2021 Midyear Commencement - Hofstra University

Dear Midyear 2021 Commencement Candidate: Congratulations! After years of hard work and determination, you have achieved your goal of earning a Hofstra University degree. The symbolic significance of commencement is provided by the academic heraldry and the specific sequence and contents of the proceedings. All the components will make this a banner day for you, members of your family, and friends. To assist in ensuring a memorable day, please read and follow the instructions outlined in this brochure.

GRADUATION FAIR

Seniors graduating in Midyear 2021 are invited to attend the Graduation Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 2 and 3, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 4 at the Mack Student Center Atrium, North Campus. On this date, you will be able to order your academic attire, schedule an appointment for your senior portrait, and order class rings. You will also have an opportunity to ask any questions regarding commencement. If you are unable to attend the Graduation Fair, please follow the instructions below on how to order your academic attire.

CEREMONY ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ATTIRE ORDERS To confirm graduation ceremony attendance and order your academic attire, please visit hofstra.edu/ academicattire. You will be directed to the Hofstra portal. Simply follow the instructions, carefully check the order, and click Submit. An order confirmation will display.

Academic attire orders must be received by Monday, November 15, 2021. Additional academic attire will be ordered for students who miss the deadline or register late. Please follow the instructions in the Academic Attire Distribution section to obtain academic attire after the November 15 deadline.

ACADEMIC ATTIRE DISTRIBUTION Academic attire distribution is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, December 15 and December 16, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Hofstra University Bookstore in the Mack Student Center. You may also pick up your academic attire on Sunday, December 19, 2021, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center (where you will be lining up for the ceremony). Please present your HofstraCard at distribution. There is no fee for the academic attire, and it is yours to keep after the ceremony.

When you arrive at the academic attire distribution area, you will be asked to swipe your HofstraCard; if you don’t have your HofstraCard, you may provide your Hofstra ID number. You will receive a yellow card with your name on it. Bring this card with you to the ceremony. It will be used to ensure proper line up by school, as well as the proper pronunciation of your name during the ceremony, and for your commencement photo contact information. Please check the card to make sure your name is printed correctly. If your name is difficult to pronounce, please indicate the phonetic spelling.

Please check your academic attire package to ensure you have a cap, gown, and tassel.

Undergraduate degree candidates will receive a blue and yellow tassel; graduate degree candidates a yellow tassel; all doctoral and law degree candidates a gold tassel. Additionally, graduate, doctoral, and law degree candidates will receive a hood indicating their school.

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Midyear 2021 Commencement Exercises , Sunday, December 19, 2021 11:30 a.m.

QR Code for Commencement Attire

85577:9/21

Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex North Campus

HOOD COLORS:

Master’s Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – White School of Education – Light Blue School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green Frank G. Zarb School of Business – Drab The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication – Crimson Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science – Orange Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies – Apricot Doctoral Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (PhD and PsyD) – Royal Blue School of Education – Light Blue Maurice A. Deane School of Law – Purple School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green

TICKETS Guests arriving at the Mack Sports Complex are encouraged to arrive early and travel light. All guests entering the complex will be subject to routine security measures, including metal detector screening and bag searches. Entrances will be clearly marked to assist with the flow of guests entering the building. Entrance A is designated as an accessible entrance; Entrances B, C, D, and E are designated for the general public.

Each Midyear commencement candidate will receive five (5) assigned seat tickets to the ceremony.

There will be no lottery for additional tickets for the midyear commencement.

A webcast of the commencement ceremony will be available on www.Hofstra.edu/commencement.

ROBING AND ASSEMBLY Instructions for robing and assembly will be given to you at academic attire distribution. Please arrive at the Mack Physical Education Center one hour before the ceremony to be placed in the procession. You will be instructed to line up by school. Ushers will indicate how and when you are to proceed to your seat.

RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND DIPLOMA FRAMES Contact the College Ring Company at www.Balfour.com Contact the Diploma Frame Company at www.framingsuccess.com Class of '21 Sweatshirt and Tee available at www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra/ Get Your Alumni Gear and Gifts at www.Hofstra.bncollege.com

PHOTOS Information about senior portraits will be available at www.hofstra.edu/seniors.

