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

Tue Apr 27 17:38:23 UTC 2021

The correct email for questions / issues is
studentactivities at plattsburgh.edu

Apologies

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 1:31 PM Ken Knelly <kknel001 at plattsburgh.edu> wrote:

> 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 studentactivities at plattsburgh.edu <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/>
>> [image: SUNY Plattsburgh Logo]
>>
>
>
> --
> 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/>
> [image: SUNY Plattsburgh Logo]
>

-- 
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/>
[image: SUNY Plattsburgh Logo]
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