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Processional Map Image Long Description

Overview

The image is a layout map of the Mississippi Coliseum and Trade Mart located at High Street in Jackson, MS, that includes procession guides for Faculty, Honors Faculty, Hooders, Platform Party, and Students for UMMC Commencement services.

The map consists of a bird’s eye view of the Coliseum and Trade Mart with colored boxes and arrows (designating walking paths) for lineup and procession into the MS Coliseum Arena.

Robing, Line Up, and Processional

All Students by School

Students should enter the Trade Mart through the Mississippi Street Entrance on the Mississippi Coliseum’s north side.

Students must assemble by 9:30 a.m. in Exhibit Halls B and C, in the area designated for their school.

Students will robe and line up by school and degree program in the following order:

• The School of Health Related Professions (SHRP) will robe and line up by degree program and level on the northeast side of Exhibit Hall B, then follow the peach-colored line with an arrow on the map indicating the walking path through the northside Coliseum tunnel to their peach-colored designated seating area on the northwest side of the MS Coliseum Arena floor.
• The School of Nursing (SON) will robe and line up by degree program and level in the center of Exhibit Hall B in the orange-colored area, then follow the orange-colored arrow on the map indicating the walking path which follows the Hooders into MS Coliseum Arena behind the Platform. They will continue walking to enter their orange-colored designated seating area on the north-center side of the MS Coliseum Arena floor.
• The School of Medicine (SOM) will robe and line up on the southeast of Exhibit Hall B in the green-colored area, then follow the School of Dentistry into the MS Coliseum Arena behind the Platform. They will turn right in front of the School of Dentistry seating area and continue walking to their green-colored designated seating area on the south-center side of the MS Coliseum Arena floor.
• The School of Dentistry (SOD) will robe and line up on the northeast side of Exhibit Hall C, then follow the purple-colored line with an arrow on the map indicating the walking path which follows the Honors Faculty into the MS Coliseum Arena behind the Platform. They will turn right in front of the SOD seating area on the southside MS Coliseum Arena floor.
• The John D. Bower School of Population Health (SOPH) will robe and line up in the center of Exhibit Hall C, then follow the pink-colored line with an arrow on the map indicating the walking path, which follows light blue Faculty through the MS Coliseum halls and into the MS Coliseum Arena on the southwest corner. They will continue walking down the center aisle to their pink-colored designated seating areas in the center of the Arena floor.
• The School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences (SGSHS), including MD/PhD candidates, will line up and robe on the southeast side of Exhibit Hall C in the teal-colored area, then follow the SOPH and enter the Coliseum floor on the southwest corner. They will continue walking down the center aisle to their teal-colored designated seating area on the southwest side of the Arena floor.

All Faculty, Hooders, and Honors Faculty

All Faculty, Hooders, and Honors Faculty should enter through the Midway Entrance (southside of the MS Coliseum) to robe in the “Blue Room.”

All Faculty, Hooders, and Honors Faculty must assemble by 9:30 a.m. in the areas designated for their seating section.

Faculty will line up by seating section in the following order:

• Faculty will line up in the Blue Room and walk two by two through the southwest hallway to enter the MS Coliseum Arena floor from the southwest door following the light blue-colored walking path. They will process down the center aisle of the Arena floor and take their seats on the left and right sides of the aisle.
• Hooders will line up in the gold-colored area in the northeast hall behind the Platform and enter the MS Coliseum Arena floor from the northeast door following the gold-colored walking path.

• Honors Faculty will line up in the brown-colored area in the southeast hall behind the Platform and enter the MS Coliseum Arena floor from the southeast door following the brown-colored walking path.

Platform Party

The Platform Party, including members of the Board of Trustees, should enter through the Midway Entrance (southside of the MS Coliseum) to robe in the “Gray Room,” located to the right of the entrance, adjacent to the “Blue Room.”

• The Platform Party will line up in the “Gray Room” and walk into the southeast door behind the Platform. They will then immediately go up the stairs to be seated in their designated area on the Platform.

The order of Commencement procession is as follows:

• The Platform Party
• Faculty, Hooders, and Faculty Honors, simultaneously
• All Students by School

Regalia Return

On the top of the image is a diagram of the Trade Mart with two designated areas marked for regalia return and The Medic pickup in Exhibit Hall C. Students should return regalia immediately following the ceremony. Faculty should return rented regalia in the “Blue Room.”