CEREMONY INFORMATION The Midyear 2021 Commencement will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Campus. The ceremony will last approximately 2 ½ hours. The provost will ask the candidates to rise, and the president will confer your degree. When you are called to the stage to be recognized, hand the yellow index card with your name on it to the individual standing behind the podium at the head of the runway. That person will introduce you to the assembly. Proceed across the stage to be congratulated by the president, a member of the Hofstra Board of Trustees, and your dean.

Continue across the stage to have your photo taken, and return to your seat.

THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM A copy of the Commencement program will be provided to all candidates when seated.

RECEPTIONS A reception will be held following the ceremony at the Mack Physical Education Center.

FLOWERS Commencement candidates and guests may vist www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra to order flowers. These flowers will be available for pickup in the lobby of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex prior to the commencement ceremony.

DIPLOMA The Office of Academic Records will notify you when your diploma is ready for pickup, approximately three months after graduation.

You may pick it up in Room 207 Memorial Hall or have it mailed to your address on file.

Once again, congratulations on your graduation from Hofstra University! If you have any questions, or if we can assist you in any way, please contact the Commencement Office at 516-463-4346 or graduation@hofstra.edu.

HOOD COLORS:

Master’s Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – White School of Education – Light Blue School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green Frank G. Zarb School of Business – Drab The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication – Crimson Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science – Orange Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies – Apricot Doctoral Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (PhD and PsyD) – Royal Blue School of Education – Light Blue Maurice A. Deane School of Law – Purple School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green

TICKETS Guests arriving at the Mack Sports Complex are encouraged to arrive early and travel light. All guests entering the complex will be subject to routine security measures, including metal detector screening and bag searches. Entrances will be clearly marked to assist with the flow of guests entering the building. Entrance A is designated as an accessible entrance; Entrances B, C, D, and E are designated for the general public.

Each Midyear commencement candidate will receive five (5) assigned seat tickets to the ceremony.

There will be no lottery for additional tickets for the midyear commencement.

A webcast of the commencement ceremony will be available on www.Hofstra.edu/commencement.

ROBING AND ASSEMBLY Instructions for robing and assembly will be given to you at academic attire distribution. Please arrive at the Mack Physical Education Center one hour before the ceremony to be placed in the procession. You will be instructed to line up by school. Ushers will indicate how and when you are to proceed to your seat.

RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND DIPLOMA FRAMES Contact the College Ring Company at www.Balfour.com Contact the Diploma Frame Company at www.framingsuccess.com Class of '21 Sweatshirt and Tee available at www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra/ Get Your Alumni Gear and Gifts at www.Hofstra.bncollege.com

PHOTOS Information about senior portraits will be available at www.hofstra.edu/seniors.

CEREMONY INFORMATION The Midyear 2021 Commencement will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Campus. The ceremony will last approximately 2 ½ hours. The provost will ask the candidates to rise, and the president will confer your degree. When you are called to the stage to be recognized, hand the yellow index card with your name on it to the individual standing behind the podium at the head of the runway. That person will introduce you to the assembly. Proceed across the stage to be congratulated by the president, a member of the Hofstra Board of Trustees, and your dean.

Continue across the stage to have your photo taken, and return to your seat.

THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM A copy of the Commencement program will be provided to all candidates when seated.

RECEPTIONS A reception will be held following the ceremony at the Mack Physical Education Center.

FLOWERS Commencement candidates and guests may vist www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra to order flowers. These flowers will be available for pickup in the lobby of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex prior to the commencement ceremony.

DIPLOMA The Office of Academic Records will notify you when your diploma is ready for pickup, approximately three months after graduation.

You may pick it up in Room 207 Memorial Hall or have it mailed to your address on file.

Once again, congratulations on your graduation from Hofstra University! If you have any questions, or if we can assist you in any way, please contact the Commencement Office at 516-463-4346 or graduation@hofstra.edu.

