Upcoming Dates

Professional Day - May 16, 2020 (Corvallis)
P4 Spring Seminar - May 29, 2020 (Corvallis)
Student Recognition Banquet - May 29, 2020 (Corvallis)
Convocation - June 7, 2020 (Portland)
Graduation - Friday, June 12, 2020 (Corvallis)

**Please note that event information is subject to change.
You will receive updates as the dates of events get closer, so plan to check back to this page for any changes and keep an eye on your email.

P4 Spring Seminar

OSU Memorial Union
Horizon Room
Friday, May 29, 2020
8am - 5pm (Detailed Agenda to follow shortly)

You are encouraged to make every effort to attend this Spring Seminar as the agenda will cover important information you need prior to graduation. This event features information about financial aid, NAPLEX and MPJE updates, a pharmacy law review, a presentation covering PIC Training and Certification from the Oregon Board of Pharmacy, and more.

Important Information 

  • RSVP for the Seminar by Friday, May 8th whether or not you plan to attend by filling out this short form
  • This is an excused day from your rotation. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Ramirez
  • Completion of the AACP Graduation Student Survey is required PRIOR to the May 29th seminar. You will be receiving an email shortly that contains a link to the survey. Your individual survey responses are anonymous, but the survey system does know whether you completed the survey or not. If you do not receive the survey link, please contact Tanya Ostrogorsky at ostrogor@ohsu.edu
  • This is a good time to bring your OHSU (and other) site badges to drop-off with us. Unfortunately, you can't keep them as "souvenir" items and there is a charge if you don't bring it back. If you can't bring your badge to the seminar, please make sure to bring them with you to Graduation
  • More information (including final agenda) will be emailed to you prior to the event

Check back here for more event updates. 

Useful Links

GRADUATION

LaSells Stewart Center
Austin Auditorium
Friday June 12, 2020
1 p.m.

Ceremony Livestream: Do you have family and friends that can't attend in person? We have set up our ceremony for livestreaming so that they can still watch from afar! If you have anyone that is interested in watching the ceremony this way, they can access the livestream here.

Reception: Following the ceremony in the breezeway in between LaSells Stewart Center and CH2M Hill Alumni Center

P4s: Because the College provides a private graduation for our professional students during which you receive your diploma, this serves in place of the undergraduate commencement activity that takes place on Saturday, June 13th.

Parking Resources & Useful Links

Important Information 

  • Graduates and faculty marshals need to arrive no later then NOON dressed in regalia.  Graduates need to line up by 12:30 for the ceremony.  A class picture will be taken prior to lining up.
  • Please check-in at the table in the LaSells Stewart Center entrance upon arrival.
  • There are no tickets required for guests and family.  Please RSVP your guests on the required online graduation survey. 
  • Ceremony lasts approximately 1 hour.
  • Regalia is required for participation in ceremony. Order regalia from OSU Bookstore starting on April 23rd
  • Graduation announcements will be available through Jostens.
  • You will receive your diploma at the College of Pharmacy Graduation Ceremony. If you don't attend the graduation ceremony, you can either pick up your diploma in Corvallis at the registrar's office or make arrangements for the registrar to mail your diploma to you. The fee to mail your diploma is $25 in the US, $40 outside the US.
  • Please make sure to complete the required Graduation Survey 

Regalia

The OSU Bookstore will be taking online orders for regalia starting April 23rd.

  • Regalia can be picked up at the bookstore or shipped to you. (There is a charge for shipping.)
  • The entire Doctorate Bundle must be purchased, as it is not possible to rent it. (It does not matter if you choose a cap or a tam, as that is based on your personal preference.)
    • As of right now, the estimated cost for the bundle is $143, but that will be confirmed on April 23rd when they open the store.
  • We highly recommend pre-ordering your regalia online, and picking it up May 29th while you are on campus for P4 Spring Seminar

Degree Conferred: Your degree will appear on your transcript the week after graduation. 

Pharmacy Graduation Announcements

Jostens - Announcement packages will be available to order (Date TBA)

  • To personalize your announcements, from the main Jostens webpage select "Graduation Announcements".
  • Click "Customize" below the package you wish to purchase.
  • Select the style of announcement you want.
  • Click "Customize" on the announcement description page.
  • You will get to a form where you can enter your name, select Doctor of Pharmacy for your degree, and insert any additional information you want to include. Click "Next".
  • The Announcement text is pre-loaded – click on the dropdown menu and select “June 2020 Ceremony - College of Pharmacy”. The information for our ceremony will be displayed with your information.
  • After thoroughly reviewing the text for accuracy, select the box stating you have done so and click "Next".

