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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We typically hold ours in the afternoon on the last day of finals (we finish finals that morning). Faculty are still on contract that day so they tend to show up. Our Board of Trustees also hosts a reception
afterwards that tends to draw folks in as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-Jerad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsssc [mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Rimando-chareunsap, Rosannette<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 07, 2017 2:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'wsssc@lists.ctc.edu' <wsssc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wsssc] Inquiry about WHEN you do commencement<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi folks-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking at some timing issues with a venue in planning our commencement for 2018. I have a couple of quick-reply questions for you:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>When do you typically hold your commencement? Before finals week? Before the end of finals week? After?
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>If you hold your commencement after finals week, did you see a drop in participation from students or faculty? What do you do to encourage participation from students or faculty?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would love a reply by Friday, November 17<sup>th</sup>. Thank you for your time in replying to this!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rosie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#833C0B">Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:gray">Vice President for Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">South Seattle College,
<i><span style="color:#2F5496">A US Dept. of Ed. Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">6000 16<sup>th</sup> Avenue SW | Seattle, WA 98106 | VP office 206.934.6788 |
<a href="mailto:Rosie.Rimando@seattlecolleges.edu">Rosie.Rimando@seattlecolleges.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#385623">Student Services mission statement:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#3B3838">We empower our diverse student population to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">As a network of student services professionals, we value:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Community, Equity, Excellence, Innovation, Student Success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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