Clear Bag Policy, Safety, & Approved Items
Metal Detectors
All students, faculty, staff, and guests will be required to go through a magnetometer or be wanded upon entrance into the facility. Follow signs for the guest and student entrances.
Clear Bag Policy
Guests, students, faculty, and staff will be asked to abide by the commencement venue clear bag policy. All guests will be checked upon entry into the commencement ceremony.
Approved Bags
Clear Bags
Bags that are clear crushable plastic, vinyl, or PVC and do not exceed 12" W x 6" D x 12" H.
Plastic Storage Bag
One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar).
Small Clutch Bag
Small clutch bag approximately the size of a hand (6.5" W x 4.5" H or smaller), with or without a handle or strap. This can be carried separately or within a plastic bag.
Prohibited bags
All other bags are prohibited when entering the venue. Examples of prohibited bags: backpacks, purses, not clear fanny packs, not clear diaper bags.
Prohibited items
- Aerosol cans
- Alcohol
- Animals (service dogs and service dogs in training permitted)
- Artificial noisemakers
- Balloons
- Bat
- Poles and sticks
- Bottles and cans (metal, glass, or hard plastic)
- Coolers and ice chests
- Bicycle helmets
- Firearms
- Fireworks
- Flags on poles
- Illegal drugs
- Laser pointers
- Marijuana and tobacco products (all forms)
- Objects that can be used as projectiles (i.e. balls)
- Outside food and beverages (exceptions will be made for those with medical requirements and/or special needs)
- Scooters
- Bicycles
- Roller skates and skateboards
- Tripods
- Monopods and selfie sticks
- Umbrellas
- Weapons
- Any object that might pose a risk to the guest or others
Frequently Asked Permitted Items
- Baby Formula
- Cameras and lenses (without their bags)
- Strollers
- Service animals
- Water bottles (disposable and crushable)
- Wheelchairs