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Severe Weather for Graduation
Please note that in the unlikely event of severe weather and dangerous conditions (downpour and lightning) the College’s graduation ceremony will be moved indoors to the Palestra. Should the ceremony be held at that location, there will be a limit of two ticketed guests per graduate (graduates will be able to pick up severe weather tickets from the College Office beginning in April). Only ticketed guests will be allowed into the ceremony and seats will be assigned. A decision to move the ceremony indoors will be made at 3:00 p.m. on the day of the event and will be announced via the following ways:
- • During the second Baccalaureate Ceremony
- • KYW (1060 am)
- • WXPN (88.5 fm)
- • The University’s emergency weather line (898-MELT)
- • The graduation hot-line (573-GRAD)
- • The College home page (don't forget to refresh
or reload the page)
In the event of severe weather necessitating a move of the ceremony to the Palestra, accessible seating will be extremely limited. Only the first 24 applicants of those who have submitted written requests for limited mobility seating can be accommodated. Please contact Margaret Mary Thomas in the College Office (120 Cohen Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304, fax: 215-573-2023, mmthomas@sas.upenn.edu) should you wish to reserve limited mobility seating at the Palestra. Note: only one reservation for limited mobility seating in the Palestra per graduate can be accommodated.