Commencement

June 18, 2022

Details coming in February 2022

Carmencement Ceremony 2021 

Graduates are invited to decorate their cars and participate in a "Carmencement," a drive-thru processional winding through the Redwood (Grants Pass) campus, that includes an opportunity to walk across the commencement stage.

The ceremony will start at 9 a.m. and graduates will have staggered arrival times in order to help traffic flow smoothly.

Graduates from both the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021 are invited to attend. A map of the parade route will be mailed to attendees and is also available in PDF.

ARRIVAL TIMES

There are six arrival times (9:00 a.m., 9:30am, 10:00 a.m., 10:30am, 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 am).

Students will be limited to one car per graduate. Friends and family who fit safely in the graduate’s vehicle will be able to attend. If you would like to carpool with a fellow graduate, both graduates still need to sign up for an arrival time. We recommend that the graduates are passengers in the vehicle to allow for a continuous flow of traffic.

Registration/RSVP for your Carmencement arrival time is open now!

To RSVP and sign up for your arrival time, you will log into your myRogue account and click on “Register for Classes.” Make sure your term is set to Summer Term 2021 and then search for course number “9.007” or course title “RCC Car-mencement RSVP”.

Find the time you would like to register for and click the “Add” button next to the course and then follow the normal process for registration.  You can only register for one arrival time.  If you need to change your time, you will first need to drop the class you are registered for and then add the new section.

TRANSPORTATION

If you are in need of transportation to campus for the event, please contact Sally Snyder at SASnyder@roguecc.edu or call 541-956-7187.

CAPS AND GOWNS 

Caps and gowns are not required. The deadline to order a cap & gown from RCC has passed, but you may find them at other online stores.

HONOR CORDS

If you qualify to graduate with honors, you may buy an honor cord online through the RCC Marketplace. Eligible students who applied before April 19th should have received an email with the access code. Students who are eligible and applied after April 19th will see the access code in their Degree Audit evaluation notes. Due to shipping times, the deadline to order honor cords is June 7 at 4:00 p.m.
To find out if you qualify for an honor cord, at the end of Winter 2021, follow this link to check your cumulative GPA. 

AZP

If you are a member of the Alpha Zeta Pi honors society, and have applied for graduation by May 7th, AZP will mail you a gold graduation stole. If you have questions about your AZP stole, please contact Nicole Kieffer (NKieffer@roguecc.edu)

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS & TASSELS

Commencement programs and 2021 tassels will be available to graduates attending Carmencement.