Faculty & Staff Commencement Participation

Faculty and professional staff are invited to celebrate the graduates and be celebrated for their role in getting our grads to the finish line!

These educators and other professionals are encouraged to attend and be recognized at commencement, sitting alongside the graduates on the arena floor. TCC will provide rental regalia for those who do not have their own regalia.

Alternately, faculty and professional staff may choose to sign up to be an ambassador at commencement.

Serving as Commencement Ambassadors

All employees are encouraged to participate as commencement ambassadors to help make this a seamless event for graduates and their families.

Overtime and Flex Time for Commencement Ambassadors

Non-exempt employees who serve as commencement ambassadors will be eligible for compensatory or overtime at 1.5 times your regular hourly rate. Compensatory or overtime will only be paid if you have worked 40 hours in that work week. If any type of leave is used during that week, you will only accrue regular pay/leave, according to policy. See TCC's CDD (LOCAL) Policy for more information on compensation options for non-exempt employees.

Exempt employees are not eligible for compensatory or overtime. However, with supervisor approval, hours worked by exempt employees may be "flexed" after the ceremony.

Register to be a Commencement Ambassador

Details will be published in Spring 2025.

Commencement Dashboard

Event information for faculty and staff will be available in Spring 2025.

Updated August 27, 2024