Officers will be positioned at intersections leading into and out of the parking areas to offer
assistance and ensure compliance with the guidelines below.
Parking Areas for Our Guests
- Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center parking lots
- Nursing Building parking lot (in designated area in front and back of building)
- Tiger Village parking lot in designated areas
- Martha Adams Hall parking lot
- Harriet Tubman Hall parking lot
- Truth Hall parking lot
- Charles P. Adams Hall (classroom building) parking lot
- Performance Arts Center (front parking lot for HANDICAPPED ONLY)
Parking Area for Faculty
Reserved parking for faculty will be in the lot directly across the street from the Assembly Center and in the lot on the NW corner behind the Assembly Center.
Parking Area for Graduates
Commencement participants are asked to park in the parking spaces near the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium sign closest to the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center.
Parking Overflow
In case of an overflow, we will open Facilities Drive to accommodate parking.
Parking for Persons Needing Assistance & Accessibility
Handicapped parking will be in the designated area south of the Assembly Center. The Complimentary shuttle bus will pick up persons needing assistance in front of the Performing Arts Center.
Traffic Pattern for Commencement Ceremonies
There will be two (2) entry points into the Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center for Friday’s graduation.
1st ENTRY POINT: Cole Street with leads into Dickerson Street which leads to the stadium parking area.
2nd ENTRY POINT: Ballock Street which leads directly to stadium parking area and Martha Adams Hall, Tubman Hall, & Truth Hall.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies, there will be five (5) streets open for people to exit onto RWE Jones Drive. These exit streets will be Johnson Street, Facilities Drive, Cole Avenue, Ballock and Dickerson Streets.
VEHICLES PARKED ALONGSIDE THE ROADWAY OR CURBS ARE SUBJECT TO BEING TOWED.
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