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Inclement Weather Plan

December 2011 processional will proceed as originally planned

After consulting numerous weather sources, it has been decided that the commencement processional will proceed as originally planned. Currently, the weather is showing rain for this evening, but is forecasted to clear the area by early tomorrow morning.

Students are to report to the Hampton/Newport-News Room (Webb University Center) between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m. for the 9:00 a.m. ceremony or between 12:30 and 1:15 p.m. for the 2:00 p.m. ceremony. Participating faculty members are to report to the River Rooms (Webb University Center) between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. for the 9:00 a.m. ceremony or between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m. for the 2:00 p.m. ceremony.

Please do not bring: cell phones, purses, coats, hats or other items to the robing area. The robing area will not be secured and the university is not responsible for lost or stolen items. All items left behind after the processional departs will be disposed of promptly.

Decision Timeframe and Announcement

In the event that inclement weather, which would hinder the academic processional, is imminent for the day of commencement, an announcement will be made to follow the inclement weather plan.

The announcement will be made no later than noon on the Friday before commencement. It will be posted on the main page of this website and the ODU home page, and will be available on the information line at 683.3000.

Important Changes

If an announcement is made to follow the inclement weather plan, the following changes will be in effect:

• Students must report to the bottom level of the Parking Garage "C" (between 41st and 43rd Streets) for check-in and robing, not Webb University Center.
• Faculty, readers, and platform party will assemble in the southeast hallway of the Ted Constant Convocation Center (by the entrance facing Monarch Way).
• The academic processional will begin in the parking garage and march across 43rd Street, through the multipurpose room in the Constant Center and into the arena.
• Students should park in the Parking Garage "C," not the Parking Garage "E."