Replacement of KU's century-old utility tunnels, a state-funded deferred maintenance project, will begin between Watson Library and Memorial Drive immediately after commencement. Fences and material may be in place but will not close any roads, lots, or sidewalks during commencement.
The potential for extreme heat during the ceremony as well as the normal mobility challenges of a stadium should be anticipated.
To avoid steps between Jayhawk Boulevard and the stadium, use the elevator in Snow Hall to reach the campanile on Memorial Drive.
There are three paths from the campanile leading to the stadium. The path on the left as you face the stadium is the only path with steps.
There is no accessible route across the stadium from west to east.
ADA accessible parking (including a drop-off area) is available on the stadium's west side, accessible from 11th and Maine, and on the east side at 11th and Mississippi.
Special needs parking is also available on the east side for use by persons who need special assistance. This area is accessed from 11th and Mississippi. There is reserved parking in standard spaces. A drop-off area next to either elevator is available to drivers parking in the reserved or general parking areas.
For people with disabilities who have an ADA accessible placard or identification card issued by any state, lower stadium bench, track seating (folding chairs), and wheelchair seating (on the track) are available through Gate D. Adjacent ADA accessible reserved parking is available.
Wheelchair seating is also available atop sections 1, 4-5, 16-17, 20-21, 32-33, 42-43, 46-47, and 50 (see map in brochure for location and closest stadium entrance gates). Elevators to wheelchair seating are on both east and west sides of the stadium.
Look for a sign at 11th and Maine Streets that says "Parking... ADA Accessible and Special Needs" and a sign at 11th and Mississippi Streets that says "Parking... General, ADA Accessible and Special Needs." Look for additional signs that direct you to each specific parking area.
Sign language interpreters and reserved seating for persons using interpreter services will be available in the bowl of the stadium, sections 25 and 26, rows 29-33. Call Disability Resources with questions in advance at (785)864-2620 (Voice/TDD).
Due to safety regulations, all aisles in the stadium must be kept clear of wheelchairs, strollers, and folding chairs.
For more information on special needs and ADA accessible parking, call the Parking and Transit Office at (785)864-7275.
For more information on disability accommodations, call Disability Resources at (785) 864-2620 (Voice/TDD).
Free parking is available throughout campus. Buses will run Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The loop route will serve Memorial Stadium, Jayhawk Blvd., Learned Hall, the Lied Center, Daisy Hill (at the intersection of Engel and Irving Hill Roads), the Burge Union, Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, Murphy Hall, and the Kansas Union. For wheelchair accessible service, notify any bus driver.
Services, assistance, seatback rental, and limited concessions will be available at the stadium beginning at 1 p.m. Restrooms are on the concourse level. Paramedics and an ambulance will be available. Guests may sit on the east or west sides of the stadium or in the top half of the north bowl area. The procession of graduates and the ceremony will be shown on the large video board in the stadium's south end.
The consumption of all alcoholic and cereal malt beverages on university property is strictly prohibited during commencement activities.
The commencement ceremony will be simulcast on a very large screen in Woodruff Auditorium on the fifth level of the Kansas Union, across the street from the stadium. The accessible entrance is on Jayhawk Boulevard. The simulcast is provided specifically for those persons for whom the physical conditions in Memorial Stadium would be a barrier to their attendance.
The commencement broadcast will be produced courtesy of Rock Chalk Video. The William Allen White School of Journalism will broadcast what is shown on the stadium's large video board live on campus television station KUJH (channel 31 on Sunflower Broadband in Lawrence). The full ceremony will also air at 7 p.m. on May 18 and 19.
A DVD of the procession and ceremony may be purchased online for $20 at KU Store or four days following commencement at the kustore.com location inside the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Allen Fieldhouse.
If it is raining the morning of commencement, an announcement will be made at 1 p.m. about arrangements for a postponed ceremony. The announcement will be made through the KU Info Center (785-864-3506) and radio stations, including KJHK (FM 90.7), KANU (FM 91.5), KFKF (FM 94.1), KLZR (FM 105.9), WIBW (AM 580), KMBZ (AM 980), and KLWN (AM 1320), as well as Sunflower Cablevision (cable channel 6 in Lawrence).
In the event of inclement weather all graduates and their guests should listen to local radio and television stations or call KU Info at (785)864-3506 to find out the exact time of the ceremony.
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