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Commencement at the Kimmel Center

Holy Family University will be conducting both the graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies in Verizon Hall of the Kimmel Center for the fourth year in a row on Saturday, May 14, 2011.

Take a virtual tour of the Kimmel Center and learn all about the facilities and services available by visiting the Kimmel Center web site.

The Kimmel Center is located at the corner of Broad and Spruce Streets just five blocks south of City Hall on the Avenue of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia. The graduation ceremonies will be conducted in Verizon Hall of the Kimmel Center. Verizon Hall is among the most magnificent concert halls in the world and houses the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. Mr. Dean Schneider, pianist and musical director, will entertain the audience prior to the formal ceremonies and also play Verizon Hall's Steinway grand concert piano during the ceremonies.

Graduate degree recipients should arrive at the Kimmel Center no later than 8:45 am and upon arrival they will be directed to the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center by Holy Family guides for robing and queuing up by degree. Graduates will line up by 9:15 am, and the processional into Verizon Hall begins promptly at 9:30 am.

Undergraduate degree recipients should arrive at the Kimmel Center no later than 11:45 am and upon arrival they will be directed to the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center for robing and queuing up by school or division. Graduates will begin to line up in the Perelman Theater at noon. The undergraduate processional into Verizon Hall begins promptly at 12:30 pm.

Guests accompanying the graduates will be able to relax in the lobby of the Kimmel Center. Doors to Verizon Hall will open 45 minutes prior to the commencement. This is 8:45 am for the morning graduate degree ceremony and 11:45 am for the afternoon undergraduate degree ceremony.

Guests should be seated in Verizon Hall at least 20 minutes prior to the beginning of the ceremony. All seats are reserved and guests must have tickets to enter Verizon Hall.

Guests will be prohibited from entering Verizon Hall for seating during the commencement processional so guests should arrive early and be in their seats before the start of the processional. All reserved printed guest tickets indicate an assigned tier or level, row, and seat number. All adults and children must have a ticket for admission to Verizon Hall. Guests are asked to remain in their seats during both the processional and recessional and not exit Verizon Hall until all graduates and the stage party have exited the hall. All seats are assigned.

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