Commencement preparations
Commencement ceremony invitations
Every student attending commencement will receive formal invitations to the Commencement Ceremony in April 2008. They will be placed directly into your mail folders. If you are on a full–time externship and would like to have the invitations mailed to you, please email Maryanne Aspell and provide her with your current address.
Commencement ceremony guest tickets
Each graduate is allotted tickets for reserved seats inside the commencement tent. The number of guest tickets will depend upon the graduates who attend the ceremony. Please check back for an exact number. Additional seating will be available outside the tent in White Park. Graduates may bring as many guests as they would like to the ceremony but all seats are on a first come, first served basis.
Area hotels, motels, inns and bed and breakfasts
The following hotels have blocked a limited number of rooms, at a discounted rate, for family and friends attending Commencement.
Other places to stay:
Graduation announcements
Each student may purchase personalized announcements for relatives and friends who cannot attend the commencement ceremony through Speedy Printing at 45 South State Street, Concord, NH; phone (603) 225-6649.
Commencement ceremony regalia
Caps and gowns will arrive at least 2 weeks prior to commencement and will be available to be picked up from the Alumni Office at 10 White Street. You will also be given your guest tickets to the commencement ceremony at that time.
The caps, gowns and hoods are rented by Pierce Law and must be returned immediately following the commencement ceremony. A representative from the rental company will be at the entrance to White Park to collect them. You may keep the tassel but must return the regalia and cap. If your cap and gown are not returned, you will be charged the purchase price.
To purchase the regalia, the costs are:
- JD and LLM gown - $129.00
- JD and LLM hood – $90.00
- Master gown – $99.00
- Master hood – $70.00
- Cap – $30.00
Financial aid information – exit interview/debt counseling
The Financial Aid Office is required to conduct an exit interview for all students who received a federal student loan while attending Pierce Law. The exit interview will provide you with information regarding your rights and responsibilities as borrowers, as well as, strategies for repayment and consolidation. This year exit counseling will be held on Thursday, March 27th in Room 229 at noon and Tuesday, April 15 at noon in Room 200. Pizza will be served at both events.
For your convenience, Exit Counseling can also be done online at www.mapping-your-future.org.
Hometown press releases
Press releases are handled by Sharon Callahan in the Public Relations Office. The form may be completed and returned to her mail folder or to her office at 10 While Street anytime prior to graduation.
