祝贺你获得了冰碛谷社区学院的学位或证书! 没有比参加毕业典礼更好的方式来庆祝这一重大成就了. Crossing the stage is the perfect ending to the hard work, late nights and sacrifice you have put into gaining your credential. 是时候享受大学毕业生带来的喜悦和自豪了. Moraine Valley faculty and staff cannot wait to applaud you!
Announcements
TICKETS
Each graduate can bring five guests to the ceremony.
Tickets will not be issued. Guests must arrive with their graduate.
Ceremony Registration
所有希望参加毕业(可选)的毕业生必须注册参加11a.m. or 3 p.m. ceremony. You will select the ceremony you wish to attend; however, the college will suspend registration for a ceremony if it is full. Registration will open Monday, March 18, and close Sunday, May 5.
注:只有申请毕业的学生才能报名参加毕业典礼. If you have not yet petitioned to graduate, you must do so as soon as possible by completing the form on MVConnect. Records will not accept petitions past April 26 for spring graduation.
Ceremony Logistics
When you arrive to Building H你要在大楼大厅的桌子上按姓氏登记. 在报到时，你会得到一张读者卡，你要把它带到舞台上. Double check the information on your card is correct. If changes are needed, make them before leaving the table.
然后你要去二楼，在你的学位区排队参加游行. If you want to sit next to a friend in your degree section, line up behind one another, not next to each other.
Each ceremony will last approximately one hour. 毕业生将按学位被请上台，并将获得他们的文凭封面和来自冰碛谷基金会的校友礼物. After exiting the stage, you must return to your seat. 在仪式结束前，你们不得离开气旋中心.
At the end of the ceremony, 你将从气旋中心出发，从西南方向的门进入大楼前的停车场. You cannot stop outside the Cyclone Center doors. Plan to meet your family outside the building.
IMPORTANT:请在仪式开始前至少15分钟到达，以便有足够的时间办理登机手续和排队. Entrance to the gym will stop when the ceremony begins, 迟到的毕业生会在大厅里等着，直到国歌结束. Please do not be late! The ceremony will start on time.
DIPLOMAS
You will walk across the stage to receive a diploma cover. 毕业证书将在毕业六到八周后邮寄到记录的地址. To update your current address, email records@farmersandbuilders.net.
从4月1日星期一开始，你将通过书店购买帽子和长袍. You can purchase your items online to be delivered to you, 或者你也可以去D楼的书店量一下徽章的尺寸，然后购买. Regalia will be on sale through commencement.
获得副学士学位的学生将获得一顶帽子、一件长袍、一件流苏和一件白色披肩，价格为39美元. 获得证书的毕业生的套装费用为31美元，包括帽子、礼服和流苏. If you already own Moraine Valley regalia, you can re-use it; however, you must purchase a new tassel for the current year.
如果你以优异的成绩毕业，你会佩戴一根细绳，以表明你是优秀学生. You can purchase honor cords in the Bookstore. 优等生的平均绩点是根据2023年秋季学期的成绩计算的. 2024年春季学期的成绩不包括在计算优等生的平均成绩中.
Summa cum laude (gold cord): 3.9-4.0
Magna cum laude (silver cord): 3.75-3.89
Cum laude (white cord): 3.5-3.74
With High Honors (silver and green cord): 3.75-4.0 GPA
High Honors (white and green cord): 3.5-3.74
Phi Theta Kappa荣誉协会的成员可以购买PTK荣誉披肩和/或流苏在典礼上佩戴. 你可以穿带荣誉绳的PTK披肩，但你不能穿两个流苏. You must choose one tassel to wear on your cap. You can purchase PTK items from the Moraine Valley Bookstore or the PTK website.
Please note: As commencement is an academic ceremony, 只有冰碛山谷的荣誉绳和Phi Theta Kappa的披肩可以戴在徽章上. 不允许窃取文化或窃取特定群体的成员资格. 在仪式开始前，你将被要求摘掉任何未经批准的饰物.
Gold Cords
Summa Cum Laude
Phi Theta Kappa Cords
Silver Cords
Magna Cum Laude
White Cords
Cum Laude
Silver & White Cords
With High Honors
Green & White Cords
With Honors
Professional Photos
Register now with GradImages and save 20% on your photo order. 一个专业的摄影师会在婚礼上为你拍几张照片, including the moment you receive your diploma. To receive your proofs and take advantage of savings, visit the GradImages website and sign up before the ceremony.
Grad CAP CONTEST
Get creative with your graduation cap! 参加帽子装饰比赛，赢得两个冰碛谷主题的奖品包之一. One photo per entry is allowed. The submission deadline is Friday, May 10. Voting will take place the week of May 13 on the college's Instagram story, so be sure you're following our account. 所有参加比赛的大写字母将被列入第一轮比赛, and voting will continue until two caps remain. 亚军和冠军得主将于5月16日星期四公布.
Graduation Cap Contest
Buy a Brick
冰碛谷是伊利诺斯州唯一一所拥有莎士比亚花园的社区学院. 这座花园是为了纪念威廉·莎士比亚作品的不朽遗产, 它可以庆祝你从大学毕业的遗产，或者向最近获得冰碛谷学位或证书的亲人表示敬意.
4块“×8”砖将放置在整个花园中，每年安装一次. 基金会工作人员会在您的砖块即将被安装在花园和位置时提醒您.
Questions? Reach out to Jessica Crotty at crotty@farmersandbuilders.net.