Values

• At the top of the map is a black left arrow labeled Interstate 55. To the left of the map is a black vertical line labeled High Street. The map label Processional is at the bottom left.
• The venue is represented by a rectangular area for the Trade Mart below the Interstate 55 label and a circular area near the bottom right for the Mississippi Coliseum. The entrances to the coliseum are labeled Mississippi Street Entrance on the left (north) and Midway Entrance on the right (south). Thin lines to the left of the Mississippi Street Entrance represent the parking lot and driveway that lead to High Street.
• With some exceptions, the following colors are used to represent map areas:
  • Light Blue – the Blue Room and Professional Photography area
  • Light Blue with Royal Blue outlines – UMMC Photography areas, The Medic pickup and regalia return areas
  • Red – the Red Room and UMMC faculty/staff-only zones
  • White with Red outline – First Aid stations and the Ambulance bay
• With some exceptions, the following colors are used to represent robing, lineup, walking paths, and seating areas
  • Gray – Platform Party
  • Gold – Hooders
  • Brown – Honors Faculty
  • Peach – School of Health Related Professions
  • Orange – School of Nursing
  • Green – School of Medicine
  • Purple – School of Dentistry
  • Pink – School of Population Health
  • Teal – School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
•  The following designations are indicated on the map at the Trade Mart:
  • A red vertical line with the label Graduates Enter the Trade Mart Here points to the main entrances to the Trade Mart. Smaller entrances run along the perimeter.
  • The hallways of the Trade Mart the following areas labeled from left to right:
    • The Trade Mart Atrium is colored with a light blue background and labeled “Professional Photography” (far left).
    • The women’s and men’s restrooms are on the left and right of the hallway entrances.
    • A red-outlined First Aid station is located in the hallway outside Exhibit Hall A.
    • A red bar between Exhibit Halls A and B in the hallway indicates that “Graduates Only” is beyond that point.
  • The Exhibit Halls of the Trade Mart have the following areas labeled from left to right:
    • A women’s and men’s restrooms are on the north side of Exhibit Hall A.
    • Exhibit Hall A is open to all graduates and guests and includes UMMC Photography areas.
    • The red line indicates a room separator that will be closed to separate Exhibit Hall A from Exhibit Halls B and C.
    • Exhibit Halls B and C, from left to right, include SHRP robing and lineup in peach, SON robing and lineup in orange, SOM robing and lineup in green, SOD robing and lineup in purple, SOPH robing and lineup in pink, and SGSHS and MD/PhD robing and line up in teal.
    • A women’s and men’s restrooms are on the south side of Exhibit Hall C.
• These arrows appear on the map from the Trade Mart to the MS Coliseum:
  • A Peach arrow goes from SHRP (robing and line up area) to Health Related Professions (seating area).
  • An Orange arrow goes from SON (robing and lineup area) to Nursing (seating area).
  • A Green arrow goes from SOM (robing and lineup area) to Medicine (seating area).
  • A Purple arrow goes from SOD (robing and lineup area) to Dentistry (seating area).
  • A Pink arrow goes from SOPH (robing and lineup area) to Pop. Health (seating area).
  • A Teal arrow goes from SGSHS & MD/PhD (robing and lineup area) to SGSHS and MD/PhD (seating area)
  • A Gold arrow goes from Hooder (lineup area) to Hooders (seating area).
  • A Brown arrow goes from Honors (lineup area) to Honors (seating area).
  • A Gray arrow goes from the Gray Room (Platform Party robing and line up) to Platform Party (seating area).
  • A Light Blue arrow goes from the Blue Room (Faculty robing and lineup) to two Faculty (seating areas).
• The following designations are indicated on the map at the Mississippi Coliseum:
  • Top left in Gold: Hooder Line Up
  • Top right in Brown: Honors Faculty Lineup
  • Top center right in Gray: Platform Party Line Up
  • Center right in Light Blue: The Blue Room and Faculty Lineup
  • Center right in Lime Green: Midway Entrance/Guest Entrance
  • Center-left in Red: the Red Room and First Aid station
  • Center-left in Lime Green: Mississippi Street Entrance/Guest Entrance
• The following words are indicated on the map at the Mississippi Coliseum:
  • Top left in Red: Grads, Faculty, Staff only
  • Center-left in Red letters: Guest Entrance (with red lines) and Guest Seating on the 2nd Floor
  • Bottom left in Red letters: Elevator (two locations labeled with red lines)
  • Top right in red outline: Ambulance
  • Center right in Red letters: Guest Entrance (with red lines)
  • Two columns of seating areas appear as rectangles, and a label of Tunnel runs vertically to the left and right of each column.
    • Left column (top to bottom): Hooders in Gold, Faculty in Light Blue, Nursing in Orange, Health Related Professions in Peach
    • Right column (top to bottom): Honors Faculty in Brown, Faculty in Light Blue, Dentistry in Purple, Medicine in Green, Pop Health in Pink, SGSHS & MD/PhD in Teal
  • Thin lines throughout indicate seating, stairs, the choir stands, aisles, and entrances.

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