CCBC faculty and staff may order commencement regalia through our vendor, Oak Hall. Regalia may be rented or purchased online at
www.oakhalli.com/college/ccbcfaculty.
Once ordered and paid for, regalia may be shipped to a campus bookstore free of charge, or to a home address for a fee. Please note the following important dates:
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Ordering deadline is Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
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Regalia may be picked up at campus bookstores beginning Monday, May 13, 2013.
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Rented regalia should be returned to any campus bookstore by Monday, June 3, 2013.
Faculty and staff processing in the June 1, 2013 commencement ceremony should report for robing to rooms D-106/107(Gym) at CCBC Essex.
Participants should be robed and ready to process no later than 9:45 a.m.
The processional will begin promptly at 10:20 a.m. Faculty and staff will process ahead of the student graduates.
The Department of Public Safety has arranged for faculty and staff parking that should accommodate everyone. Please note the following:
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Graduates, faculty and staff participating in the ceremony are encouraged to arrive early. All lots will be open to the general public at 10 a.m.
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Franklin Square Hospital Canter is the preferred lot for faculty and staff parking. Much of the hospital parking is closer to the faculty robing area (D-106/107). It’s also an easier departure location following the ceremony.
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Faculty and staff who wish to park on CCBC Essex parking lots should enter at the main campus entrance on Rossville Blvd. Vehicles displaying a current faculty or staff parking permit will be directed to Lot 2.
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Reserved parking for faculty and staff is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking lots that are not full by 10a.m. will be opened for general parking.
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Free parking is available throughout the campus. For the lots closest to the commencement ceremony venue:
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Lot 2 – Faculty/Staff/VIPs
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Lot 3 – Handicapped and senior drivers
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Lot 4 – Open parking and handicapped overflow
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PLEASE NOTE: Faculty/staff, handicapped drivers, senior attendee and VIPs should enter the campus from Rossville Boulevard in the RIGHT lane so they can turn right (toward the CCBC Children's Center) from the right lane.
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Individuals with limited mobility and requiring assistance will be directed to designated parking upon arrival at the main entrance to the campus.
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After the ceremony, exiting traffic should use two lanes to Rossville Blvd., one from Lot 1 (upper and lower bays), and one from the south side of the campus (South Campus Drive – CCBC Children's Center area)
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Handicapped and senior citizen parking is located in Lot 3. Public Safety officers will be accommodating in evaluating parking requests when handicapped permits are not displayed, as in the case of an elderly or infirm passenger who cannot walk a long distance. Such persons may also be dropped off at the Dome Spur (D Building) before the vehicle is parked.
Directions to CCBC Essex and a map of the campus are available on the college website.
Please make note of the entry and exit directions outlined in the maps linked below:
Prior to and during commencement, members of CCBC Public Safety and Plant Operations will be evaluating weather conditions that might affect the event. Light rain or drizzle will not be a factor, but high winds or lightning may cause changes to the ceremony schedule.
In the event severe weather or other circumstances require a tent evacuation, the ceremony emcee will ask that people move promptly to their cars, or to buildings B, D or E. Public Safety officers on duty will assist in guiding guests to those locations. Cars are the preferred destination, as building capacities are limited.
As a faculty or staff member, your help in directing guests to safe areas is greatly appreciated.
The decision to continue the event will be made as soon as conditions allow. Public Safety and event staff will announce updated information by moving through the buildings and parking lots.
