{"id":132528,"date":"2021-05-12T11:51:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132528"},"modified":"2021-05-17T06:35:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:35:25","slug":"know-before-you-go-picture-on-the-plaza-walk-of-applause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132528","title":{"rendered":"Know before you go: Picture on the Plaza, Walk of Applause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/statue-summer2018-750x501.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain lion statue\" class=\"wp-image-111951\" width=\"451\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/statue-summer2018-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/statue-summer2018-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of graduates will soon walk the pedestrian spine at UCCS to be honored by faculty and staff and hear their names called, marking the achievement of earning a University of Colorado degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first-ever Picture on the Plaza event will gather graduates, faculty and staff together in the same area for the first graduation celebration since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before arriving to the May 17 morning event, participants both on the graduate side and on the faculty and staff side should read up on a few simple tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/commencement.uccs.edu\/spring-ceremony\/picture-on-plaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Picture on the Plaza FAQ<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For graduates participating in Picture on the Plaza<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parking is free\/open; park in Gateway Parking Garage.&nbsp;&nbsp;Graduates are parking in Lots 224 and 222.<\/li><li>Encouraged to wear regalia, but not mandatory. If you do not have regalia, dress is UCCS spirit wear,&nbsp;as this is a celebration, not a ceremony.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Be mindful of weather (sunscreen, umbrella).&nbsp;<\/li><li>Enter the pedestrian spine from the West Lawn end.<\/li><li>Staff member(s) will be on-site to direct you where to stand.<\/li><li>You are welcome to&nbsp;stay to applaud graduates of one, multiple or all colleges.&nbsp; The more, the merrier!<\/li><li>Welcome to bring noise makers, pom poms, and other festive \u2018parade\u2019 items.<\/li><li>Wear face coverings.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrival information: Only Johnson Beth-El has an exact start times; all other college times are subject to change if registration numbers change significantly and\/or photos are taken faster than anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences<\/td><td>8:45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>College of Business<\/td><td>9:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>School of Public Affairs<\/td><td>9:15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>College of Education<\/td><td>9:15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>College of Engineering and Applied Science<\/td><td>9:30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/td><td>9:30<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For faculty and staff participating in the Walk of Applause<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parking is free\/open; park in Gateway Parking Garage.&nbsp;&nbsp;Graduates are parking in Lots 224 and 222.<\/li><li>Encouraged to wear regalia, but not mandatory. If you do not have regalia, dress is UCCS spirit wear,&nbsp;as this is a celebration, not a ceremony.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Be mindful of weather (sunscreen, umbrella).&nbsp;<\/li><li>Enter the pedestrian spine from the West Lawn end.<\/li><li>Staff member(s) will be on-site to direct you where to stand.<\/li><li>You are welcome to&nbsp;stay to applaud graduates of one, multiple or all colleges.&nbsp; The more, the merrier!<\/li><li>Welcome to bring noisemakers, pom-poms, and other festive \u2018parade\u2019 items.<\/li><li>Wear face coverings.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrival information: Only Johnson Beth-El has an exact start time; all other college times are subject to change if registration numbers change significantly and\/or photos are taken faster than anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9:10 for Johnson Beth-El or All Day (9:30 hard start)&nbsp;<\/li><li>9:30 for College of Business only (estimated 9:40 start)&nbsp;<\/li><li>9:40 for School of Public Affairs only (estimated 9:50 start)&nbsp;<\/li><li>9:45 for College of Education only (estimated 9:55 start)<\/li><li>9:55 for College of Engineering and Applied Science (estimated 10:05 start)<\/li><li>9:55 for College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (estimated 10:15&nbsp;start)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Hundreds of graduates will soon walk the pedestrian spine at UCCS to be honored by faculty and staff and hear their names called, marking the achievement of earning a University of Colorado degree. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132528\" title=\"Know before you go: Picture on the Plaza, Walk of Applause\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":111951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49,12],"tags":[42,332],"class_list":["post-132528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","category-events","tag-commencement","tag-more-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/statue-summer2018.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-yty","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132528"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132737,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132528\/revisions\/132737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}