UA’s University Supply Store to Hold Spring Graduation Celebration March 24-26

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University Supply Store will hold its spring 2009 University of Alabama Graduation Celebration on Tuesday-Thursday, March 24-26 in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. The Graduation Celebration is designed to be a one-stop shopping and preparation venue for students who plan to graduate in May 2009.

Graduating students may visit a number of vendors during the Graduation Celebration and place orders for class rings, graduation announcements, regalia (caps, gowns, hoods for master’s and doctoral students, and tassels), and diploma frames. A representative from Stacy Jones Photography will be on hand to take cap and gown graduation portraits and will offer various packages for purchase.

To further consolidate the graduation process, representatives from various campus offices will be on hand to provide assistance to the future graduates. Representatives from student financial services, loans receivable and collections, and graduate admissions and recruiting are expected to be present for the three-day event. Representatives from the Corolla, Alabama Credit Union, Career Center and alumni services will also be available.

The event is also sponsored by Balfour, manufacturer of the University’s official class ring. Representatives from Balfour will also be on hand in the SUPe Store-Ferguson Center lobby on Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to allow students to order class rings.

Refreshments, including lunch, will be served at the event and a number of door prizes will be awarded. No purchase is necessary to register for the prizes.

For more information, contact Mandy Johnson at mandyjohnson@bama.ua.edu.