Commencement Instructions for Guests
1.    The commencement exercises will be held on Friday, December 19, 2008, in Hogg Auditorium in Cain-Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus.  We will hold three commencement exercises.  Commencement for students who are graduating from a Nursing or Allied Health Program begins at 8:30 AM.  Commencement for non nursing/allied health program graduates whose last names start with A-L begins at 11:30 AM.  Commencement for non nursing/allied health program graduates whose last names start with M-Z begins at 2:30 PM. 

2.    The commencement exercise will start promptly at its scheduled time, so guests should report to Hogg Auditorium of Cain-Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the commencement exercise.

3.    The doors to the main seating in Hogg Auditorium will be closed 5 minutes prior to the start of the commencement exercises.  Guests arriving after this time will be directed to the balcony area.

4.    To prevent crowded hallways, please do not accompany your graduate to the graduate check-in and assembly area.  Please go directly to the auditorium to acquire a seat.

5.    Graduates will not be allowed to wear corsages or carry personal items into the ceremony.  Please assist them by holding these items for them until after the ceremony.

6.    Guests should stand during both the processional and the recessional parts of the ceremony.  Please allow all graduates to exit the auditorium during the recessional before leaving your seating area.

7.    Guests and their graduates are encouraged to agree upon a meeting place outside of the building after the ceremony for family pictures and fellowship (weather permitting).  The lobby area will be very crowded.

8.    Please remind your graduates of their opportunity to have a formal cap-and-gown picture made with a photographer before or after the ceremony.  Also, remind them of the opportunity to receive photos of them receiving their diploma on stage during the ceremony. Your graduate will receive proofs of these photos in the mail several weeks after graduation for possible purchase.  This photographer is not affiliated with Hinds Community College.

9.    Guests requiring special assistance should contact Ms. Ann Travis at 601-857-3214.  Upon arrival, please report to the entrance of Cain-Cochran Hall facing Main Street where assistance will be provided. 

10.    Please hold applause for your graduate until all of the graduates for that degree have been presented.  This will allow those guests around you to hear their graduate’s name called.  Your assistance with holding applause for individual graduates will aid us in properly recognizing each graduate participating in the commencement exercise.

11.    Hinds Community College is proud to announce that we will broadcast our Summer 2008 commencement exercises via a live Webcast.  High speed internet access is required for viewing. Click here for instructions for viewing the Webcast. Beginning Monday, December 22, 2008, all three commencement exercises will be archived at this site for 30 days.  Files will be available for viewing during this 30-day window.  Please share this information with family and friends who may be unable to attend the ceremony.  Hinds Community College is proud of your graduate’s accomplishments, and we take great joy in sharing this celebration with as many virtual guests as possible.