April 20,2007
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Betsy scheduled this meeting at the request of President Crowley to address the issue of gym capacity and number of guest tickets to be issued to graduating students.  

Bill talked to the committee regarding the seating capacity in the gym (960) and explained how that number was established.  The discussion then turned to how many graduating students were planning to attend graduation (approximately 185), number of faculty, administrators, platform guests, etc. to try and calculate how many seats were left that could be occupied by guests.  At this point it was determined that based on the figures at hand, only three guest tickets could be given to each graduate.  

After some discussion, a motion was made by John Corrigan to not give out tickets; to seat guests as they arrive on a first-come-first-serve basis until the gym is full.  People arriving after that point would then be directed to the Lecture Hall and Edmunds Conference Center to view graduation via simulcast.  Kim Esquibel seconded the motion.  The committee then voted – all in favor of the motion (5); all opposed to the motion (4) – motion carried.  Betsy said she would forward this recommendation to President Crowley.

Betsy asked John and Kim E. if they would be in charge of lining up the faculty and making sure we had three tables (one in back, one in front, and one on stage),   They agreed to take care of these items.

There were questions regarding where the faculty will robe, where the students will be lined up, and the route that will be followed to the gym.  Betsy will follow up on these items.  

Betsy asked committee members if there were any other issues that they felt needed to be addressed.  The committee felt that we should have one more meeting to get clarification on the items discussed and to hear the resolution of the recommendation being forwarded to President Crowley.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

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