University of Michigan OTR: UPDATE: The Damning E-mail

UPDATE: The Damning E-mail

Posted by Johnny Quest 01/08/2008 7:12 PM
Category: Tags: graduation, more bullshit

Nope.

I know a lot of people (including myself) didn't get the e-mail from the university explaining all this Eastern graduation/stadium renovation bullshit, so here it is in it's entirety:

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff:

Because of construction and the disruption of utilities, Michigan
Stadium will not be available for the 2008 Spring Commencement
ceremony. There is no other venue on our campus large enough to
accommodate the graduating class and their guests. Crisler Arena, the
next largest venue on campus, would require that we limit each graduate
to 2 or 3 guests.

After exploring all other options, the planning committee has decided
to hold the all-University ceremony nearby at Rynearson Stadium at
Eastern Michigan University. All school, college and department
graduation events will remain on campus as originally scheduled. This
alternative venue is the best option available to us this spring
because it is close to our campus; it offers the capacity to continue
to provide eight tickets for each undergraduate degree recipient and
four tickets for each graduate degree recipient; and it has excellent
parking.

EMU will work with U-M to transform Rynearson into a "maize and blue" environment for the commencement ceremony, and we thank the EMU community for sharing their facility with us for this event. The ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26. Bob Woodruff,
former ABC News Anchor, a Michigan native and 1987 Law School alumnus,
will address Spring Commencement and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws
degree.

Seniors and other graduates are invited to help us make this year's
Spring Commencement a joyful celebration by sharing ideas and exploring
options with the planning committee. Several opportunities to
participate will be posted on the commencement web site at
www.commencement.umich.edu <http://www.commencement.umich.edu>. The website will also provided detailed information on academic attire,
accessibility arrangements, ticket distribution, and graduate assembly,
along with important updates about the change of location, shuttle bus
schedules, and maps.

While this information may disappoint those of you who anticipated completing your academic career with Spring Commencement at the Big House, we hope you will join us as we take steps to ensure this event is an authentically Michigan experience.

Kind regards,
Teresa A. Sullivan, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

E. Royster Harper, Vice President for Student Affairs

Yeah, can we like organize a riot tomorrow? I mean protest, well actually whatever gets the job done.