TICKETS - Tickets are not required for candidates or their guests. All are welcome to celebrate this special day.
WHERE TO STAY - The following hotels are off exit #87 on I-75 (easy to find & nearest the university) and offer special rates to gradutes and their families on the night before and the night of graduation:
$59.95/night Best Western Holiday Plaza, 100 Eastern Bypass, (859) 623-9220
$69.99/night Comfort Suites, 2007 Colby Taylor Drive, (859) 624-0770
$82.00/night Holiday Inn Express, 1990 Colby Taylor Drive, (859) 624-4055
(You can also search Hotels.com, Expedia.com, or Priceline.com to look for lower rates and to read hotel reviews- Remember, the earlier the better!)
HANDICAPPED PARKING & SEATING - Individuals with state issued handicapped parking permits may park in the designated handicapped spaces facing the front, left row of Alumni Coliseum, or in the designated visitors parking area behind the Student Services Building. The accessible entrance to Alumni Coliseum is on the west side or left side entrance of AC.
Accessible seating for individuals with disabilities and a limited number (2-3) of family members is available on the Coliseum floor. Additional wheelchair areas and seating for families is available in sections 106/107 and 111/112. For hard of hearing individuals with family, section 102 is reserved and an interpreter will be provided. Address further inquiry to 859-622-2933.
LIVE WEBCAST- Family members and friends who are unable to attend EKU's Commencement may view the ceremony via the Internet. A link to the live Windows Media stream will be available at www.eku.edu on the day of December 19, 2009. For more information contact Jenny McWilliams at 859-622-6671.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Operating System (Windows 98se, ME, 2000, or XP with Windows Media Player 9 or later), CPU 500 Mhz Processor, RAM 128 MB, Broadband Connection to the Internet (DSL, Cable Modem, etc.), 16 bit sound card with speakers or headphones, Video card 32 bit color display card.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOTAPES - Professional photography will be provided. Candidates will have the opportunity to be individually photographed, alone or with family members, after the ceremony in the Fred Darling Auxiliary Gym. Candidates will also be photographed walking across the stage. Proofs and information from the Photographer will be sent to the student's EKU email address approximately one week following the ceremony. A videotape ($16) or DVD ($20) of the ceremony will also be available for purchase through EKU's Media Production Center: Graduation VHS-DVD order form.
RECEPTION - There will be an informal reception for graduates in the Fred Darling Auxiliary Gym immediately following each graduation ceremony.
