Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Family & Guests
Hill Auditorium will open to guests at 4:45 p.m. Guests should enter through the front doors and be seated by 5:25 p.m. Aside from the seating area reserved for graduates, it is general seating and guests may sit wherever they prefer.
Please encourage your guests to arrive early for a good seat. Guests are requested to remain seated throughout the program.
Accommodations
The University of Michigan wants to ensure that all graduates, candidates, and guests can participate fully in graduation. The following arrangements are made in cooperation with the Accessibility Task Force of the Council for Disability Concerns.
- Guests utilizing mobility aids (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, etc.) may arrive by early to be seated before doors open to the general public
- Ramps are located at Hill Auditorium's west entrance, off Thayer
- Ushers will be available to assist with locating wheelchair-accessible seating and restrooms
- Closed captioning will be provided
- A sign language interpreter will be on the stage
Please contact Laura Olech, (810) 623-0649 or [email protected], with any questions regarding accommodations for guests.
Directions & Parking
- Driving Directions
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The University Musical Society provides detailed driving directions to Hill Auditorium.
- Hotels
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Hotel arrangements for your guests should be made as soon as possible.
- Parking
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Public parking will be available in the U-M parking structures on Thayer and Fletcher Streets. These are the closest structures to Hill Auditorium and they provide handicapped parking. Please see the parking map for parking options near Hill Auditorium. The U-M Parking Office will suspend enforcement for the Thayer and Fletcher street parking structure/lots for graduates and their guests. Please avoid any specialty parking spaces such as the reserved spots for U-M vehicles only. If a parking attendant is at the gate, please tell them you are attending Marsal School commencement. Parking spaces are provided on a first come, first served basis so unfortunately there is no guarantee that there will be available parking spots in these two lots. For a complete listing of all city and campus parking please visit:
- Parking for Guests with Disabilities
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For cars with handicapped parking permits nearly the entire lower level of the Thayer Street structure is reserved for handicapped parking. This structure is across the street in the same block as Hill Auditorium (see map). There are also numerous spaces located on various levels of the Fletcher Street structure, near the Alumni Center. These are somewhat less convenient locations than the Thayer Street structure. A few city-maintained handicapped parking spaces are also available on streets in the vicinity.