Commencement Logistics and Seating

• Shaw University’s Commencement Exercise will be held in the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts – Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. 
• The ceremony is approximately two (2) hours in duration.
• Tickets ARE required for admittance, and seating is first-come, first-seated.
  

Seating

• Doors open approximately two (2) hours before the ceremony (i.e., approximately 8:00 a.m.). No one will be permitted inside prior to that time.
• Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.
• Guests should arrive in time to park and be seated in the Memorial Auditorium no later than thirty (30) minutes before the start of the ceremony at 10:00 a.m.
• No one will be admitted during the processional.
• To ensure the comfort of our guests and in accordance with local fire safety laws, aisles must be kept clear at all times.
• Guests are asked to cooperate with ushers and public safety officers and to keep designated areas clear.