For the Graduate

Once your graduation application has been processed, your graduation card will be available at the Records Office of Enrollment Services (LC-277) beginning Monday, May 10. Graduates are required to sign the graduation card verifying their degree/certificate and honors. Photo identification is required.

Cap, gown, honor cord and graduation announcements are now available at the Paper Tree Bookstore. Purchase these items as soon as you verify your graduate card at Enrollment Services.

Your cap and gown should be purchased by noon, Tuesday, June 1, to assure your gown is the correct size.

There will be no ceremony rehearsal at the ShoWare Center. Instead, there will be two Graduation Information session scheduled for all graduates. Important information about the ceremony will be discussed including graduation cards, processional and diploma ceremony and general venue information.

Your commencement ceremony will be more fun for you if you know what is going on … plan to attend one of the two sessions:

Date and Times:
Wednesday, June 9

• 11:00am – Noon
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Location:
Green River Main Campus
Lindbloom Center (LC), Main Dining Area

The following PDF documents provide information about the facility and various walking routes that graduates will take during the ceremony.

• ShoWare Center Facility Map
• Processional Route
• Diploma Route
• Recessional Order & Route

• Doors will open for you and your guests at 5:00 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is plenty of available seating.
• Graduates should enter on the north end of the venue by 6:00 p.m. to pick-up graduation cards, get instructions and dress in cap and gown. The processional line-up begins at 6:30 p.m.
• Remember to bring your cap and gown!
• All personal items should be left at home, locked in your vehicle or given to a guest prior to entering the north end of the ShoWare Center.
• The ShoWare Center is a non-smoking facility.

Graduate portraits will be taken at the ShoWare Center by Darel Roa Photography:

• View/Download a brochure [PDF 72KB]
• E-mail Darel Roa Photography

Shuttle bus transportation is provided for 75 Green River students on a first come, ticket-only basis from Student Life located on the second floor in the Lindbloom Student Center. Buses will depart from the AD Building Traffic Circle at 5:00 p.m. and return to campus after the event. Student ID is required.

• Call 253-833-9111 ext. 2400 for additional information. 
• Deadline to reserve bus tickets is Wed., June 9.

ShoWare Center features free parking onsite, and in several lots within close walking distance. Parking spaces at the onsite parking lot are limited and are filled on a first come, first served basis, therefore arriving early is advised.

Parking Restrictions

As a courtesy to Kent Station’s patrons, please do not leave your vehicle at Kent Station during the commencement ceremony.