Stole & Recognition Ceremony
Military & Veterans Programs awards a special camo-tipped stole to graduating TTU veteran and servicemembers. Graduating family members are awarded a special recognition cord. Please join MVP in recognizing and celebrating these graduates.
Upcoming Dates:
- FALL 2023: Thursday, December 14th, 2023
- Check-in time : 1:30 PM
- Ceremony time: 2:00 PM
Location for all events: Helen DeVitt-Jones Auditorium, TTU Museum
Parking: Museum Parking lot West side, 4th and Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79409. Parking
is free of charge.
Refreshments: Will be provided immediately following each event
Photos: Each graduating veteran or service member will be photographed as stoles are presented.
Each graduating family member will be photographed as each recognition certificate
is presented. Each group will be photographed as a group together at the end of the
ceremony. Photos will be available on the MVP Facebook page a few days after the
event.
Logistics:
- Dress is business, business casual (no shorts, flip flops, tank tops or ball caps)
- Graduates may wear graduation regalia if they wish
- Guests are welcome!
- Graduates will check-in at our registration table 30 minutes before ceremony
- Graduates will be given a graduation ceremony card to complete
- Graduates will hand the completed card to the MVP staff who will read off the information as the award is made
Cannot attend? Students who cannot attend the ceremony may pick up their stoles or cords on Friday, May 12, 2023, from 8:00 A.M-5:00 P.M.
Not on the MVP Graduation list? TTU graduating veteran or servicemembers who are not using benefits through the MVP department who wish to be recognized and receive a stole MUST bring a copy of their DD214 Member 4 or current military ID and a copy of current orders to the MVP department no later than 11:00 am on the day before the Stole Ceremony.
Dependent Family Members of Veterans or Service Members who are not using benefits through the MVP department who wish to be recognized and receive a graduation cord MUST bring a Birth Certificate, Marriage License, or Court Approved Document linking you to the Veteran or Service Member and a copy of the Veteran or Service Member's DD214 Member 4 or current military ID and a copy of current orders to the MVP department no later than 11:00 am on the day before the Stole Ceremony.

Military & Veterans Programs
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Address
2500 Broadway Street, West Hall Room 242, Texas Tech University, PO Box 45026, Lubbock, TX 79409-5026 -
Phone
806.742.6877 -
Email
mvp@ttu.edu