Commencement 2023 – Frequently Asked Questions

How:  Use our online application to Apply for Graduation. Use any search engine other than Chrome. Go to your Mainestreet Student Center Self Service (Classic View). On the left-hand side under “Other Academics” there is a dropdown menu. Click Apply: Graduation / Completion. 

When:  Please do this as soon as possible.

If you have questions or need assistance, contact Sue Enman 207-778-7243 or enman@maine.edu

In case of inclement weather, the outdoor Commencement ceremony will be held indoors at the UMF Fitness & Recreation Center beginning at 2:00pm.

Graduates will receive a message from the UMF Text Message Alert System as soon as the decision is made. In advance of this, please ensure your contact information is updated and accurate. UMF’s social media accounts and website will also announce this change in venue and start time. We also ask that you contact your guests with this information when you receive it.

Note: Due to the building’s maximum gathering capacity, your guests will need to provide a ticket to enter the Fitness & Recreation Center. We’ll provide details about this to each graduate soon. Keep an eye on your email.

The event will also be Livestreamed here: http://www.umf.maine.edu/commencement-2023/

Our Commencement ceremony typically runs about two hours. In the event of inclement weather, a shortened ceremony will be considered.

Your name will appear as your Preferred Name listed on MaineStreet. Please review and update this as soon aspossible to ensure it is correct. This is also the name that will appear on your provided index card. (See below.)

Parking for Commencement will be available on a first come / first served basis for UMF lots along Front Street, including expanded sections in Lot 18 and 274 Front Street (future location of the Sweatt Winter Childcare Center). Others will need to park elsewhere on campus and walk to the theater.

Accessibility requests, including parking needs, will be taken via this UMF Commencement Parking & Accessibility Requests 2023 Google Form. Registration for these parking spots will close on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 4:30pm.

All accessibility requests, including parking needs, will be taken via this UMF Commencement Parking & Accessibility Requests 2023 Google Form. Registration for these parking spots will close on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 4:30pm.

Departments and teams are encouraged to make arrangements in advance of Commencement to take group pictures. Just remember, we will not hold up the marching processional due to staff, coaches or students who’ve wandered off to have photos taken before the ceremony. It’s a better idea to do these after the Commencment ceremony is over.

You can make changes to your name or address on your application through Mainestreet or you can contact Sue Enman 207-778-7243 or enman@maine.edu

Your degree will be posted after final review is done by the Registrar. You can request a transcript via your Mainestreet Student Center Self Service (Classic View) >  left hand side  >  Oher Academics  >  Transcript Request > Indicate Hold for Degree Conferred. The UMF Merrill Center runs a report each morning and requests will appear at time of degree clearance. You will need to make sure there are no holds / balances on your account, which would prevent printing of the transcript. You may also request a transcript in writing, with your written signature.

In case of inclement weather, the outdoor Commencement ceremony will be held indoors at the UMF Fitness & Recreation Center beginning at 2:00pm.

Graduates will receive a message from the UMF Text Message Alert System as soon as the decision is made. In advance of this, please ensure your contact information is updated and accurate. UMF’s social media accounts and website will also announce this change in venue and start time. We also ask that you contact your guests with this information when you receive it.

The UMF Fitness & Recreation Center is located at 152 Quebec Street, at the conerner of Quebec Street and Lincoln Street, on the Farmington campus.

Note: Due to the building’s maximum gathering capacity, your guests will need to provide a ticket to enter the Fitness & Recreation Center. We’ll provide details about this to each graduate soon.

The event will also be Livestreamed here: http://www.umf.maine.edu/commencement-2023/

Yes.

If we are doing an Outside Graduation:
Shuttles will be located at Lot 11, to the right of the Roberts Learning Center (near the sharp curve on Main Street) and Lot 15, behind the Olsen Student Center (off High Street).

See the Campus Map (pdf) for details

If we are doing an Indoors Graduation:
Shuttles will be located at Lot 11, to the right of the Roberts Learning Center (near the sharp curve on Main Street) and Lot 18, near Prescott Field (the somewhat hidden lot off Front Street a little past McDonald’s — not all the way down at Prescott Field).

See the Campus Map (pdf) for details

Our Commencement ceremony typically runs about two hours. In the event of inclement weather, a shortened ceremony will be considered.

Restrooms will be available during Commencement inside the Narrow Gauge Movie Cinema and at the adjacent Blue Sky Grill. Portable toilets will also be available near the venue before and after the ceremony. In the event of an indoor Commencement at the UMF Fitness & Recreaton Center, restrooms are available in the lobby by the Fitness Center entrance.

In case of inclement weather, the outdoor Commencement ceremony will be held indoors at the UMF Fitness & Recreation Center beginning at 2:00pm.

Graduates will receive a message from the UMF Text Message Alert System as soon as the decision is made. In advance of this, please ensure your contact information is updated and accurate. UMF’s social media accounts and website will also announce this change in venue and start time. We also ask that you contact your guests with this information when you receive it.

All accessibility requests, including parking needs, will be taken via this UMF Commencement Parking & Accessibility Requests 2023 Google Form. Registration for these parking spots will close on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 4:30pm.

Faculty are expected to arrive by 10:00am inside Narrow Gauge Movie Cinema. There, you’ll do robing. If you rented regalia, yours will be there for you to pick up. Some refreshments will be provided. After Commencement, rented regalia will be returned to the robing area inside the movie theater.

Restrooms will be available during Commencement inside the Narrow Gauge Movie Cinema and at the adjacent Blue Sky Grill. Portable toilets will also be available near the venue before and after the ceremony. In the event of an indoor Commencement at the UMF Fitness & Recreaton Center, restrooms are available in the lobby by the Fitness Center entrance.