Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Your Auburn Graduation Survival Guide

Commencement will take place Saturday, August 6 in the Auburn Arena. There will be TWO graduation ceremonies (see below).

10:00 A.M. Ceremony
-Architecture, Design, & Construction      
-Engineering                                                        
-Forestry & Wildlife Sciences                               
-Liberal Arts                                                      
-Nursing                                                                 
-Sciences & Mathematics 
-Graduate Students within these colleges/schools

2:00 P.M. Ceremony
-Agriculture
-Business 
-Education
-Human Sciences
-Graduate Students within these colleges/schools

WHERE TO STAY, EAT & SHOP

STAY
 AU Graduation in the Auburn Arena
Hotel rooms are filling up fast. While this information is subject to change, we currently have found open space for Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 for Auburn University graduation in the following hotels:

Auburn
Sleep Inn 501-7171
Microtel 826-1444
Quality Inn 821-6699
Hometown Suites 826-1133
Jameson Inn 502-5020

Opelika
Microtel   745-0415
Studio 6   737-6040
Comfort Inn   741-9977
*all area codes 334
Niffer's Place- Top 10 Must Eat Restaurant

EAT
-Looking for incomparable dining? Check out our Top 10 Must Eats here.
-If you have a large group or party we suggest the following restaurants, which can be found in ‘all other dining’ above. Provino’s, Niffer’s, Amsterdam CafĂ©, Ariccia in the AU Hotel, Zazu and Jimmy’s. Call today because space fills quickly!
-A list of all the area restaurants, including great places that offer catering, can be found here.

SHOP- GREAT GRAD GIFTS
-Auburn Alumni Association Membership- Call today for your life or year membership (334)844-2960.
-Tiger Rags, J&M Bookstore, Big Blue Bookstore, Anders Bookstore and more! Find great Auburn Alumni gear at all the bookstores in Auburn. Some also offer custom framing of your grads diploma!
-Auburn Art- Find great Auburn prints, jewelry and much more at this store downtown Auburn and online at www.auburnart.com.
-Have family or friends that cannot attend? No problem! Direct them to this site the day of graduation and they can watch it live!

Please be aware there are other area events going on the same weekend as graduation. Expect slower traffic, more people and longer lines at dinner. No matter what, we guarantee you will still have just as much fun as usual!

1 comment:

  1. Nice! I am so grateful to you for sharing this post. This is going to help so many people. Last year, my friends and I had a party in an event space Atlanta and it was near our college. We found that place like this on some post only and it helped a lot of graduation students.

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