This is a day our graduates have worked so hard for! Commencement is an important occasion for all of us, and, as such, the ceremony should be formal and dignified.
- Noisemakers and other distractions or demonstrations that could disrupt the ceremony will not be permitted.
- Guests and graduates are reminded that the consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. Anyone found to have alcoholic beverages in their possession during the program will be asked to leave.
- Please remember that SUNY Potsdam is a tobacco-free campus, and that smoking and vaping are likewise not allowed on our campus grounds.
- Please do not bring pets. Only service animals are allowed during the ceremony.
- Guests and graduates are also asked to remain seated until the ceremony is complete, in deference to those graduates who are last to cross the stage.
- Please be considerate of others when photographing the ceremony or celebrating your graduate.