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Seeking Undergraduate Commencement Volunteers

Share the joy of 5,500 graduating seniors with their 22,000 guests as they leave their UMass Amherst student days and launch their newly minted alumni lives. To ensure smooth sailing on their departure date, Friday, May 10, we need you to usher, aide, marshal or golf cart for the success of this important event.

• Marshals — Staff and Community Members
  Organize graduates by school or college for the student processional into the stadium, escort them onto the field, and serve as field monitors.
  Volunteer time commitment:   4:00-6:45 p.m.
   
• Aides — Staff, Students and Community Members 
  Welcome guests as they enter the stadium, distribute programs; provide directions and direct guests to their seats.  
  Volunteer time commitment:  3:00-7:00 p.m.
   
• Ushers — Staff, Students and Community Members
  Greet in the stands and aid guests with seating, directions, and program information.
  Volunteer time commitment:  3:00-7:00 p.m.
   
• Golf Cart Drivers — Staff and Community Members
  Transport guests with limited mobility from handicapped parking areas to the stadium in a golf cart assigned to you for the evening.
  Volunteer time commitment:  3:00-8:30 p.m.

You’ll see degrees conferred, flags unfurled, and mortarboards tossed into the air.  In appreciation for your service to the University, you will receive a commemorative glass, lunch, and an opportunity to enter a drawing for our thank you gifts.

Volunteer Orientation and Rehearsal
Thursday, May 9

Marshals
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Ushers and Aides
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Golf Cart Drivers
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Appreciation Lunch
Friday, May 10
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Berkshire Dining Commons

Commencement Day — All volunteer Ushers, Aides, and Golf Cart Drivers must report to McGuirk Stadium at 3:00 p.m.  Marshals must report to McGuirk Stadium at 4:00 p.m.

Interested? Complete the Volunteer Registration Form.