6/4/98

ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University's Department of Campus Safety has announced that parking restrictions will begin Wednesday, June 10 in preparation for next weekend's graduate and undergraduate commencements.

The advanced degree commencement is scheduled for Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. About 13,000 people are expected to attend each of the two undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center.

The space underneath the Convocation Center is used for assembling graduates before the ceremonies. Ohio University students who normally park under the Convo will be asked to move their cars to the HDL Center parking lot on West Union Street, the Ridges lots near the auditorium and museum and campus lots 51, 52, 53 and 79. Maps are available at Campus Safety, 135 Scott Quad. Students may begin moving their cars Monday, June 8 and cars must be moved by Wednesday, June 10. Convo permit holders should continue to display their parking permit.

Vehicles will not be permitted in other university garages or lots. University staff who regularly park underneath the Convo will have until noon Wednesday, June 10 to relocate to other campus lots that coincide with the color of their parking hang tags.

Two other parking areas near the Convo pass gate must be cleared of vehicles by 5 p.m. Thursday. Those include campus lots 127 and 128, the parking area at the southwest corner of South Shafer Street and Richland Avenue, and parking spaces located in the inner ring of the Convo from the pass gate to the ramp leading to the Physical Therapy and Health and Sport Sciences schools.

The area by the pass gate will be used Friday and Saturday for handicapped parking.

Campus police and parking lot attendants will assist guests in finding parking spots at both commencements.

Anyone with questions about commencement parking details can contact the Department of Campus Safety at (740) 593-1917.