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The Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree recipients will be announced in mid-April. Check back for those announcements.
 
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Commencement FAQs
  • Where do we robe?
    Faculty, staff and students in Trexler Pavilion; trustees, honorary degree recipients and hooders in Seegers Union.

  • Where do we robe if it rains?
    Honorary degree recipients, hooders, the platform party and trustees will robe in Seegers Union, be transported via shuttle to Memorial Hall, and gather in Rooms 127 and 128 for the procession.  Faculty and staff will robe in NEW wrestling room, and students will robe in 2/3 of Field House.  When the group processes, it starts in the solar corridor and then processes ONCE around the entire gymnasium.

  • What happens if it rains?
    A decision is made by 6:00 a.m. for the Commencement ceremony.  Commencement will be held in Memorial Hall, if indoors.  If an electrical storm occurs in the middle of the ceremony, graduates will be instructed to move to Memorial Hall where they will receive their diplomas.  Closed circuit television viewing, in the event of rain, will be available in the lobby of Seegers Union (on the plasma screen), in the Red Door located on the lower level of Seegers Union, in the classrooms of Moyer Hall, and in the Lithgow Science Auditorium in Trumbower Hall.

  • Where do I pick up…?

    Lunch  Tent, located behind Ettinger Hall
    Roses At the Crime Victims Council Table in Parents Plaza; if it rains, in the lobby in Seegers Union.
    Programs  All graduates will be given programs before they process.  Additional programs are available from ushers.
    Wheelchairs People requiring wheelchairs are instructed to contact one of the following three medical supply companies to arrange for rental, if desired.
      Boas Surgical Homecare Equipment
    1313 Gordon Street
    Allentown, PA  18102
    484-244-0300
    Mobility Unlimited
    1123 West Hamilton Street
    Allentown, PA  18101
    610-433-8797
    South Mountain Pharmacy
    2441 West Emmaus Avenue
    Allentown, PA  18103
    610-791-3917

  • I forgot to order a Commencement video.  Can I still get one?
    Yes.  Videos are available in either VHS or DVD format.  Send a check for $35.00 to Media Services, Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104, by May 18, 2007.  All orders received after May 18 will cost $45.00.

  • I forgot to order a lunch, can I still get one?
    Yes.  Dining services prepares a limited number of extra lunches.  Tickets may be purchased at the Seegers Union information desk.

  • What time is…?

    Baccalaureate:
     Saturday, May 19, 2007, 8:30 p.m.
    Commencement:  Sunday, May 20, 2007, 10:00 a.m.

  • Where is a good place for hotel and restaurant accommodations?
    Visit http://www.muhlenberg.edu/muhlinfo/places.html for a list of area hotels and restaurants.

  • Where do I park?
    Street parking is available around the Muhlenberg campus.
For Commencement questions, please call the Public Relations Office at 484-664-3230 or email Michael Bruckner.