Dear Graduates,
Please review the following announcements regarding Commencement Weekend 2015. The
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Graduation Gala Tickets – Additional Tickets Released
Section Speaker Audition Process
Academic Attire “Regalia” Rentals
Graduation Portraits – Make up Dates in March
Letters of Invitation
Visiting Away
Please continue to review the www.law.georgetown.edu/commencement website for details
regarding Commencement and Gala plans. Please share this website with your family and guests
that are making plans to attend your graduation. Address all questions to
commencement@law.georgetown.edu or come by the Office of Student Life in McDonough
Hall, Room 170.
Best Regards,
Amy E. Garrison
Director of Student Life
Graduation Gala Tickets – Additional Tickets Released
The Office of Student Life will release a limited quantity of tickets to the Graduation Gala
beginning at 9:00 am, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in McDonough 171. The following
restrictions apply:
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Only students graduating in 2015 may purchase tickets to the Graduation Gala.
Graduating students that did not purchase any tickets during the lottery may purchase 1
student ticket (a student ticket purchase is required to get guest tickets) and up to six (6)
guest tickets.
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Graduating students that purchased a student ticket and a number of guest tickets
(between 0-3) through the lottery may purchase additional guest tickets up to a
maximum of six (6) total guest tickets. (e.g. A graduate purchased 1 student ticket and 3
guest tickets in lottery can purchase 3 additional guest tickets; or a graduate purchased 1
student ticket and 1 guest ticket can purchase 5 additional guest tickets.)
Only students graduating in 2015 may use the discounted graduate ticket for entrance into
the event. All guests aged 6 and over must have a guest ticket to enter. Guests between
the ages of 6-12 may use a discounted children’s ticket; see Lisa Maloney in OSL, McD
170, for more information about children’s tickets.
Graduating student tickets are $45 and Guest tickets are $80 each.
The only payments accepted will be *GoCard and Check or Money Order. Checks and
Money Orders must be made out to Georgetown Law. *Do not put money on your
GoCard for these tickets until you check in with OSL to ensure we still have tickets
remaining for sale and that you are eligible for the amount you are seeking. You can put
money on your GoCard in our office, using the GoCard OnLine Credit Card feature
(Visa or MasterCard only).
Please note: Paper tickets will be distributed to those that have purchased tickets
beginning in mid-March, following Spring Break. The paper tickets are required for
entrance to the Graduation Gala.
Diploma Distribution “Section Speaker” Auditions
Graduating students interested in auditioning to be the speaker at their Diploma
Distribution/Section Site at Commencement must submit a 3-5 minute video audition that is
designed to showcase the graduates' speaking and presentation skills. The speech in the
video must be the speech that the graduate will give at the ceremony. The selection of the
speaker is made by those graduating within that site; voting is conducted on WestLaw TWEN by
section/division. The ‘sections’ are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-Transfer, 7, LLM-A and LLM-B.
There is no limit to the number of individuals from each section/division that can submit a video
of their speech for consideration. Participants must first register on a preliminary
form (https://orgsync.com/18903/forms/128885) on OrgSync beginning February 2,
2015. ALL video submissions are due on a secondary form
(https://orgsync.com/18903/forms/96567) on OrgSync by 11:59pm on March 12, 2015.
Voting will occur on Westlaw TWEN on Wednesday, March 18th – Thursday, March 19th.
For more information, including videos of past speeches, visit the Georgetown Law
Commencement website.
Questions? Email-Maura Grant Hayes at commencement@law.georgetown.edu or call the Office
of Student Life at (202) 662-9292.
Academic Attire - Regalia Rentals
Students are not required to wear regalia to participate in commencement but most students do
chose to rent regalia. The process is as follows, and the deadline to order regalia rental online is
March 20, 2015. If you have any questions please contact Josten’s directly at 800-854-7464.
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Log on to www.Jostens.com
Select Georgetown University Law Center as your school at the top of the screen.
Next select Graduation Cap & Gown rental.
Then select Student Rental JD & LLM Regalia.
Select Doctorate Tam, Gown, Tassel, & Hood ($75.00) *Please note the picture shown
on the website is a stock photo. It is not the product you will be sent. The Georgetown
Law regalia for all graduates is the same: dark blue gown, purple/blue/silver hood, round
black tam, purple tassel, and 2 Georgetown Seal medallions.
Next select customize to enter your height and cap size. Keep in mind the caps/tams run
small.
You may then proceed to checkout.
Graduation Portraits
All time slots for graduation portraits on February 9th and 10th are now full. If you did not have
the chance to take a photo there will be 2 make-ups dates on March 18th and 19th. The
registration for this will be available on TWEN the first week of March.
Letters of Invitation
If your guest(s) that plan to attend commencement need a letter of invitation to support their visa
application(s), you may fill out the Letter of Invitation Request form on OrgSync. We will
process your request and have the letter(s) available for you to pick up within a week.
Visiting Away
Students who have graduated before May and those who will be visiting away from the Law
Center during the spring 2015 semester may make arrangements with the Office of Student Life
to pick up Main Ceremony Rain Site Tickets, as necessary. Contact the Office of Student Life
early in the spring semester at commencement@law.georgetown.edu. Please continue to check
the Commencement website www.law.georgetown.edu/commencement for updates and
information.