<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Tickets for the Saturday, May 15 commencement events are back online. <br><br></div><div dir="ltr">No tickets for graduates are available now for the 10 a.m. and noon events. They are available for other times.<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">Graduates wanting to switch their ticket times or confirm purchases may email <a href="mailto:activities@plattsburgh.edu">activities@plattsburgh.edu</a>. Their concerns will be addressed as quickly as possible.</div><div dir="ltr"><br>We apologize for the system breakdown. <br><br>Office of the President<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 12:51 PM Ken Knelly <<a href="mailto:kknel001@plattsburgh.edu">kknel001@plattsburgh.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Tickets for the 10 a.m. and noon events are sold out for graduates. The volume has seized up the ticketing system.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Please hold off on logging in for faculty / staff tickets until further notice.</div><div><br></div><div>We apologize for the delay.</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Office of the President<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 11:46 AM Office of the President <<a href="mailto:president_office@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">president_office@plattsburgh.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Campus Community,<br></div><div><br>Event selection opens at noon today for the Saturday, May 15 in-person graduation programs for the Class of 2021. </div><div><br></div><div>Following state and county Department of Health guidelines for graduation events, we are planning to hold a series of five smaller, in-person commencement ceremonies in the Field House gymnasium. These will be at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.</div><div><br></div><div><b>We are able to have a limited number of teaching faculty and staff attend in seats.</b> We will not have the traditional walk into the gym, but those in regalia will have socially distanced seats to watch the ceremonies. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The college ticketing system is being used to reserve a particular time or times. You may attend more than one. When a program is full, it is full, so there are no guarantees on time. Tickets will not be available after Friday, May 7.<br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Teaching faculty and staff link is here: <a href="https://plattsburgh.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1763" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1763</a><br></b><br></div><div><div><b>In order to attend the event/s of your choice, you must meet state health requirements.</b> This means ahead of the graduation event you must complete one of the following:</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Completed your <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.61">COVID</span>-19 vaccine series at least 14 days prior to the event. You can show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Provide proof of a negative diagnostic <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.62">COVID</span>-19 test taken within 72 hours of the event. It must be a <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.63">PCR</span> or similar test. Bring documentation of the result. <br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Participate in a campus pooled surveillance test being set up for Wednesday morning, May 12. We have determined this can meet state requirements. Details on this process will be shared later.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Provide proof you have fully recovered from a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last three months. This includes proof of your prior positive test result and completed order of isolation within the last 90 days.</li></ul></div><div>Questions on specific requirements can be shared to <a href="mailto:healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu</a>. <br></div><div><br></div><div><b>For those with tickets and meeting the health requirements, we ask you to visit pre-check-in tables in the <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.65">ACC</span> during Commencement Week. </b>Details will be shared later. Attendees will be given a bracelet corresponding to their event time. You will be required to arrive a half-hour early for the commencement-day event/s to allow for screening.<br></div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>An online Zoom event for graduates who are not able to participate in-person will be held at 6 p.m.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regalia is available at the Campus Bookstore. For health and safety reasons, master's degree graduates will wear their hoods into the program rather than have them presented on stage.</div><div><br></div><div>Because of health department guidelines family and friends will not be able to attend the in-person ceremonies. We will be sharing each graduating group’s celebration via <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.82">livestream</span>. Recordings will also be online after the program. <br></div><div><div><br></div></div></div><div><b><u><span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.84">Volunteering</span></u></b><br></div><div>As in past years, we are in need of volunteers for duties ranging from ushers to check-in staff. All volunteers, like formal attendees, must have completed their vaccine sequence or have a negative diagnostic <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.99">COVID</span> test within 72 hours of the events. Volunteers do not need to order a separate ticket.</div><div><br></div><div>Please email <a href="mailto:president_office@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">president_office@<span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.102">plattsburgh</span>.<span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.103">edu</span></a> with your availability to support our graduates.</div><div><br></div><div>Because of health department guidelines family and friends will not be able to attend the in-person ceremonies. We understand this is disappointing. We will be sharing each graduating group’s celebration via <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.107">livestream</span>. Recordings will also be online after the program. Please understand guests or spectators will not be allowed to enter the Field House or other campus facilities due to ongoing <span id="gmail-m_6380621498933505347gmail-m_-370167158873476447gmail-m_543970116311622481m_3912986809653431730gmail-m_-5858984291856838085gmail-m_8352874589542910197gmail-m_5776082542904951667m_-9064495974309212466m_-3927194040907899116gmail-m_-7634264812941481971:3q7.108">COVID</span> restrictions.<br></div><div><div><br></div>Office of the President</div></div>
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