Medals Ceremony 2008
Saturday, May 3

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Who

Graduating Honors Scholars, University Scholars, and Degree with Distinction candidates will be recognized for their academic excellence and distinguished undergraduate careers.

If you are a December 2007, May 2008, August 2008, or December 2008 graduate who did not attend the ceremony last year, you will receive an invitation.

When & Where

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Ceremony 1-2 p.m. Rome Commons Ballroom
Reception 2-3 p.m. Rome Commons Ballroom

What

Graduating students, along with Honors Faculty and other distinguished guests, will participate in a processional march to music, into the ballroom. The processional will begin promptly at 1 p.m.

The ceremony will feature a presentation of medals. Graduating Honors Scholars, University Scholars, and Degree with Distinction candidates will receive medals on a neck ribbon. Members of the Honors Board of Associate Directors will act as medal tiers and present each student with his or her own medal. The medals will also be worn at Commencement.

The Honors Council Outstanding Honors Faculty Member for 2007 and Distinguished Honors Alumni Award recipients will be recognized.

A reception will follow the recessional march. From approximately 2 to 3 p.m. we will gather for light refreshments, music, and conversation.

How

• RSVP: E-mail rsvp@uconn.edu or call (860) 486-1723 by April 21st at the latest.
  
  Seating: The Honors Program would like to address the concerns of our students, their family and friends regarding seating at the Medals Ceremony. We would have liked nothing better than to have open seating for all guests; however, with over 250 graduating students being honored this year, guests in the Rome Ballroom were limited to 2 per student for most (but unfortunately not all) students. To accommodate requests for additional guests we have secured an adjacent location for a live video feed of the event in the Pavilion outside of the Nathan Hale Inn, which we expect to be well attended. (The Inn is located just across the parking lot from the Rome Commons Ballroom http://www.nathanhaleinn.com/meetings/index.html ). All guests are invited to join the reception in the Rome Commons Ballroom at the conclusion of the ceremony.
  
• Rehearsal: There will be a mandatory rehearsal for the ceremony on Friday, May 2 at 9 a.m. in the Rome Commons Ballroom. If you need to be excused from the rehearsal, please contact the University Events Office at 486-1723.

• Parking: Parking in the following lots is free to the public on Saturday: S Lot, Y Lot and Lot 8. If there is no space available in any of these lots, please direct your guests to the South Parking Garage (where there will be a fee charged).

• Purchase your regalia at the co-op. You must wear your gown to participate.
• Leave your cell phones & personal belongings at home (or give them to a guest - cell phone turned off - on the day of the event.)
• It is very important that you arrive before 12:45 p.m. on the day of the event to line up and recieve instructions.
• The Rome Commons Ballroom is fully accessible. Please let us know ahead of time if you require wheelchair seating.

• More Information: A “How to Guide” for the day of the ceremony will be posted on the Honors website on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

• Information on UConn's graduation ceremonies may be found on the Commencement Web site.