Activities
Wednesday, May 19:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Pick up convocation regalia in the Table Tennis Room #112, G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre.
Thursday, May 20:
2:30 pm - Rehearsal - All those receiving degrees at the ceremony are required to attend the rehearsal at 2:30 pm, Thursday, May 20. Graduates will assemble at Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Led by the Student Marshal, the rehearsal provides graduates with instructions/information not only on their role in what can be a rather complex pattern of events during the actual ceremony, but on topics such as the proper way to wear academic regalia as well as the degree-granting process.
It is essential graduates attend rehearsal. Convocation cards, which each graduate must present as he/she crosses the stage for the reading of his/her name to take place, are also distributed at rehearsal.
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Pick-up Convocation regalia in the Table Tennis Room #112, G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre.
Friday, May 21:
10:00 am - Grad 2010 Breakfast & Champagne Toast
Join fellow graduates at a Breakfast & Alumni Champagne Toast on Convocation Day at the Lily Lake Pavilion. Cost for the graduates is $10/person. Event will be open to graduates' guests/family only if all tickets have not been sold by April 24 to members of the class. Venue has limited seating so limited tickets are available. To obtain yours, please go to the Campus Information Centre, 2nd floor of the Student Centre or order them online at here. Tickets must be paid for at the time of ordering and will be distributed to graduates on May 19 & 20 when you pick up your regalia. (Exclusive event for members of the Spring Graduating Class at UNB Saint John.)
Proudly sponsored by the SRC, the UNB Associated Alumni, and UNBSJ's Vice-President's Office.
12:30 pm - Graduates are asked to meet in the Quad for a group photograph.
1 pm - Graduates will gather in the Ganong Hall Little Gallery (the open space between the Ganong Hall and the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre) to assure ample time to line up in the proper order and process to the ceremony.
2 pm - The 2010 Spring Convocation Ceremony begins.
Guest Seating
A limited number of seats are available at the ceremony. Parents and guests who wish to attend must have a ticket for admission. Tickets (two per graduating student) can be obtained when picking up regalia, either on Wednesday, May 19, from 4 – 6 pm or on Thursday, May 20, from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. Tickets are free of charge. Please advise your guests that the gymnasium will be open for seating beginning at 12:30 pm on May 21. Seats are unassigned and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No food – only water – is permitted in the gymnasium.
Additional Tickets
If graduates are interested in receiving additional tickets for the ceremony, they should send an email request to Saint John Registrar no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, April 30, 2010. All graduates submitting a request for additional guest tickets will be given consideration after this date and will receive an email notification of whether their requests were able to be accommodated no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, May 7, 2010. All tickets will be available for pick up as noted above.
Special Needs Seating Arrangements
The Convocation Committee is pleased to assist guests in wheelchairs who wish to access the gymnasium. It is essential, however, that you inform us by contacting the Registrar’s Office via email no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Your request must provide the name and student number of the graduating student, the name of the guest requiring assistance and the name of the person accompanying him/her. All guests must present a ticket for admission to the gymnasium.
Photos during the Ceremony
We ask you to encourage your guests not to block the aisles when taking photos during the ceremony. We strongly recommend that you wait until after the ceremony and use the stage for
photographs.
Flowers
Bouquets of fresh flowers will be available for purchase at the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre immediately prior to and during the graduation ceremonies. The prices range from $15 for a half dozen roses to $30 for the graduation bouquet with one dozen roses. Click here to pre-order. If you have any questions about your order, please contact info@commencementflowers.com.
The Convocation Tea Reception. Graduates, parents and guests are invited to attend the Convocation Tea Reception in the Baird Dining Room in the Thomas J. Condon Student Centre, immediately following the ceremony. Complimentary finger food, tea and coffee will be served.
Won't be able to make it to the Ceremony?
If you are
unable to attend the ceremony, your diploma will be available on the
first business day immediately following the Convocation Ceremony
through UNB Saint John's Registrar's Office, Oland Hall Room 141.
Arrangements can be made to pick up your parchment, or have it mailed to
you, by completing the on-line form. Diplomas designated as 'to be
picked up' will only be held at the Registrar's Office for three weeks
after the ceremony. They will then be mailed to the graduate's address
which appears on the on-line application to graduate form.
