[Important Information for Employees] BACK ON | Getting Tickets & Volunteering for Graduation Events

Tue Apr 27 17:31:09 UTC 2021

Tickets for the Saturday, May 15 commencement events are back online.

No tickets for graduates are available now for the 10 a.m. and noon events.
They are available for other times.

Graduates wanting to switch their ticket times or confirm purchases may
email activities at plattsburgh.edu. Their concerns will be addressed as
quickly as possible.

We apologize for the system breakdown.

Office of the President

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 12:51 PM Ken Knelly <kknel001 at plattsburgh.edu>
wrote:

> Tickets for the 10 a.m. and noon events are sold out for graduates. The
> volume has seized up the ticketing system.
>
> Please hold off on logging in for faculty / staff tickets until further
> notice.
>
> We apologize for the delay.
>
> Office of the President
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 11:46 AM Office of the President <
> president_office at plattsburgh.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Campus Community,
>>
>> Event selection opens at noon today for the Saturday, May 15 in-person
>> graduation programs for the Class of 2021.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> *We are able to have a limited number of teaching faculty and staff
>> attend in seats.* We will not have the traditional walk into the gym,
>> but those in regalia will have socially distanced seats to watch the
>> ceremonies.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> *Teaching faculty and staff link is
>> here: https://plattsburgh.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1763
>> <https://plattsburgh.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1763>*
>> *In order to attend the event/s of your choice, you must meet state
>> health requirements.* This means ahead of the graduation event you must
>> complete one of the following:
>>
>>    - Completed your COVID-19 vaccine series at least 14 days prior to
>>    the event. You can show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card.
>>    - Provide proof of a negative diagnostic COVID-19 test taken within
>>    72 hours of the event. It must be a PCR or similar test. Bring
>>    documentation of the result.
>>    - 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.
>>    - 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.
>>
>> Questions on specific requirements can be shared to
>> healthcenter at plattsburgh.edu.
>>
>> *For those with tickets and meeting the health requirements, we ask you
>> to visit pre-check-in tables in the ACC during Commencement Week. *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.
>>
>> An online Zoom event for graduates who are not able to participate
>> in-person will be held at 6 p.m.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 livestream. Recordings will also be online after
>> the program.
>>
>> *Volunteering*
>> 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 COVID test
>> within 72 hours of the events. Volunteers do not need to order a separate
>> ticket.
>>
>> Please email president_office at plattsburgh.edu with your availability to
>> support our graduates.
>>
>> 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
>> livestream. 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 COVID restrictions.
>>
>> Office of the President
>>
>
>
> --
> KEN KNELLY
> Office of the President
> 155 Hawkins Hall
> 101 Broad Street
> Plattsburgh, NY 12901
> Work: 518-564-3622 <+1-518-564-3622>
> Mobile: 518-335-1304 <+1-518-335-1304>
> Home: 518-310-3289 <+1-518-310-3289>
> Office of the President: 518-564-2010 <+1-518-310-3289>
> plattsburgh.edu <https://www.plattsburgh.edu/>
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>

-- 
KEN KNELLY
Office of the President
155 Hawkins Hall
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Work: 518-564-3622 <+1-518-564-3622>
Mobile: 518-335-1304 <+1-518-335-1304>
Home: 518-310-3289 <+1-518-310-3289>
Office of the President: 518-564-2010 <+1-518-310-3289>
plattsburgh.edu <https://www.plattsburgh.edu/>
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