2011 Commencement Webcast

The 2011 FDU Commencement was webcast on this page on Tuesday, May 17, and is available now as an archived file. You may wish to jump forward using the controls below the video image, as live action begins approximately three minutes into the video.




The Commencement Program including the names of those graduating is available for download.

The Commencement Webcast included the following features:

  • Scrolling text of names of graduates
  • Grad Greetings, the message to family and friends graduates videotaped at Graduation Salute events in April
  • Processional, with live video from the arena floor as the graduates file in
  • Commencement speakers
  • Conferring of diplomas, as each graduate's name is called and he or she crosses the stage to receive the University President's congratulations

Please see the schedule and timezones table below.

Webcast Schedule

with examples of times in various time zones

Event Vancouver, Canada New Jersey GMT Wroxton, England Mumbai, India Beijing, China
Scrolling names of graduates 5:00 am 8:00 am 12:00 noon 1:00 pm 5:30 pm 8:00 pm
Grad Greeting video of graduates 5:30 am 8:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm
Procession of the graduates 6:40 am 9:40 am 1:40 pm 2:40 pm 7:10 pm 9:40 pm
Commencement Ceremony begins 7:00 am 10:00 am 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:30 pm 10:00 pm
Commencement Ceremony ends 9:00 am 12:00 noon 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 9:30 pm 12:00 midnight