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Dear Engineering Community,<br>
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Please take note of the following advisories for the upcoming Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony at TDECU Stadium on Saturday May 15:<br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please continue to regularly check the following websites for new updates and information:</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://uh.edu/commencement/" title="https://uh.edu/commencement/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">UH Commencement Website</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.egr.uh.edu/current-students/commencement" title="https://www.egr.uh.edu/current-students/commencement"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cullen College Commencement Website</span></a></li></ul>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><u><b>Grad Photo Ops</b></u></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The University will host multiple graduate photo opportunity stations around campus, Wednesday May 12 - Wednesday May 19 from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, at the following locations:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cullen Family Plaza </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(near the fountains)</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">UH System Seal</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Student Center South - Monumental Stairway</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TDECU Stadium</span></li></ul>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Cullen College of Engineering will also have photo stations set up at the following times at Engineering Building 1, in the pit:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;">Friday, May 14, 12pm–6pm</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;"><i>(afternoon
before the ceremony)</i></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday, May 15, 8 am - 2pm
</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; font-size: 12pt;"><i>(before and after the ceremony)</i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please note that there will not be a university photographer present at any of these stations, so come prepared with your friends and family to take pictures yourselves. No appointments are needed, but please remember to social
distance and wear a face mask. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b><u>Notification to Faculty</u></b></span><br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Hooding of Graduates</b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Due to COVID-19 protocols, the ceremony will not be able to accommodate on-stage graduate student hooding. Faculty who wish to still partake in this tradition with their students are highly encouraged to arrange a time before
or after the ceremony at one of the above-mentioned Grad Photo Op locations. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b><u>Notification to Ceremony Attendees (Graduates, Faculty, and Volunteers)</u></b></span></div>
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<div><span><b>Robing and Storage</b></span></div>
<div><span>There will be no designated area for robing. All attendees must come dressed in their proper regalia. </span></div>
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<div>There will be no lockers or storage areas available to attendees. All personal items will have to be kept with you at all times. For a full list of items that are prohibited,
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<b>Footwear Advisory</b><br>
Attendees are encouraged to wear practical, flat footwear, preferably with a grip surface on the sole. Graduates will be seated on the football stadium field, and the grass and stage may possibly be slick. Wearing heels is strongly discouraged. <br>
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