Faculty Participation Roles

To express your interest in participating in Commencement, please complete the Faculty Participation Form. If you have questions, please contact Julie Ash at ljulie@bgsu.edu or 419-372-9947.

Assist the graduates in the assembly area 

• Regalia is not required if this is your ONLY role at commencement.
• Arrive 60 minutes prior to ceremony.
• Assist students in completing their announcer cards, make sure they are in the correct line, have the appropriate tassels/hoods, and that graduate/doctoral hoods are positioned properly.
• You are free to leave after the ceremony begins.

Assist in a designated faculty marshal role on or near the stage

• Regalia is required.
• Arrive 30 minutes prior to ceremony.
• Process in with the faculty and serve as pacer, line prep, announcer, or diploma handler marshal.
• Faculty marshals have assigned seating. 
• Faculty who are not assigned to a marshal role are included in the processional.
• Your name will be listed in the printed program as it shows on the participation form. Please make any edits to your name before submitting the form.

Join the processional as a faculty representative

• Regalia is required.
• Arrive 30 minutes prior to ceremony and line up in the designated faculty assembly area.
• Process in after the graduates and immediately before the President’s party.
• Faculty representatives are seated in the rows directly in front of the graduates. 
• Your name will be listed in the printed program as it shows on the participation form. Please make any edits to your name before submitting the form.