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Fisher Pre-Commencement Ceremonies

There are no tickets for this event. Your RSVP will simply reserve a seat for yourself and your guests.

RSVP now for pre-commencement

Photos for Pre-Commencement slideshow

Please send photos of your time at Fisher showcasing you and your classmates. These will be used for a photo slideshow. There will be families in the audience, please ensure the pictures are tasteful. Send photos to Jen Mercer at mercer.100@osu.edu.

Directions and Parking

Mershon Auditorium is located at 1871 North High Street. To get to Mershon from Route 315, exit at Lane Avenue, turn east (right if you're going north and left if you're going south), and take the first right on Fyffe Road. At the next light, turn left onto Woody Hayes Drive. This will turn into Woodruff Avenue. Continue on Woodruff Avenue until you see College Road (it is a major intersection with a light). The Arps garage will be the first garage on your left. You can continue on College Road to get to the Ohio Union garages if and when the Arps garage fills.

Disability Accommodations

There is limited handicap parking on Mershon Drive that runs on the east side of the building. To access this parking, enter the Wexner 17th Avenue Plaza. You will be able to get there by turning east onto 17th Avenue from College Road. Transportation & Parking officers will be on site to direct you to Mershon Drive. There is a ramp that leads to the east doors of the building, and there are also four sections in the rear of the auditorium for wheelchair seating with one companion. If you have questions about access or accommodations for yourself or a guest with a disability, please contact Kristina Toliver (toliver.22).

Arrival Location

Graduating students will enter Mershon Auditorium at the loading dock entrance (High Street side). A detailed map will be emailed to attendees the week before Pre-Commencement. Upon arrival, a Graduate Programs staff member will check you in and direct you to your program's designated area.

Attire

Full graduation regalia (cap, gown, tassel, and hood). Fisher's hood color is drab and tassel color is black. Business attire is required under your gown. Please do not bring personal items with you; there is not a secure place to store them backstage.

Master's caps and gowns may be purchased from the Ohio State Bookstore, Student Book Exchange, Buckeye Books, and other campus area bookstores.

Mershon Auditorium is located at 1871 North High Street. To get to Mershon from Route 315, exit at Lane Avenue, turn east (right if you're going north and left if you're going south), and take the first right on Fyffe Road. At the next light, turn left onto Woody Hayes Drive. This will turn into Woodruff Avenue. Continue on Woodruff Avenue until you see College Road (it is a major intersection with a light). The Arps garage will be the first garage on your left. You can continue on College Road to get to the Ohio Union garages if and when the Arps garage fills.

Arrival Time

Doors to Mershon Auditorium will open to the public at 9 a.m.

Arrival Location

Guests will enter Mershon Auditorium's main lobby doors from either the College Road entrance (faces the Wexner Center) or the High Street entrance.

Seating

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The first few rows of the main floor are reserved for graduates. Wheelchair spaces are located on the main floor toward the back of the auditorium.

Mershon Auditorium Seating Chart

Restricted Items

The following items are not permitted in the Mershon Auditorium and must be left unattended in the lobby of the building:

• Strollers
• Balloons
• Camera tripods
• Food and drinks

International Guests: Fisher follows the OSU Office of International Affairs (OIA) policies for international students inviting visitors from outside the U.S. to the Fisher &/or OSU graduation ceremony. Students may follow these steps:

• OIA has provided instructions for Writing an Invitation Letter to your visitor(s).
• As suggested by OIA, you may also provide your visitor(s) with a copy of your advising report. Here are instructions for locating your advising report.
• Contact OIA with questions: 614-292-6101 or oia.osu.edu