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Flowers For Your Graduate! 

With a vision of equal education and opportunity for women, missionaries Cyrus and Susan Mills moved from Hawaii, bought The Young Ladies Seminary in 1865, and renamed it Mills College. In keeping with this Hawaiian connection, many graduates wear the traditional Hawaiian lei during the graduation ceremony.

Leis and bouquets of dozen or half-dozen roses may be pre-ordered online through May 14 at https://commerce.cashnet.com/mills_cf_prod.

Pick up pre-orders between 8:00 am - 12:00 pm on Commencement day, Saturday, May 18. Please bring your ID, along with the name listed on the credit card used for the pre-order purchase.

A limited quantity of leis and half-dozen roses will be available for sale on a cash-basis only beginning at 8:00 am on Commencement day, Saturday, May 18. To ensure your graduate receives flowers, we recommend that you use the pre-order option rather than same-day purchase.

The flower stand will be located on Suzanne Adams Plaza in Rothwell Center, which is adjacent to the Commencement event site on Holmgren Meadow.  

Important Updates

General Information
Commencement Overview
January Grads
Weekend Activity Schedule
Checklist

Academic Requirements
Graduation Application
Final Examinations/Theses
Transfer Credit Deadlines
Deadline for Incompletes
Failing Last Semester Course
Diplomas
Conferral of Degree
Honors and Awards

Financial Requirements
Financial Obligations
Mandatory Exit Loan Counseling

Preparing to Leave
Senior Survey
Yearbooks
Expiration of Computing Accounts
Library Deadlines
Health Insurance after Degree Completion
Resident Checkout
Returning Keys
Storage Units

Preparing for the Commencement Ceremony
Announcements
Academic Regalia
Student Speakers
Rehearsal
Walking Cards

You and Your Guests
Weekend Meal Service
Seating Information
What to Wear
Disability Needs
Parking
Lost and Found
Photographing Commencement
Flowers
Private Parties on Campus
Guestrooms/Hotels
Family and Friends Invitation

Contact Information

College Events
Sage Hall 129
P: 510.430.3230
E: events@mills.edu
F: 510.430.3244

Last Updated: 4/15/13