Summer Session Permits: Parking permits for the summer session, valid from May 28 to Aug. 23, go on sale at the Transportation Office, 116 Maple Ave., beginning May 20. Permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis. Call Transportation Services at 255-PARK for price information and availability.
Commencement volunteers: Some 350 volunteer ushers are needed for the university's 1996 Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 26. For the more than 5,500 graduates and their families, Commencement Day is one of the most important days of their lives. To meet their expectations, a good deal of help is needed guiding the 35,000 people involved in the ceremony. Volunteers are asked to attend an orientation session Thursday, May 23, in the Alice Statler Auditorium from 3 to 4:15 p.m. On Commencement Day, help is needed from 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. To express his thanks, President Rawlings will host a reception for ushers at the Multi-Purpose Room of the Field House from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. Personnel policies regarding Commencement state that all employees who volunteer will be granted complimentary time-off equivalent to their standard work day. Forms for volunteers are available from directors and department chairs or by contacting the Commencement Office at B-13 Day Hall, 255-9541.