Ordering
You may now order your regalia online at www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation. The deadline for placing orders is April 21, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. Please select the JD/LLM student option. For the second drop-down box, JD students need to select the Doctorate/PhD option. LLM students need to select the Master's option.
Picking Up
Caps and gowns will be distributed in Rooms A and B of the Illini Union at the following times:
| Thursday, May 8 |
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday, May 9 |
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 10 |
8:00 a.m. to Noon |
You are strongly advised to pick up your academic attire on Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9. Please be aware that your gown will be folded and very wrinkled. You should present your receipt at the time of pick-up.
Rental fees must be paid in full by check or cash only when you pick up the apparel. Checks should be made payable to Herff Jones. Payment cannot be made in advance. Please note that credit cards are NOT accepted.
| LLMs cap and gown |
$52.00 |
| JDs cap, gown and hood |
$68.00 |
You are strongly advised to pick up your academic as early as possible. Please be aware that your gown will be folded and very wrinkled. You should present your receipt at the time of pick-up, and checks should be made payable to Herff Jones. Please note that credit cards are NOT accepted.
Returning
Following the campuswide Commencement ceremony and/or unit convocation, you must return your rented mortarboard, gown, and hood. Herff Jones representatives will accept rented academic attire in Rooms A and B at the Illini Union, at the following times:
| Saturday, May 10 |
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 11 |
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Monday, May 12 |
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Because of state health regulations, only returns of rented academic attire can be accepted at these times.
Graduates who do not return their rented attire by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12 are responsible for returning academic attire to the Illini Union Bookstore, May 13 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Please note that Herff Jones, Inc. will assess a late charge of $5 per day to all graduates returning rented academic attire after May 13.
