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Jostens

Cap and Gown Ordering

capsgownsFaculty planning to process and students planning to graduate in May 2014 may order their caps, gowns, and personalized graduate announcements at the Jostens ordering event in the Pilot House lounge on February 11, 12, and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orders may also be submitted at the events office located at 6605 N. Portsmouth from February 11 through March 21.

Please note: any orders received after March 21 will incur a special-handling fee of $15.

Order forms for personalized graduate announcements are available now in the events office. Students may also order online at www.shop.jostens.com or by calling 1-800-854-7464. Questions? Contact university events at 8434 or events@up.edu.

Cap and Gown Ordering

grinning grad 2 copyFaculty planning to process and students planning to graduate in May 2014 may order their caps, gowns, and personalized graduate announcements at the Jostens ordering event in the Pilot House lounge on February 11, 12, and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orders may also be submitted at the events office located at 6605 N. Portsmouth from February 11 through March 21. Please note: any orders received after March 21 will incur a special-handling fee of $15. Order forms for personalized graduate announcements are available now in the events office. Students may also order online at www.shop.jostens.com or by calling 1-800-854-7464. Questions? Contact university events at 8434 or events@up.edu.

Opening Mass Regalia, Information

Opening MassThe fall 2013 semester’s Opening Mass will be held in the Chiles Center on Saturday, August 24, at 4:30 p.m., and faculty will process in regalia. Faculty who plan to process and need regalia are asked to e-mail Billy McWood, university events, at mcwood@up.edu with name, degree, the name of the institution that awarded the degree, and height and weight. McWood must place the order with Jostens no later than July 12. Faculty members’ deans will decide if faculty are responsible for payment or if their departments will pay for the rental.

Faculty robing for the Mass will be in the north lobby of the Chiles Center; those processing should arrive no later than 4 p.m. to prepare for the procession, which will begin at 4:15 p.m. A representative from Jostens will be available to assist and answer any questions with regard to regalia. For more information contact university events at 7523.