College of Fine Arts and Communication
Save the Date!
Spring 2024 the College of Fine Arts and Communication Graduate Recognition Ceremony
Saturday, May 4
9:00am
Main Campus Student Center Ballrooms
Watch live on @ecuartscomm
RSVP Students: https://artscomm.ecu.edu/rsvp-graduation/
RSVP Faculty+Staff: https://artscomm.ecu.edu/rsvp-faculty-staff/
The CFAC recognition ceremony will require registration and guest tickets. Information about guest tickets, how/when to pick them up and the number of tickets will be announced in early March. The number of guest tickets each graduate will receive will be very limited. Online students will be able to request to have their guest tickets mailed to their home address. Keep checking your ECU email for additional information about how to RSVP and pick up tickets for the CFAC ceremony. Details about unclaimed or extra tickets will be shared in late April.
Grad Expo
The Spring 2024 Grad Expo will begin March 12 at Dowdy-Student Stores: March 12-13 (10am-6pm) and March 14 (10am-5pm). Be sure to contact the Dowdy Student Stores website or call (252) 328-6731 to confirm hours of operation. This is the Kick-Off for undergraduate and master’s degree students to get their cap & gown, stoles, and honor cords. Information for Cap and Gown: https://commencement.ecu.edu/cap-and-gown/
For undergraduate students, you do not need to pay for the cap and gown as the cost was built into other student graduation fees. For honor cords or master’s hood, go to ecu.bncollege.com FIRST before filling out the form as you will need to include the order number. Students who qualify for graduation with honors will receive email notification from the ECU Registrar’s Office in late February, early March.
For Master’s degree students, you do not need to pay for the cap and gown but will need to purchase your hood separately if you wish to participate in the ceremony. Dowdy Student Stores will know which color hood goes with each specific degree.
Online Students
If you are not in the Greenville area during the semester and you are an undergraduate or master’s degree student graduating, you will need to complete the Spring 2024 Distance Education Regalia Form to place your order for your cap and gown by April 19, 2024. This form is for students that live outside of Greenville and would like their regalia shipped to them for an additional shipping fee of $8.99.
For honor cords or master’s hood for DE students, go to ecu.bncollege.com FIRST before filling out the Distance Education Regalia Form as you will need to include the order number.
Check the Commencement website for up-to-date information.
https://commencement.ecu.edu/
Congratulations!!
Trustees Mace Restored
ECU’s ceremonial symbol, the Trustees Mace is made of sterling silver, measures 43 inches in height, and weighs about 14 pounds. When the sky is clear, sunlight will flash from its silver flanges. Even if the day is cloudy, the mace’s focal point—a purple fluorite crystal—will emit a soft fluorescent glow. It was commissioned by the ECU Board of Trustees in 1978 for the installation of Chancellor Thomas Brewer, and Professor John Satterfield, a faculty member in the School of Art and Design, designed and created the mace.
After years in service for the official ceremonies at ECU, the mace accumulated damages, wear and tear. School of Art and Design Professor Tim Lazure was commissioned for the repair, a year-long project, and the Trustees Mace is now restored to its original brilliance.