Distance Learning Student Information
Information for May 2013
Please see below for full details.
Process
All distance learning students who wish to participate in the commencement ceremony must follow the same process and meet the same deadlines as resident instruction (on-campus) students. It is recommended that distance learning students contact their site director as early in the process as possible to ensure proper completion of all requirements. Distance learning students who are not associated with a site should contact their primary ODU representative for this purpose.
Ticketing
Distance learning students must register for participation and the same ticket policies apply. When you complete the Online Participation Registration Form, you will wish to answer "Yes" to being a distance learning student and enter your location. You have the option of picking up your tickets on campus during the prescribed pick-up period or you can wait and pick up your tickets beginning the Wednesday before commencement, including the day of the ceremony. This will save you a special trip to campus. You will receive emails closer to commencement week with full details. Tickets cannot be mailed for any reason.
Regalia
Herff Jones has a website which assists you in ordering the proper regalia and having it shipped to your home. Again, this saves you a special trip to Norfolk. Online regalia ordering is available at:
http://www.herffjones.com/college/odu
The deadline for placing orders is April 1, 2013.
Other Purchases
The University Village Bookstore (corner of Monarch Way and 45th Street) and the Monarch Market (inside Webb University Center) are open on the day of commencement for the purchasing of diploma frames and ODU merchandise. Personalized announcements are available via the Herff Jones website (see above).
Campus Tour
On Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Lisa Hall will give distance learning graduates a campus tour. Dr. Hall is External Relations Manager for Distance Learning and Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Darden College of Education. Please contact her by May 3rd at lhall@odu.edu to participate.
Reception
There will be a reception for distance learning students and their families at the Gornto TELETECHNET Center on Saturday, May 11, 2013, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Refreshments with light hors-d'oeuvres will be served and tours of the classroom facilities will be available. If you plan to attend the reception, please click here to respond.