Accommodations for Commencement

General Information for University Ceremony

If you or a guest require accommodations for the Commencement Ceremony, please enter Dowdy-Ficklen stadium through Gate 8 and visit the ADA Accommodations booth across from the elevators to the Club Level. Limited seating accommodations will be provided based on availability.

Captioning and American Sign Language Interpreters

The university ceremony will be captioned and sign language interpreters will interpret the event.

College / Department ceremonies are not captioned as they are not live streamed. If you are planning to attend a college or departmental ceremony and would like a sign language interpreter, please contact your college / department directly so they can make this request. We ask that you make this request at least 1 week before the college / department ceremony.

Accessible Parking

ECU has designated parking spaces for individuals with DMV issued ADA placards in the Gold Lot between Minges Coliseum and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. If you have a DMV issued placard, please have it visible when entering the parking lots so that you can be directed to ADA parking.

Guests are strongly encouraged to arrive at least 60 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony (9 a.m.) to provide sufficient time to park, enter the stadium and get to seats.  Please note, even by using the ADA parking lots, there will be additional walking required within the stadium to reach designated guest seating areas.

If the designated Gold Lot fills up, there will be overflow ADA parking available in a parking lot just across 14th street. Shuttle assistance will be provided.

If you have questions specific to accommodations for the Commencement ceremony, please contact DSS at DSSdept@ecu.edu.