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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Agvisors: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this email you’ll find an overview of the CALES Spring 2025 Graduation Convocation processes so you can assist graduating students this semester!
<i>Thank you in advance for reading this lengthy email. </i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please refer graduating students to the website. We update this regularly and include a plethora of FAQs:
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://cales.arizona.edu/cales-graduation-convocation">https://cales.arizona.edu/cales-graduation-convocation</a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Overview of CALES Graduation Celebrations: </u></b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CALES Student Sendoff</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 16, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10:00 - 11:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Old Main Lawn<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">Optional event where students can jumpstart the graduation celebration!
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">All students graduating in CALES are welcome (ugrad & grad)
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">RSVP required; no regalia required<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CALES Graduate Student (MS/PhD) Spring Convocation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, May 15, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7:00 - 9:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fred Fox School of Music (Crowder Hall)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">RSVP required & regalia required to participate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CALES Undergraduate Student (BA/BS) Spring Convocation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Saturday, May 17, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 - 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">McKale Memorial Center<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">RSVP required & regalia required to participate<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RSVP Information: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RSVPs are required for all graduation celebration events. There are separate RSVP forms for each event. RSVP forms are open now
<b>through Sunday, May 4 at 11:59 pm (AZ time).</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ticket Information: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crowder Hall (MS/PhD) requires tickets for all guests (not graduating students). Students will report their ticketing needs when they RSVP. Students are allotted four guests. Crowder Hall is an intimate venue.
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<p class="MsoNormal">McKale (BA/BS) does not require tickets for guests. There is no limit on the number of guests per student.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Request to Participate: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Request to Participate form is <i>ONLY</i> to be completed by students who are not officially scheduled to graduate in May 2025. (Example: if a student is scheduled to graduate in December 2025 but wants to walk in May 2025.) This form
lets us know their information to add to communications and the digital program.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This form will close on Sunday, April 27 at 11:59 pm (AZ time). More information on this process can be found on the website.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Student Communications: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All students who are eligible to graduate (plus, the ones who complete the
<i>Request to Participate </i>form), will receive the Graduation Newsletter. This newsletter will be sent multiple times prior to our celebrations with information about RSVPs, event expectations, and need-to-knows.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Staff Volunteer Information: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We need your support to make graduation celebrations a success! We kindly ask that at least one representative is present from your unit to assist on graduation day.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/xvPwyJjAHq">Please sign-up to volunteer by Sunday, May 4 at 11:59 pm.</a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Student Speakers: </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are in search of student speakers for all graduation events! Do you know a spectacular undergraduate or graduate student who wants to share their story at these milestone events?
<a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=BVXjXo7rKUmTfWRd9QEyiH8C24HWYoFOneaXZzPfW6pUMUM0RDlLM0c2VFFTV1RZUE42SzVCSFJaTC4u&route=shorturl">
Encourage them to apply to speak by April 27<sup>th</sup>.</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please do not hesitate to send students my way who have questions or concerns. I appreciate your support and all you do to get our students to this point. More information will be forthcoming for those of you who plan to volunteer.
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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Manager, Student Experience<br>
College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences<br>
Career & Academic Services<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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