HOOD COLORS:

Master’s Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – White School of Education – Light Blue School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green Frank G. Zarb School of Business – Drab The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication – Crimson Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science – Orange Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies – Apricot Doctoral Degrees Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (PhD and PsyD) – Royal Blue School of Education – Light Blue Maurice A. Deane School of Law – Purple School of Health Professions and Human Services – Sage Green

TICKETS Guests arriving at the Mack Sports Complex are encouraged to arrive early and travel light. All guests entering the complex will be subject to routine security measures, including metal detector screening and bag searches. Entrances will be clearly marked to assist with the flow of guests entering the building. Entrance A is designated as an accessible entrance; Entrances B, C, D, and E are designated for the general public.

Each Midyear commencement candidate will receive five (5) assigned seat tickets to the ceremony.

There will be no lottery for additional tickets for the midyear commencement.

A webcast of the commencement ceremony will be available on www.Hofstra.edu/commencement.

ROBING AND ASSEMBLY Instructions for robing and assembly will be given to you at academic attire distribution. Please arrive at the Mack Physical Education Center one hour before the ceremony to be placed in the procession. You will be instructed to line up by school. Ushers will indicate how and when you are to proceed to your seat.

RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND DIPLOMA FRAMES Contact the College Ring Company at www.Balfour.com Contact the Diploma Frame Company at www.framingsuccess.com Class of '21 Sweatshirt and Tee available at www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra/ Get Your Alumni Gear and Gifts at www.Hofstra.bncollege.com

PHOTOS Information about senior portraits will be available at www.hofstra.edu/seniors.

CEREMONY INFORMATION The Midyear 2021 Commencement will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Campus. The ceremony will last approximately 2 ½ hours. The provost will ask the candidates to rise, and the president will confer your degree. When you are called to the stage to be recognized, hand the yellow index card with your name on it to the individual standing behind the podium at the head of the runway. That person will introduce you to the assembly. Proceed across the stage to be congratulated by the president, a member of the Hofstra Board of Trustees, and your dean.

Continue across the stage to have your photo taken, and return to your seat.

THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM A copy of the Commencement program will be provided to all candidates when seated.

RECEPTIONS A reception will be held following the ceremony at the Mack Physical Education Center.

FLOWERS Commencement candidates and guests may vist www.thecommencementgroup.com/hofstra to order flowers. These flowers will be available for pickup in the lobby of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex prior to the commencement ceremony.

DIPLOMA The Office of Academic Records will notify you when your diploma is ready for pickup, approximately three months after graduation.

You may pick it up in Room 207 Memorial Hall or have it mailed to your address on file.

Once again, congratulations on your graduation from Hofstra University! If you have any questions, or if we can assist you in any way, please contact the Commencement Office at 516-463-4346 or graduation@hofstra.edu.

Dear Midyear 2021 Commencement Candidate: Congratulations! After years of hard work and determination, you have achieved your goal of earning a Hofstra University degree. The symbolic significance of commencement is provided by the academic heraldry and the specific sequence and contents of the proceedings. All the components will make this a banner day for you, members of your family, and friends. To assist in ensuring a memorable day, please read and follow the instructions outlined in this brochure.

GRADUATION FAIR

Seniors graduating in Midyear 2021 are invited to attend the Graduation Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 2 and 3, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 4 at the Mack Student Center Atrium, North Campus. On this date, you will be able to order your academic attire, schedule an appointment for your senior portrait, and order class rings. You will also have an opportunity to ask any questions regarding commencement. If you are unable to attend the Graduation Fair, please follow the instructions below on how to order your academic attire.

CEREMONY ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ATTIRE ORDERS To confirm graduation ceremony attendance and order your academic attire, please visit hofstra.edu/ academicattire. You will be directed to the Hofstra portal. Simply follow the instructions, carefully check the order, and click Submit. An order confirmation will display.

Academic attire orders must be received by Monday, November 15, 2021. Additional academic attire will be ordered for students who miss the deadline or register late. Please follow the instructions in the Academic Attire Distribution section to obtain academic attire after the November 15 deadline.

