GRADUATION GUIDELINES FOR USHERS

 
FACTS/RULES TO REMEMBER:
1. The Cine Adarna can house 800 people seated, and 100 SRO. If we
provide monobloc chairs for SRO, the count reduces to about 70
ONLY. 


2. Each graduate is entitled to STRICTLY 2 TICKETS ONLY. (if

additional guests ask or argue, politely state Fact #1 and say that we
are prioritizing YOUR SAFETY) 


3. Each graduate was given the choice to purchase a corsage

beforehand. Meaning, the ones who have stickers have already
PAID 50php for their corsages. Parents are free to purchase their
corsage from EXPO. 


4. Each graduate was given the choice to purchase the photo package
from EXPO. CLAIMING OF THE PHOTO PACKAGE WILL BE IN
CMC AT LEAST A WEEK AFTER GRADUATION. 


5. Only accredited photographers are allowed to go to the stage.

Maskom has a lot of demands re photos, we know, but to keep an
ORDERLY program for everybody, we must follow this rule. 


6. DURING THE PROGRAM: IT IS NOT AN USHER'S JOB TO TAKE

PHOTOS FOR PEOPLE. Politely say that you are assigned to your
respective posts. 


7. When answering a guest's question, keep a nice smile on, be polite,

and when you don't know an answer to a question, say "I will find out
for you, Ma'am/Sir. I'll get back to you." AND ASK THE FOLLOWING
IN THIS ORDER: Head Usher (name), Day Coordinator (Robby
Reyes), Programs Head (Dani Fuerte) 


8. As ushers, we are not entitled to sit down. But if one gets tired and
wants to rest, another one must take on his/her post. 

 9. Treat everyone with respect. 


10. Always serve with a smile. :) 


11. KNOW THE PROGRAMME FLOW BY HEART. 


12. Our guest speaker is Kara David of GMA. Our guest performer is
Noel Cabangon & UPCC. Himig Maskom will be singing the Nat'l
Anthem & UP Naming Mahal. 


 
Registration starts at 12nn
• Graduates can claim their corsages at the reg booth (they must
present their stickers) 


• 4 ushers to hold the sign per department, 4 ushers to double check

lines, 2 ushers to help with registration, 


• All graduates MUST be lined up according to their respective

colleges and ALPHABETICALLY by 1:15


• Those who are late shall be escorted to their seats (last seat,
farthest back) after the processional 


• (provide ushers with list of alphabetized last names)


• Other ushers (4, saluhan) must lead PARENTS to their seats.

Strictly 2 guests per graduate ONLY. Other guests must line up to be
seated at 1 pm. Extra seats will be given on a first come first served
basis. NO RESERVATION OF PLACE IN THE LINE. NO
RESERVATION OF SEATS. 


• Those who are not included in the processional (admin, etc. have
reserved seats.) 


• Parents must be seated STRICTLY at 1:15 or else their seats will be

given to guests who lined up early. 


 
Processional starts at 1:30 pm.
• Graduates 


• Guest Speaker


• Faculty(ushers must assist faculty members) 


• Colors 


• ** parents are not included in the processional 


• 2 ushers along the aisle 


• 2 ushers at the end of the aisle (to usher guest speaker and faculty
to their seats) 


• 2 ushers must stay outside of venue to receive guests who wish to

come inside (mono bloc chairs will be provided but only for the SRO
space) 


PROGRAMME PROPER: TASKS

• lining up graduates per department WITH THEIR PARENTS. 


• 1 usher for the graduates, 2 ushers for the parents 


• 1 usher by the stage to cue graduates


• 1 usher by the stage (exit) to keep the traffic going. 


• 1 usher standing by the graduates' seats 


• 1 usher standing by the parents' seats 


• 1 usher (Sponsor) to assist guest speaker on stage, same usher to

assist GS back to her seat 


 
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*** although we did not reach quorum, it was urgent to vote for a Head
Usher. Nominated were Dessa Tope and Paul Gumagay. Dessa got 3
votes, and Paul got 4.

*** Paul will be posting a spreadsheet for task delegation ASAP.