Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
1:00 p.m. Richard L. Jantz Stadium

Instructions for Graduates:

• 12:00 p.m. Pick up name cards and line up in Stewart Field House. Please be prompt.
• Line up order is by degree not major.
• Procession to the east side of Stewart Field House.
• Listen carefully to instructions given and follow your junior marshals.
• The stage party and the faculty precede you in line. When you proceed to the seating area, sit down to be sure every chair is filled.
• The junior marshals will cue you when it is time for your row to stand and proceed to the stage.
• Return to your seat for the remainder of the ceremony.

You will be given two name cards—one card for the reader as you enter onto the stage; the second card should be given to the photographer’s assistant when your picture is taken with the flags.

****IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER****

Weather Updates
In case of inclement weather, the decision to move commencement exercises indoors will be posted on www.sckans.edu/campus.  You can also call (620) 229-6333 or 800-846-1543 ext. 6333 for more information. In the event of inclement weather, undergraduate commencement ceremonies will proceed as follows:

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
B.S. degrees (except B.S. in natural sciences)
1:00 p.m. Stewart Field House

• 12:30 p.m. Pick up name cards and line up in White PE. Please be prompt.
• Line up order is by degree not major.
• Procession to the northwest entrance of Stewart Field House.
• Listen carefully to instructions given and follow your junior marshals
• The stage party and the faculty precede you in line. When you proceed to the seating area, sit down to be sure every chair is filled.
• The junior marshals will cue you when it is time for your row to stand and proceed to the stage.
• Return to your seat for the remainder of the ceremony.

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
B.A., B.S.N., B.G.S., B.S. in natural sciences and A.G.S.
3:00 p.m. Stewart Field House

• 2:30 p.m. Pick up name cards and line up in White PE. Please be prompt.
• Line up order is by degree not major.
• Procession to the northwest entrance of Stewart Field House.
• Listen carefully to instructions given and follow your junior marshals
• The stage party and the faculty precede you in line. When you proceed to the seating area, sit down to be sure every chair is filled.
• The junior marshals will cue you when it is time for your row to stand and proceed to the stage.
• Return to your seat for the remainder of the ceremony.

***Graduates with physical limitations should contact the registrar's office at 1-800-846-1543 ext. 6268***

Simulcasts

The following locations are available for viewing of the ceremony:

• Java Jinx in the Roy L. Smith Student Center
• Campus Life lounge in the lower level of the Roy L. Smith Student Center
• Harold and Mary Ellen Deets Memorial Library lobby

The simulcast locations are climate controlled. The ceremony is also broadcast locally over cable channel 20. A webcast of the ceremony can be viewed by following the Commencement 2011 link at www.moundbuilder.com.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Photo Ops
During the commencement ceremonies, there will be a picture taken of you and the President and another of you in front of the flags. There will also be a designated area for family to take pictures of you should they choose to do so. Your name, address, and email address have been provided to GradTrak Graduation Images. If you have not received your proofs within two weeks from the Commencement Ceremony, you may contact them at cmook@gradimages.com  or by calling 800.628.4509.

Overnight Accommodations

Motels

• Comfort Inn at Quail Ridge: 3803 Pike Road (south on Hwy 77), Winfield, 620-221-7529
• Super 8 Motel: 3803 Pike Road (south on Hwy 77), Winfield, 620-229-8888
• Econo Lodge: 1710 Main, Winfield, 620-221-9050
• Sonner Motor Inn: 1812 Main, Winfield, 620-221-4400
• Best Western Atrium Gardens: 3232 North Summit, Arkansas City, 620-442-7700
• Best Western Hallmark Inn: 1617 North Summit, Arkansas City, 620-442-1400
• Super 8 Motel: 3228 North Summit, Arkansas City, 620-442-8880

Bed and Breakfast

• Barns @ Timber Creek: 14704 91st Road, Winfield, 620-221-2797
• Bluestem Bed and Breakfast: 13292 172nd Rd, Winfield, 620-221-0735

Restaurants

• Biederman’s Bistro: 801 Main Street, 620-221-0888 (open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
• Gambinos: 1400 Main Street, 620-229-2278 (open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.)
• College Hill Coffee: 403 Soward, 620-229-8155 (by reservation only)
• El Maguey: 1515 E 9th Avenue, 620-221-4940 (open 11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
• Neives’ Mexican Restaurant: 119 E 9th Ave, 620-229-7600 (open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.)
• Pizza Hut: 1912 Main Street, 620-221-7500 (open 11 a.m.-10 p.m.)
• Subway: 2210 Pike Rd, 620-221-7827
• Taco Bell: 2011 Main Street, 620-229-9099 (open 10 a.m-9 p.m.)

Moundbuilder Market
Moundbuilder Market, Southwestern College’s logo and apparel store, will be open:

• Friday, May 6th – 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Saturday, May 7th – 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 8th – 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

For more information, visit: www.moundbuildermarket.com

Parking
Parking will be available for persons with handicap permits in the parking lot between Christy Administration Building and Roy L. Smith Student Center. Security personnel will assist you in finding parking and by providing rides on golf carts. For your convenience, parking is also available at the Winfield High School with shuttle service to the commencement site.

A map of the campus can be viewed at http://www.sckans.edu/maps-and-directions/.