Individual School/College Diploma Ceremonies 
and Rain Plan

INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL/COLLEGE DIPLOMA CEREMONIES

After the President and dignitaries have processed from Alumni Stadium at the conclusion of the University Commencement, graduates and their guests go to the assigned locations for the Individual School/College Diploma Ceremonies at which diplomas are awarded. The locations for these ceremonies are listed below.

• COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
  Alumni Stadium
  (Rain site:  Conte Forum)
• GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
  Robsham Theater
• CARROLL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
  Campus Green
  (Rain site:  Flynn Recreation Complex, North Wing)
• CARROLL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
  Bapst Library Lawn (tent)
• GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
  Burns Library Lawn (tent)
• CONNELL SCHOOL OF NURSING
  McElroy Commons, Carney Dining Room
• CONNELL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING
  McElroy Commons, Carney Dining Room
• LYNCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
  O'Neill Library Plaza
  (Rain site:  Flynn Recreation Complex, East Wing)
• LYNCH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
  O'Neill Library Plaza
  (Rain site:  Flynn Recreation Complex, East Wing)
• WOODS COLLEGE OF ADVANCING STUDIES
  St. Ignatius Church
  

RAIN PLAN for the
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL/COLLEGE DIPLOMA CEREMONIES

UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (MAIN CEREMONY) RAIN PLAN
Commencement will be held outdoors in Alumni Stadium even in a light rain or drizzle. Graduates and guests will have to provide their own umbrellas and/or raincoats.

In the event of a severe rainstorm, Commencement will be held indoors in Conte Forum. An announcement of the decision to use the rain plan will be broadcast beginning in early morning on:

• WBZ Radio, Channel 1030 AM
• WBZ-TV News, Channel 4
• WCVB-TV News, Channel 5
• Boston College Info Line, (617)552-INFO
• Commencement Website - check on Commencement morning 

Each graduate will be given two rain plan tickets for this ceremony. Due to very limited seating, there are no extra tickets. Only rain plan tickets will be honored. Tickets are given to students when they rent their academic attire during the week prior to Commencement.

Other guests may view the University Commencement via closed circuit TV at alternate rain sites:

• Flynn Recreation Complex (North and East wings)
• Robsham Theater
• Carney Dining Room
  (McElroy Commons)
• Bapst Lawn Tent
• Devlin Hall 008, 010, 026 & 101
• Cushing Hall 001
• Higgins 300 & 310
• McGuinn 121
• Merkert 127 and 130

Also in Residence Halls on cable TV beginning at 10:00 a.m. on

• Boston College Cable, Channel 50
• Newton Cable Comcast, Channel 26

Beginning at 10:00 a.m., on the Internet via D2 Productions (live broadcast).  To view the live webcast of Commencement, please access the following link to the Commencement home page at www.bc.edu/commencement. 

Graduates should go directly to their assigned sections in Conte Forum. All graduates and their two Forum guests should be in their seats no later than 9:00 a.m.

INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL/COLLEGE DIPLOMA CEREMONIES RAIN PLAN
Individual School Diploma Ceremonies will begin immediately after the completion of the University Commencement. Rain site locations are listed under the Individual Diploma Ceremonies.

Because of a decrease in seating capacities due to new fire regulations, rain tickets will be needed for the following diploma ceremonies:

• COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
  Conte Forum (5 RTs)
• LYNCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
  Flynn Recreation Complex, East Wing (4 RTs)
• LYNCH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
  Flynn Recreation Complex, East Wing (4 RTS)
• CARROLL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
  Flynn Recreation Complex, North Wing (4 RTs)

Rain tickets will not be needed for the following diploma ceremonies:

• GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
  Robsham Theater
• GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
  Burns Library Lawn (tent)
• CARROLL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
  Bapst Library Lawn (tent)
• CONNELL SCHOOL  OF NURSING
  Carney Dining Hall, McElroy Commons
• CONNELL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING
  Carney Dining Hall, McElroy Commons
• WOODS COLLEGE OF ADVANCING STUDIES
  St. Ignatius Church