Class of 2008 Graduation

Rutgers School of Law - Camden is proud to present the Class of 2008. Please join us for the celebration of their distinguished accomplishments. Graduation When and Where: The Graduation Ceremony will be Thursday, May 22, at the Susquehanna Bank Center (name changed from Tweeter Center) (seating and parking are unlimited) Susquehanna Bank Center Stage and Audience Map 12:00 p.m. Graduates Report to the Ben Franklin lobby to line up in alphabetical order for procession. *Because you're going to be at the Susquehanna Bank Center early, and the event lasts until 2:30, you may want to bring snacks. Water will be provided by the law school. There are no concession stands on the Ben Franklin Lobby where students will be lining up before marching into the main stage area. 1:00 p.m. Ceremony begins The Guest Speaker will deliver the keynote address during the Rutgers University School of Law at Camden graduation exercises at 1 p.m. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner New Jersey Supreme Court Website: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/rabner.htm Awarding of diplomas: Graduates usually receive their degree from Dean Solomon, but may receive their degree on the stage from family members who are graduates of Rutgers School of Law-Camden. Please send a request to Julia Pujols jmpujols@camden.rutgers.edu by May 1 for permission to have your family member participate in this honor. All requests are reviewed by the Dean. Ms. Pujols will need the family member's name, date of graduation, relationship to you, and a telephone number where family member may be reached. In absentia: Those who will not attend graduation will have their names listed on the program with the notation "in absentia," but will not have their names read at the ceremony. On or before Wednesday, May 14th, fax a letter to the attention of Maureen Murphy Aguilar stating you will be unable to attend commencement. In addition, include address to which your diploma is to be mailed. Please sign letter and fax to Ms. Aguilar at 856-969-7938. 2:30 pm: New this year: Faculty and graduates are invited to march from the Susquehanna Center to campus (weather permitting). We will be led by musicians. A reception will be held at the Campus Center at 3:00 pm. Family members of graduates who park at the Susquehanna Center are asked to drive back to campus for the reception. Alternatively, they may park on campus before the ceremony and use the shuttles (see "Transportation" below) or march with the graduates. Those driving back to campus may park in any Faculty/Staff lot: 1, 2, 7 or 14. Since some Resident Students do remain in the Dorms through the summer, we ask that attendees refrain from parking in the Residence Lots 12 and 13. Click Here for map of campus with numbered parking lots shown Transportation: There will be 3 buses at the "Gateway" on Fourth and Lawrence Streets by the Dining Hall running back and forth to Susquehanna Center, 1 Harbour Blvd, Camden, NJ from 11:00 AM to 12:00 pm. There will be 2 buses at Parking Lot 7, Delaware Avenue and Cooper Street running back and forth to Susquehanna Center from 11:00 AM to 12:30 pm All 5 buses will be at the Susquehanna Center, by the River Line stop, at 2:30 pm running back and forth until 3:30 pm to the Gateway. From 3:30 to 5:00 pm, 3 buses will run back and forth from the Gateway to Lot 7 Returning regalia: Please bring your regalia to the area set aside in the Multipurpose room of the Campus Center during the Reception form 3:00 to 4:30 pm. You will receive your diploma in exchange for the envelope Dean Solomon handed you during the graduation ceremony. We will have several helpers collecting regalia for one hour following the Commencement Ceremony. No one may pick up a diploma for anyone else. We know you appreciate the security issues involved in handing out the diplomas for the Juris Doctor Degree. If you are unable to return to campus after graduation, you may return your regalia to the bookstore from Friday, May 23 to Friday, May 30. You will receive a receipt which can be presented to pick up your diploma. Special accommodations for Graduation Ceremony: There will be reserved areas at the Susquehanna Bank Center for those who need special accommodations. Spaces will be reserved for the entire party of graduates whose guests need special accommodations. Please notify Julia Pujols jmpujols@camden.rutgers.edu about your family member's special accommodation needs. Please note that neither Rutgers-Camden nor the Susquehanna Bank Center is able to provide wheelchairs. At the Susquehanna Bank Center, please have your party approach one of our ushers who will show them to the special accommodation seating section. To facilitate the seating arrangements, please have the party come at least 30 minutes before the actual ceremony begins. Since we try to sit entire party together, please email Ms. Julia Pujols (jmpujols@camden.rutgers.edu ) with the total number of persons in your party.