We are continuing to work to incorporate additional features and options for a virtual interaction with faculty and fellow graduates. Please check back for more information.<\/p>\n
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Commencement Attendance and Seating<\/h1>\n
The Western Oregon University Commencement Ceremony takes place rain or shine<\/strong> on June 13, 2020. The stadium is covered, but guests are advised to prepare for all kinds of weather.<\/p>\n The gates will open at 8:30 a.m. for seating<\/strong> in the McArthur Stadium. Seating is on a first-come basis with\u00a0no reservations and no tickets required<\/strong>. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n Visitors who prefer to view the ceremony from an indoor location<\/strong> can do so in the New PE building gymnasium or the Willamette and Columbia rooms in the Werner University Center. Both locations provide viewing via a live, large-screen monitor. New PE is across the street to the north of the stadium and features bleacher seats with no backs. The Willamette and Columbia rooms are east of the stadium off of Church Street, they both provide chairs for seating, and a temperature-controlled environment.<\/p>\n The stadium features bleacher seats with no backs<\/strong>. Guests are welcome to bring their own stadium\u00a0seats if back support is desired. The stadium bleacher seats are partially covered and will provide some protection from rain. The bleachers are east-facing and will have some shade coverage as the afternoon hours approach.<\/p>\n Once the ceremony begins it usually lasts about 2.5 hours. Out of respect for each other and\u00a0the solemnity of the occasion, guests are asked to stay for the entire ceremony.<\/p>\n The Commencement Reception will begin in The Grove after the ceremony. All graduates and their\u00a0guests are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n For more details about the stadium and amenities provided on graduation day, visit our Frequently Asked\u00a0Questions page<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Commencement Day Schedule Join us at 10 a.m.,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Commencement Attendance and Seating<\/h1>\r\nThe Western Oregon University Commencement Ceremony takes place rain or shine<\/strong> on June 13, 2020. The stadium is covered, but guests are advised to prepare for all kinds of weather.\r\n\r\nThe gates will open at 8:30 a.m. for seating<\/strong> in the McArthur Stadium. Seating is on a first-come basis with\u00a0no reservations and no tickets required<\/strong>. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nVisitors who prefer to view the ceremony from an indoor location<\/strong> can do so in the New PE building gymnasium or the Willamette and Columbia rooms in the Werner University Center. Both locations provide viewing via a live, large-screen monitor. New PE is across the street to the north of the stadium and features bleacher seats with no backs. The Willamette and Columbia rooms are east of the stadium off of Church Street, they both provide chairs for seating, and a temperature-controlled environment.\r\n\r\nThe stadium features bleacher seats with no backs<\/strong>. Guests are welcome to bring their own stadium\u00a0seats if back support is desired. The stadium bleacher seats are partially covered and will provide some protection from rain. The bleachers are east-facing and will have some shade coverage as the afternoon hours approach.\r\n\r\nOnce the ceremony begins it usually lasts about 2.5 hours. Out of respect for each other and\u00a0the solemnity of the occasion, guests are asked to stay for the entire ceremony.\r\n\r\nThe Commencement Reception will begin in The Grove after the ceremony. All graduates and their\u00a0guests are welcome to attend.\r\n\r\nFor more details about the stadium and amenities provided on graduation day, visit our Frequently Asked\u00a0Questions page<\/a>.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-855","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}