{"id":69,"date":"2023-02-14T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:09:39","slug":"guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/commencement\/home\/guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Welcome to Commencement 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We\u2019re excited to have you in Lumberjack country for Commencement. Our website provides all you need to know in preparation for your visit, including how to get to NAU, ceremony times, photo purchases, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-5291\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-5291<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:commencement@nau.edu\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> commencement&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-block full-width-image-with-text-box secondary grid grid-md-12 -grid-fullwidth no-padding span-md-12  mobile-image-yes tablet-image- desktop-imageheight-  textbox-registration-bottomright  textbox-xl-width-2-3 textbox-background-true-blue  bg-true-blue-95 content-type-wysiwyg_linkbank  \">\n\n    <div class=\"full-width-image-with-text-box-picturediv\">\n\n            <picture class=\"left-nav-top-bound main\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/Flipped-5097_commencement_coe_fcb_20190510-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/Flipped-5097_commencement_coe_fcb_20190510-2000x800.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/Flipped-5097_commencement_coe_fcb_20190510-1200x675.jpg\">\n            <img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/Flipped-5097_commencement_coe_fcb_20190510-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Female NAU graduate wearing cap, gown, and stole taking a selfie with family outside with the Skydome in the background\">\n        <\/picture>\n    \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fwi-text-box  bg-true-blue-95 \">\n\n    <h2>\n    \n    Cheer on your NAU grad\n    <\/h2>\n\n\n    <p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2>Celebrating this milestone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Doors to the Skydome open 90 minutes prior to each commencement ceremony, and parking will be available at multiple locations across campus with free shuttle service to and from designated parking lots. Early arrival is key to finding good parking and seating. Seating for your graduate will be &#8220;east seating&#8221; or &#8220;west seating.&#8221; Please note you may not bring air horns, balloons or large signs to the Skydome that may disturb or block others who are viewing the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-4-3\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"h2 headlineAlignLeft\">\n                    Gifts and Skydome map                <\/h2>\n            \n            \n            \n    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                                     <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/02\/8661_commencement_20220507-2000x1500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/02\/8661_commencement_20220507-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/02\/8661_commencement_20220507-800x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/02\/8661_commencement_20220507.jpg\" alt=\"NAU graduate celebrating with family standing outside the Skydome\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Gifts<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can pre-order gifts for your graduate now that you can pick up on Commencement day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Gift pre-order information<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                   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srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/default-banner-image-short_2023-01-23_08.38.37-800x600.jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/01\/default-banner-image-short_2023-01-23_08.38.37.jpeg\" alt=\"Aerial picture of NAU Skydome and campus taken from the air with the San Francisco Peak mountains in the background\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Skydome map<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2023\/09\/1007_871520_PROV-Fall-Commencement-2022-FY23_Skydome-Map_ADA-Final.pdf\">visitor&#8217;s map<\/a> of the Skydome will help you navigate the building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Skydome map<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n 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                                                                                     <h3 class=\"\">Friday Ceremonies Graduate Seating<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>Find out where your graduate will be sitting!<\/p>\n<p>Ceremony 1 &#8211; 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Steve Sanghi College of Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ceremony 2 &#8211; 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                            <span 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Nursing<\/li>\n<li>The W.A. 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