Traffic on campus this Fri and Sat

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Alabama
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<p>Just a heads up on traffic for the Fri and Sat commencement ceremonies.</p>

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<p>Commencement — C&IS, Education, HES, Nursing, May 4, 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Commencement — A&S, Social Work, May 5, 9 a.m., Coleman Coliseum
Commencement — CBA, Engineering, May 5, 1:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Commencement — Law, May 5, 5 p.m., Coleman Coliseum</p>

<p>UA will hold commencement ceremonies May 4 and 5 in Coleman Coliseum to award degrees to its spring graduates. Commencement exercises for students in the colleges of Communication and Information Sciences, Education, Human Environmental Sciences and Nursing will be at 6 p.m., Friday, May 4. Two ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 5, with students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Social Work receiving their degrees at 9 a.m. and students in the colleges of Commerce and Business Administration and Engineering receiving their degrees at 1:30 p.m. In addition, the School of Law will hold its commencement exercises May 5 at 5 p.m. The commencement ceremonies will be broadcast live over the Internet. The webcast will be archived on UA’s website, [Commencement</a> Webcast - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://www.ua.edu/commencement]Commencement”>http://www.ua.edu/commencement), and will be available for viewing through May 2012.</p>

<p>Increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic is expected for both the Friday evening and Saturday services around the University Medical Center, Student Health Center, Child Development Research Center, Capstone College of Nursing, UA Police Department, RISE Center, Student Recreation Center, Speech and Hearing Center, and softball, tennis and soccer complexes. (Click here to access a campus map.) On Friday, the soccer lot will be used for parking. Crimson Ride buses will circulate continuously from about 4 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, the heaviest traffic is expected between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. UA Transportation Services advises commuters to take the Campus Drive East exit via McFarland Boulevard, turn left onto Campus Drive East then left onto Fifth Avenue East at the light. Parking Services expects to use the soccer lot, all University Medical Center lots except the southeast lot, and the grass parking areas on the eastside of campus to accommodate the Saturday crowds.</p>

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<p>Stay off McFarland and enter campus on Hackberry Ln via Jack Warner Parkway. That will run you into Campus Dr and give you access to the parking lots by the rec fields, soccer lot, and medical center if you’re attending graduation ceremonies.</p>

<p>Even if you’re just heading to campus to pick up your kid be sure to use the same entrance way to avoid traffic. It’s amazing how underutilized Jack Warner Parkway is compared to some of the other roads in town.</p>

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<p>If we are going to be down there Friday afternoon to move D out, do we need to get a guest parking permit to park in the Riverside parking lot?</p>