CONVOCATION

Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR
Sunday, June 7, 2020
1:00pm

What is Convocation? - Convocation is a ceremony done in conjunction with OHSU. This is where they have their official hooding and "graduation" ceremonies. Since the College of Pharmacy already has our mandatory Graduation Ceremony separately, and many of the P4 class is still out on rotations, we don't make it required to attend. Our official Graduation on the OSU campus is where you get hooded, not at Convocation like the other schools in OHSU.

We highly encourage you to come if you can make it; it's a great opportunity to see the collaboration of all the schools and colleges first-hand and a chance to celebrate with your peers across all of these fields. We also host a small, intimate OSU College of Pharmacy reception in lieu of a hooding ceremony directly following Convocation.

 

Reception: Immediately following Convocation for students, family/guests and faculty (Rooms A105-106)

 

Note: This event does NOT replace the College of Pharmacy Graduation ceremony on June 12th, 2020

Important Information

  • Graduates need to arrive by 11:45am. Robing and Line-up begins at 12pm.
  • Make sure to check in under the College of Pharmacy gonfalon in Exhibit Hall D
  • Graduates and faculty will begin robing and line-up by 12pm. (Students will line up in Exhibit Hall D, Faculty will line up in Rooms C120-122)
    • There is no specific order to line up in. Faculty will NOT be sitting by school. Students WILL be sitting together by school.
    • The seating order from the stage will be: Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Faculty.
  • Please leave personal items (jackets, purses, valuables, etc.) in a safe place prior to lining up. Anything left in the Exhibit Hall will be removed prior to the end of the ceremony.
    • Our Reception room will be open and accessible, but will be unattended during the ceremony.
  • The Procession will begin promptly at 1pm and will last approximately 1 hour.
  • This event is for students, family/guests, faculty, and staff
  • There will be a small reception for students and faculty after the Commencement ceremony ends in rooms A105-106.
  • Regalia is required for participation in Convocation.
    • Students order regalia from OSU Bookstore starting April 23rd
      • Students should pick up their regalia from the OSU Bookstore on campus during P4 Spring Seminar on May 29.
    • Faculty Regalia must be ordered NO LATER THAN April 15th
      • Faculty regalia will be brought to Portland in time for the ceremony.
  • You will be hooded and presented your diploma at the College of Pharmacy Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 12th, 2020 in Corvallis, OR.
    • You will NOT wear your hoods at Convocation (since Graduation is AFTER Convocation)

Parking & Transportation and Convention Center Notes

Parking at the Convention Center is extremely limited and we strongly encourage the use of public transportation or carpoolilng. If you choose to drive yourself or carpool,  there are several options for parking.

  • The Moda Center's Garden Garage will NOT be available due to another graduation ceremony at the same time as Convocation
    • We do NOT have a reserved lot, so please be prepared to come early to find parking. Be prepared to walk if you need to. Use alternative modes of transportation, like the Streetcar (Take the B Loop Streetcar and the Stop at NE Grand/Holladay is only a block away from the Convention Center) or even Uber/Lyft
  • OCC facilities parking (including the OCC Parking Garage, OCC Exhibitors' Lot, and OCC Lloyd Lot) are available for $10 to be paid upon entry to the garage.
  • There are also 416 metered spaces within 3 block of the OCC.
  • OBOP parking lot is located about 3 blocks away from the Convention Center on NE Oregon Street

A map of the area and available parking can be viewed HERE.

Click HERE for directions to the Oregon Convention Center and more information regarding parking.

Please note that the Oregon Convention Center is currently under construction and will continue to be so during the time we are there for Convocation. It will not disrupt the ceremony itself, but we are aware that it may cause entry and navigational difficulties for students, faculty, and guests. There is a great resource to stay up to date on the changes and important information about construction zones and building entries. As of now, the site indicates that 3 doors near what the OCC considers the main entrance (off MLK Blvd.) will be closed on the 3rd. We hope that, with robust communications and advance planning, you and your guests won't be caught off guard and will have time to plan for an alternate entrance and route.