FYI December Graduation Update: The formal winter graduation event is called the December Convocation and is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Patriot Center. Every student who is a December graduate will process across the stage as their name is called. August graduates may attend the December graduation event if they did not participate in the previous May ceremonies. (December graduates may still participate in the May 2013 Commencement ceremony if they desire; the Volgenau School has decided that these students may also participate in our May 16^th Convocation). The wearing of regalia at the December Convocation is strongly encouraged. University marshals and the platform party will wear full regalia. Graduates should secure their regalia through the Mason Bookstore. Regalia will be available at the Bookstore's "mini" Grad Fair on Nov. 6, 7 and 8 and up until the December Convocation. Vendors selling other graduation-related items will also be at the fair. Each graduate will receive six tickets to the ceremony, and these will be available at the Grad Fair. Opportunities to pick up tickets at a later time will also be provided. Unlike the May ceremony, students will not process into the Patriot Center but will be escorted directly to their seats by university marshals. -- Nicole Jerome Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering Department George Mason University 4400 University Drive, MS 6C1 Fairfax, VA 22030 703-993-1675 Phone 703-993-9790 Fax