ACADEMIC ATTIRE DISTRIBUTION Academic attire distribution is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, December 15 and December 16, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Hofstra University Bookstore in the Mack Student Center. You may also pick up your academic attire on Sunday, December 19, 2021, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center (where you will be lining up for the ceremony). Please present your HofstraCard at distribution. There is no fee for the academic attire, and it is yours to keep after the ceremony.

When you arrive at the academic attire distribution area, you will be asked to swipe your HofstraCard; if you don’t have your HofstraCard, you may provide your Hofstra ID number. You will receive a yellow card with your name on it. Bring this card with you to the ceremony. It will be used to ensure proper line up by school, as well as the proper pronunciation of your name during the ceremony, and for your commencement photo contact information. Please check the card to make sure your name is printed correctly. If your name is difficult to pronounce, please indicate the phonetic spelling.

Please check your academic attire package to ensure you have a cap, gown, and tassel.

Undergraduate degree candidates will receive a blue and yellow tassel; graduate degree candidates a yellow tassel; all doctoral and law degree candidates a gold tassel. Additionally, graduate, doctoral, and law degree candidates will receive a hood indicating their school.

Midyear 2021 Commencement Exercises , Sunday, December 19, 2021 11:30 a.m.

QR Code for Commencement Attire

85577:9/21

Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex North Campus

Dear Midyear 2021 Commencement Candidate: Congratulations! After years of hard work and determination, you have achieved your goal of earning a Hofstra University degree. The symbolic significance of commencement is provided by the academic heraldry and the specific sequence and contents of the proceedings. All the components will make this a banner day for you, members of your family, and friends. To assist in ensuring a memorable day, please read and follow the instructions outlined in this brochure.

GRADUATION FAIR

Seniors graduating in Midyear 2021 are invited to attend the Graduation Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 2 and 3, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 4 at the Mack Student Center Atrium, North Campus. On this date, you will be able to order your academic attire, schedule an appointment for your senior portrait, and order class rings. You will also have an opportunity to ask any questions regarding commencement. If you are unable to attend the Graduation Fair, please follow the instructions below on how to order your academic attire.

CEREMONY ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ATTIRE ORDERS To confirm graduation ceremony attendance and order your academic attire, please visit hofstra.edu/ academicattire. You will be directed to the Hofstra portal. Simply follow the instructions, carefully check the order, and click Submit. An order confirmation will display.

Academic attire orders must be received by Monday, November 15, 2021. Additional academic attire will be ordered for students who miss the deadline or register late. Please follow the instructions in the Academic Attire Distribution section to obtain academic attire after the November 15 deadline.

ACADEMIC ATTIRE DISTRIBUTION Academic attire distribution is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, December 15 and December 16, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Hofstra University Bookstore in the Mack Student Center. You may also pick up your academic attire on Sunday, December 19, 2021, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center (where you will be lining up for the ceremony). Please present your HofstraCard at distribution. There is no fee for the academic attire, and it is yours to keep after the ceremony.

When you arrive at the academic attire distribution area, you will be asked to swipe your HofstraCard; if you don’t have your HofstraCard, you may provide your Hofstra ID number. You will receive a yellow card with your name on it. Bring this card with you to the ceremony. It will be used to ensure proper line up by school, as well as the proper pronunciation of your name during the ceremony, and for your commencement photo contact information. Please check the card to make sure your name is printed correctly. If your name is difficult to pronounce, please indicate the phonetic spelling.

Please check your academic attire package to ensure you have a cap, gown, and tassel.

Undergraduate degree candidates will receive a blue and yellow tassel; graduate degree candidates a yellow tassel; all doctoral and law degree candidates a gold tassel. Additionally, graduate, doctoral, and law degree candidates will receive a hood indicating their school.

Midyear 2021 Commencement Exercises , Sunday, December 19, 2021 11:30 a.m.

QR Code for Commencement Attire

85577:9/21

Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex North Campus