremony
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NO one is allowed onto the main floor or in the
aisles to take pictures.
A professional photographer has been hired to
take no-obligation photos of each graduate
crossing the stage and a photo after receiving
your diploma cover.
Bob Knight Photo Marketing will send proofs to
you directly and give you the opportunity to
purchase photos.
http://www.bobknightphoto.com
Webcast
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The Commencement exercise will be webcast. It will be
accessible at www. fgcu.edu beginning at 3pm.
Ceremony
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At the appropriate moment, ushers will ask the masters
candidates from each college to rise and follow them in
turn to the right side of the stage facing them.
Staff will send 1 graduate at a time up the ramp.
An assistant will take your reader card and hand it to
the University Reader at the podium.
When you hear your name read, proceed across the
stage.
Ceremony, con’t
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Shake President Bradshaw’s hand with your
right hand, take the diploma cover with your left
hand and pause to smile for the photographer.
Shake hands with the College Dean.
Bob Knight photo is on the floor next to the
stage.
Staff will direct you to return to your seat.
This process will then be repeated for the
bachelors candidates.
Recessional Faculty
Greeting Lines
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Order of recessional:
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University Marshal
Platform Party
Faculty
Graduates, 1 row at a time
Recessional Faculty
Greeting Lines
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Once the faculty have formed candidate
greeting lines at the east end of the arena (at
the back of the seating area), ushers will direct
you to move down the center aisle to your
college flag.
Please greet each faculty member in the line
before being directed by the ushers to exit
either along the north side of the arena using
the NW exit or the south side of the arena
using the SW exit.
The End
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Do NOT stop once in the corridor.
Please arrange to meet with your family either
on the south side of the arena or the east side.