Commencement 2010
At the request of graduates and parents, the College makes every effort to hold the ceremony in The Dell. Our guests should prepare for that unless otherwise indicated. Only in the case of severely inclement weather will the ceremony be moved to Thompson Gymnasium, with first-come, first-served overflow seating in Leffler Chapel. There is no reserved seating for our guests in The Dell – family and friends may sit in the designated seating area, which contains a limited number of seats for guests, or use their own lawn chairs or blankets to sit on the grassy area. (Please note that several of the available seats will be reserved for graduates and faculty members who will process to The Dell at the beginning of the ceremony. Our ushers can direct you to the limited available seating, should you have questions.) In the unlikely event that the ceremony is moved inside, tickets will be necessary for entry to the gymnasium. Beginning in early May 2010, students should pick up tickets at the Office of Registration and Records. Each student may have up to three tickets for family and friends. At that time, graduates should specify if anyone in their party has special needs, as tickets are available that will provide guests with special seating in Thompson Gymnasium, should the event be moved indoors. The Commencement ceremony will be preceded by a continental breakfast in The Marketplace of Brossman Commons from 7 until 10 a.m., to which all graduating seniors and their family and friends are invited. 
Elizabethtown College’s 107th Commencement will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010, at
11 a.m. The ceremony, which lasts for about two hours, typically concludes by 1 p.m.
Parking Instructions:
Parking instructions will be posted on campus the night before Commencement. As general guidance, please be aware of the following:
Guests of our graduates are welcome to park along College Avenue or Cedar Street or in one of the parking lots around campus, including the lots at the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, near the Hackman Apartments, and near the Brown Building. [Please follow this link to a map of campus that shows the locations of these lots.] Additionally, the pastoral staff of the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren graciously is permitting our guests to use the church’s lot for parking on the day of Commencement. This lot is accessible via
No parking will be permitted on
Special Needs Guests:
Vehicles carrying our special needs guests may enter Alpha Drive and drop off passengers at the top of The Dell. Please be aware that the drive will be barricaded, and all vehicles carrying special needs passengers must stop and request access from the Campus Security personnel stationed at that location. That morning, access to Alpha Drive for this purpose only will be available before 10:45 a.m.
After dropping off passengers, the vehicle should follow Alpha Drive to the stop sign at Mount Joy Street. At the stop sign, please make a left and then proceed along Mount Joy Street to Cedar Street. At Cedar Street, please make a left and park in the lot behind Myer Hall. In addition to this lot, vehicles with the appropriate tags may use any spaces on campus that are designated as “handicapped” parking spots.
In the event that the ceremony is relocated to Thompson Gymnasium, special needs passengers may be dropped off near Leffler Chapel, and the vehicle may be parked in any available spots in the nearby lots. Please follow this link to a map of campus that shows the locations of these lots.
