While guests are waiting for the ceremony to begin, we will run a slideshow of the graduating class in Gampel on the Jumbo TVs. Candidates have been notified by email of how, where, and when to submit the slide. The deadline for submission is set by Gampel personnel. To be included, it must be uploaded to our google form by April 7th. Students missing the deadline will NOT have a slide included in the slideshow. To prevent others from submitting a slide the student has not approved, the slides must be submitted by the student, from their UConn email account. However, if you want to make a slide for your busy senior – email it to them and they can submit it to us IF THEY WISH TO DO SO. The slide must meet ALL of these conditions to be included:
- PPT format, cropped to exactly 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high (landscape orientation)
- Picture must be of the candidate ONLY – no group shots (blurring the faces of people in the background is fine)
- A professional headshot can be used but it is not expected. The picture can be a candid – student doing a hobby, traveling, working, sky diving, etc
- A caption is required ON the slide with first and last name, major, and hometown (optional) in any font and size that fits. No other information can be included.
- Appropriate for family viewing
Most students use a portrait-oriented picture and put a banner with the information we require to “fill in” the slide and make it LANDSCAPE orientation. Students should remove “red-eye” if they can, since this looks very bad on the Gampel jumbo TVs. They should not s t r e t c h their picture – this produces odd looking results.
For slide ideas, your student can view prior year grad slides on this website here: Commencement 2022 Videos
