- The David A. Beckerman Recreation Center provides handicapped accessible entrances and seating for the Commencement ceremony
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- Guests requiring handicapped accessible seating may have only one additional guest seated with them
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- All seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis
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- No reservations are required
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- Please arrive 45-60 minutes prior to the start of the Commencement procession which begins at 1-45 p.m.
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- Please notify an usher for assistance upon arrival at the Beckerman Recreation Center
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Hearing Impaired
- Guests needing sign language interpreters will be escorted to specific seating for optimum use of this service
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Mobility/Visual Problems
- Special seating will be available for those with mobility and/or visual problems
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Wheelchairs
- The University sets aside an area in the David A. Beckerman Recreation Center for those in wheelchairs
- The University does not provide wheelchairs for guests
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Handicapped Parking
- Parking for those with official decals issued by a state Department of Motor Vehicles is available in the Maxcy Hall lot and the Bayer Hall lot on the University's main campus
- Campus police and parking lot attendants will be on-site for assistance
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| If you anticipate needing any type of handicapped accommodation, or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the Commencement office at commencement@newhaven.edu or (203) 479-4500 |