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Commencement at the Kimmel Center

Holy Family University will conduct both its graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies in Verizon Hall of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for the first time on Friday, May 23, 2008.

Take a virtual tour of the Kimmel Center and learn all about the facilities and services available by visiting the Kimmel Center website.

The Kimmel Center is located at 260 South Broad Street at the corner of Broad and Spruce Streets just five blocks south of City Hall on the Avenue of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia. The graduation ceremonies will be conducted in Verizon Hall of the Kimmel Center. Verizon Hall is among the most magnificent concert halls in the world and houses the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. The organ will be played during the ceremonies.

Graduate degree recipients should arrive at the Kimmel Center no later than 8:45 am and upon arrival they will be directed to the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center by Holy Family guides for robing and queuing up by degree. Graduates will line up by 9:15 am, and the processional into Verizon Hall begins promptly at 9:30 am.

Undergraduate degree recipients should arrive at the Kimmel Center no later than 11:45 am and upon arrival they will be directed to the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center for robing and queuing up by school or division. Graduates will begin to line up in the Perelman Theater at noon. The undergraduate processional into Verizon Hall begins promptly at 12:30 pm.

Guests accompanying the graduates will be able to relax in the lobby of the Kimmel Center. Doors to Verizon Hall will open 45 minutes prior to the commencement. This is 8:45 am for the morning graduate degree ceremony and 11:45 am for the afternoon undergraduate degree ceremony.

Guests should be seated in Verizon Hall at least 20 minutes prior to the beginning of the ceremony. All seats are reserved and guests must have tickets to enter Verizon Hall.

Guests will be prohibited from entering Verizon Hall for seating during the commencement processional so guests should arrive early and be in their seats before the start of the processional. All reserved printed guest tickets indicate an assigned tier or level, row, and seat number. All adults and children must have a ticket for admission to Verizon Hall. All seats are assigned.

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