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COMMENCEMENT

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

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About Commencement

FAQ for Students

2008 Schedule

Guest Speakers

Timeline

Audition to Sing

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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND GUESTS

FAQ for Parents

2008 Schedule

Timeline

Commencement Map [PDF, 519K]

Directions and Parking

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INFORMATION FOR FACULTY AND STAFF

2008 Schedule

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Commencement Staff

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Campus Maps
Check our new commencement map [PDF, 519K] to find the commencement site, parking, ATM machines, and other services you may need on commencement day. Transportation & Parking Services provides additional maps of the campus and community.

Parking
There are no parking fees collected during commencement weekend. Due to the impact on parking during Commencement weekend, we ask you to follow the signs and park in designated parking areas as directed by parking staff.

Saturday 9:00 am - Mesa Lot 18 Sunday 9:00 am - Lot 22
Saturday 1:00 pm - Lot 22 Sunday 1:00 pm - Mesa Lot 18
Saturday 4:00 pm - Mesa Lot 18 Sunday 4:00 pm - Lot 22

For planning purposes please allow 30 minutes to exit campus once you get to your vehicle. Shuttles will be available to transport guests to the commencement site from specified parking areas. For Santa Barbara MTD bus schedule to campus, contact (805) 683-3702. Guests displaying a disabled placard should follow the blue (handicap sign graphic here) signs to accessible parking in Lot 23 reserved for disabled guests. Please see the UCSB Commencement 2008 campus map.
 

Directions to UCSB
Traveling South on U.S. Highway 101: Take the Storke Road/Glen Annie Road exit off U.S. 101 approximately 12 miles north of Santa Barbara. Turn right on Storke Road and proceed two miles to El Colegio Road. Turn left on El Colegio Road and proceed to the campus entrance. Follow commencement parking signs to available parking.

Traveling North on U.S. Highway 101: Take the Airport/UCSB exit [Route 217] off U.S. 101 to the campus entrance approximately eight miles north of Santa Barbara. Follow commencement parking signs to available parking.

Please listen to 1610 AM for the latest traffic information during Commencement weekend.

Guest Seating
Seating capacity is limited. No tickets are required; however, students are respectfully requested to limit guests to 6. Arrive one hour early.

 

En route to Commencement Green.

Alumni Association
Special rates for
new graduates!

UCSB Bookstore Graduation Center

Make reservations for
a gourmet buffet
at the Faculty Club

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