Dates and Deadlines
File For Candidacy (Registrar) Deadlines:
- Fall 2011: Friday, October 21
- Winter 2012: Friday, February 6
- Spring 2012: Wednesday, May 2
- Summer, 2012: Friday, August 3
Let the College Know: 2012 Commencement form will be available beginning Saturday, January 15. Any questions? Call 459-2857 or e-mail porter_activities@ucsc.edu.
Porter Commencement Committee: Help plan and implement your graduation program and social events surrounding it! Any Porter senior may participate. Dates for the Porter Commencement Committee to be determined.
Commencement Speeches: Would you like to speak at graduation? Submit an outline or draft of a 3-5 minute speech or reading that will appeal to a general audience, or a specific segments of that audience, that includes families, students, grads, and faculty. A student/staff/faculty committee will be selecting from outline submissions. Deadline to apply at Porter Activities (D-143) is Friday, April 13, 2012. You will be asked to "audition" following the selection of finalists. If you have questions or would like to serve on the selection committee call Porter Activities at 459-2857.
Let Your Friends and Family Know: For Commencement weekend, make hotel/motel, airline, and restaurant reservations as early as possible. Seniors from every college are making reservations, so plan ahead: every room in town will be booked up!
Order Cap & Gown/ Formal Announcements: if you plan to use them (Bay Tree Bookstore) Reservations start in April.
Graduation Pictures: Graduates, pre-register your email along with friends and family email addresses and Graduation Images will contact them just as soon as your photos are available for online viewing and ordering. The URL is http://www.gradimages.com.