Ceremonies Committee

Purpose or Function: The Committee coordinates academic ceremonies such as graduation, academic honors, dean investitures, and other academic ceremonies and makes recommendations concerning the program, speaker, processional, and general pomp and circumstance of the occasion.

Membership: Administrative Assistant to the President, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, representatives from the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Director of Admissions and Records, Assistant Director of Admissions and Records, the University Band Director, and one representative from each of the following: Student Affairs, the Faculty Senate, the College Deans’ Council, and Physical Plant, and other relevant university units.

Chair: Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

	Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
	Johnston, Claudia                        Chair	Associate VP for Academic Affairs
	Benavidez-Franke, Joanna	Student Affairs
	Cantú, Norma Jean	Provost’s Office
	Dechant, Margaret	Director, Admissions & Records
	DeGaish, Ann	Student Affairs
	Dennis, Hilda	Office of Associate VP for Academic Affairs
	Fonseca, Maria	Assistant Director, Admissions & Records
	Gutierrez, Alan	President’s Office designee (Chief of Police)
	Hopkins, Dee	College Deans’ Council
	Jasso, Alicia	Assistant to the President
	Melrose, Don	Faculty Senate
	Miles, Don	President’s Office designee (Univ Bookstore)
	Smith, Ron	Physical Plant
	Wojcik, John	University Band Director