Attending a graduation ceremony at Guide Dogs for the Blind is one of the best ways to really get acquainted with our program. We advise guests to bring their tissues, because it's always a moving event, commemorating the efforts of our students and their dogs over their past weeks in class. Puppy raisers say goodbye to their graduating dogs, and the graduating class members bid farewell to return to their homes and families with new partners by their sides.
Graduation ceremonies during 2012 take place on select Saturdays (2 p.m. on the California campus and 1:30 p.m. on the Oregon campus). Graduation day tours on the California campus are at either 10:30 a.m. or 12 noon and bus groups must pre-register prior to the day of graduation. On the Oregon campus, tours are at 12:00 noon if arranged beforehand. and after graduation.
Graduation Schedules
| 2012 California Campus Graduations December 8 December 22 |
2013 California Campus Graduations January 12 January 26 February 9 February 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 September 7 September 21 October 5 October 19 November 2 November 16 November 30 December 14 |
2012 Oregon Campus Graduations December 15 |
2013 Oregon Campus Graduations January 19 February 2 February 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 September 14 September 28 October 12 October 26 November 9 November 23 December 7 December 21 |
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