2008 Woodie Awards
Seniors prepare for May graduation
Taniah Tudor
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: News
Seniors who plan to graduate this spring might want to keep an open schedule and a full wallet. That is because there are many things that must be done in preparation for graduation May 10.
Any student who has within a certain number of credit hours completed can apply to graduate, said Julie Rogers, administrative assistant in the registrar's office.
Even students who are going to complete their requirements in summer or fall can walk in this spring's commencement, though graduate students must obtain permission, she said.
Students should to go their specific college dean's office and get a graduate application. The dean's office will fill out its own portion of the application there, and then the students have to bring the application to the registrar's office with the student portion filled out, Rogers said.
Students must then pay the application fee posted on the back of the application card at the registrar's office, she said. The fee for undergraduates is $25 and fees differ for graduate students.
The fee for graduation application pays for the regalia, diploma and name printing on the diploma, Rogers said.
"The sooner they do it, the better it is for everybody," she said.
Students can find commencement instructions on the UA Web site, or go to the registrar's office for a printed copy. The information was also sent through mail.
Other than the graduation application, students also have the option of purchasing a class ring, diploma frames, announcement cards and pictures. Students might spend anywhere from $500 to $2,000.
Students also have the opportunity to support the Senior Class gift, a mosaic that will be placed in the Union, according to a November Traveler article.
Several tables were set up last week in front of the Razorback Shop in the Union with all the information on graduation.
After graduation, students might want to join the Arkansas Alumni Association, but they don't have to be graduates, or have attended the UA, to become a member.
To join the Alumni Association, students must register and pay an annual fee to maintain privileges and perks, according to its Web site. The Student Alumni Board, a division of the Alumni Association, also has information on its Web site about the Grand Finale, a going-away party for graduates and a free year-long membership to the Alumni Association.
Some students have mixed emotions about graduating. Tripp Still and Mary Katherine Parke, both graduating this spring, described the experience as "bittersweet."
Though Still said he was not really ready to leave, Parke said she was excited to move on and see new things.
Lori Bridges, also graduating in the spring, said she was burned out on school, but is really sad to be leaving at the same time.
"I have so many fond memories," she said. "All the friends I have made here have been closer than family. That has really defined my experience here."
Any student who has within a certain number of credit hours completed can apply to graduate, said Julie Rogers, administrative assistant in the registrar's office.
Even students who are going to complete their requirements in summer or fall can walk in this spring's commencement, though graduate students must obtain permission, she said.
Students should to go their specific college dean's office and get a graduate application. The dean's office will fill out its own portion of the application there, and then the students have to bring the application to the registrar's office with the student portion filled out, Rogers said.
Students must then pay the application fee posted on the back of the application card at the registrar's office, she said. The fee for undergraduates is $25 and fees differ for graduate students.
The fee for graduation application pays for the regalia, diploma and name printing on the diploma, Rogers said.
"The sooner they do it, the better it is for everybody," she said.
Students can find commencement instructions on the UA Web site, or go to the registrar's office for a printed copy. The information was also sent through mail.
Other than the graduation application, students also have the option of purchasing a class ring, diploma frames, announcement cards and pictures. Students might spend anywhere from $500 to $2,000.
Students also have the opportunity to support the Senior Class gift, a mosaic that will be placed in the Union, according to a November Traveler article.
Several tables were set up last week in front of the Razorback Shop in the Union with all the information on graduation.
After graduation, students might want to join the Arkansas Alumni Association, but they don't have to be graduates, or have attended the UA, to become a member.
To join the Alumni Association, students must register and pay an annual fee to maintain privileges and perks, according to its Web site. The Student Alumni Board, a division of the Alumni Association, also has information on its Web site about the Grand Finale, a going-away party for graduates and a free year-long membership to the Alumni Association.
Some students have mixed emotions about graduating. Tripp Still and Mary Katherine Parke, both graduating this spring, described the experience as "bittersweet."
Though Still said he was not really ready to leave, Parke said she was excited to move on and see new things.
Lori Bridges, also graduating in the spring, said she was burned out on school, but is really sad to be leaving at the same time.
"I have so many fond memories," she said. "All the friends I have made here have been closer than family. That has really defined my experience here."
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