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Information for Persons with Disabilities
BRESLIN CENTER CEREMONIES.
Due to the desire of ALL to participate in commencement ceremonies, even those who face challenges in mobility and in their health, we ask for the cooperation of all to exercise as much patience as possible. Please feel free to contact us with questions. We are pleased to assist you with your visit to campus on a very happy and momentous occasion.
GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES. Please contact your college commencement coordinator (please see list below).
GUESTS OF GRADUATES. The Breslin Center is a barrier-free facility. Wheelchair seating is available at the Concourse level (level at which you enter the facility). Ushers will direct guests to these seating areas. Those not in wheelchairs and unable to climb stairs may be seated in this area as well. In order to accommodate as many as possible we ask that those who require wheelchair seating be seated with one other guest in your party and that the remaining members of your party be seated in general seating.
Wheelchairs are available on a limited basis at Guest Services (Gate B entrance) on a first-come, first-serve basis; identification is required to use wheelchairs for transporting individuals from the parking lot and into the facility to the seating areas. They are not to be used for seating but rather transporting individuals. Please arrive early so that accommodations may be met.
The "Phonic Ear," for guests requiring sound amplification, is available at Guest Services (Gate B entrance). Other services available at Guest Services: first-aid, lost and found, information and referrals. Please arrive early so that accommodations are met.An INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF will be on the platform. Individuals requiring an interpreter for the baccalaureate degree college-level commencement ceremonies, please contact the college commencement coordinator (please see list below). For the Undergraduate Convocation or the Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony, please contact Betsy White at acadevnt@msu.edu or 1-517-353-9900 for reserved seating tickets--provide your name, mailing address and number of tickets (a limit to the number of tickets may be required in order to accommodate all requests).
PARKING: Friday, May 2, 1:00 p.m., Convocation parking at the Breslin Center lot 63 is permit parking only, including access to those with a State-issued permit for persons with disabilities (use Shaw Lane entrance). For College-level Ceremonies, Breslin Center lot 63 will be permit parking only. This includes access to those with a State-issued permit for persons with disabilities (use Shaw Lane entrance).
For those WITHOUT the State-issued permit for persons with disabilities, please drop off individuals not able to walk long distances on the Kalamazoo Road side of the Breslin Center. Please do so as promptly as possible.SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE to the Breslin Center from designated lots is provided without charge. We strongly recommend that graduates and their guests use the shuttle bus service.
Friday, May 2, 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.Buses will run every 10-15 minutes from Ramp 5 (Trowbridge Road Access), or lot 79 (Spartan Stadium south lot, on Shaw Lane).
Shuttle buses are accessible.
Printable Campus Map/Diagram of shuttle bus service and parking areas closest to facilities is being updated.
College Commencement Coordinators:
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m., Breslin Center
Susan DeRosa - (517) 355-0236 or canr@msu.eduBROAD BUSINESS
Saturday, May 3, 4:00 p.m., Breslin Center
Michael Mazzeo, Associate Dean
Contact: Cindy Kindel - (517) 353-8713 or KindelC@msu.eduCOMMUNICATION ARTS AND SCIENCES
Friday, May 2, 3:30 p.m., Breslin Center
Ann Hoffman - (517) 355-1794 or Hoffman5@msu.eduENGINEERING
Sunday, May 4, 1:30 p.m., Breslin Center
Thomas Wolff, Associate Dean
Contact: Jeannette Robertson – (517) 355-5163 or Robertso@egr.msu.eduNATURAL SCIENCE
Saturday, May 3, 12:30 p.m., Breslin Center
Debra Dotterer, Director
Contact: Carolyn Sekedat - (517) 355-8419 or Sekedat@msu.eduSOCIAL SCIENCE
Saturday, May 3, 8:45 a.m., BreslinCenter
Lynn Forsblom, Director
Contact: Jennifer Abbott - (517) 355-6679 or AbbottJS@msu.eduBRESLIN CENTER
