All events will take place in The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. To ease congestion, we ask that only those graduating enter the Alberta Alumni Recreation Centre.
1 – 3:30 p.m. | Pick up parade cards and regalia from the Alberta Alumni Recreation Centre, first floor, The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER.
3:30 p.m. | Participate in a mandatory orientation session in the Alberta Alumni Recreation Centre, first floor, The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER.
All those receiving degree parchments at the ceremony are required to attend the orientation to receive instructions and information on how to properly wear academic regalia and the degree granting process.
4 p.m. | Graduands line up for the academic procession on the second-floor walking track in The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER and march through the Kinesiology building and up Mackay Drive to The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. Since Mackay Drive has an incline, graduands should consider the distance covered by the procession when selecting footwear.
4:30 p.m. | The 72nd Convocation Ceremony is held in the performance hall on the fourth floor of The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER.
Rental regalia must be returned to the Alberta Alumni Recreation Centre immediately following the ceremony.
You will be able to purchase a UNB degree parchment frame in the fourth-floor lobby. Also, the UNB Bookstore will have UNB branded merchandise on-site.
5 – 6 p.m. | Hazen Hall upper foyer – Pick up parade cards.
6 - 7 p.m. | Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre – Convocation rehearsal.
All those receiving degree parchments at the ceremony are required to attend the convocation rehearsal to receive instructions and information on how to properly wear academic regalia and the degree granting process. Graduands will also receive their parade cards.
Only those graduating are to go to the Grand Hall. Family members and guests are to proceed to the Imperial Theatre. No children are to be left unattended at the Imperial Theatre.
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Pick up parade cards from Student Marshals in the Grand Hall, if they weren’t picked up at the rehearsal.
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Grand Hall – Graduands pick up convocation regalia (academic robe [gown], academic cap [mortarboard or doctoral beefeater], and hood).
3:30 p.m. | Grand Hall – Graduands gather for the Associated Alumni Toast. Join members of the UNB Associated Alumni for the traditional alumni toast to celebrate the accomplishments of the fall 2026 Saint John graduands. The toast will be delivered by a member of the #ProudlyUNB alumni family.
3:40 p.m. | Grand Hall – Class of 2026 Group Photograph taken.
3:45 p.m. | Grand Hall – Line up of graduands for the academic procession.
4:20 p.m. | Process from the Grand Hall to the Imperial Theatre. Graduands should consider the distance covered by the procession when selecting footwear.
4:30 p.m. | Imperial Theatre – Convocation ceremony begins.
Immediately following the ceremony, rental regalia [gown, hood and doctoral beefeaters] must be returned to the Grand Hall.
The Campus Store will have UNB branded merchandise on-site at the Grand Hall.
Although not mandatory, graduating students are invited to self-record themselves pronouncing their names for the purpose of assisting those who announce names to learn the proper pronunciation. Announcers call the names of graduands as they cross the stage. UNB aims to support those announcing names as accurately as possible. Recordings are deleted the day after the ceremony.
Please email graduation@unb.ca if you have questions.
UNB is committed to providing accessible and inclusive spaces and experiences during graduation.
The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER has barrier-free entrances on the first, fourth and fifth floors. The building is equipped with an elevator. Ushers are available to direct guests with limited mobility to the accessible seating area on the fourth floor. To identify accessible parking, accessible entrances, and accessible washrooms on campus see the campus parking map.
Graduands will cross the platform to accept their degree parchments. The platform is 40 ft x 44 ft and 3 ft in height. The platform is equipped with ramps and stairs on the left and right sides. Ramps have a running slope ratio of 1:12 (8.33%) and have level landings at mid ramp. The ramps are equipped with secure guardrails, have a non-slip surface, and are compliant with Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B651:18 Accessible Design for the Built Environment.
UNB is pleased to offer assistive listening services to those who may have difficulty hearing via a downloadable app to your smart connected device. Wireless audio connects to hearing aids and earbuds using Bluetooth.
The Imperial Theatre provides both accessible and inclusive spaces for guests attending the ceremony. It has barrier free entrances, and is equipped with an elevator. Ushers will direct guests with limited mobility to accessible seating inside the auditorium.
Ceremonies will be live-streamed at unb.ca/graduation for those who wish to watch the ceremony from the comfort of their homes. Closed captioning will be available.
UNB is scent aware. Please respect the health of others by using products without perfume/cologne or reducing the amount you wear.
UNB asks that balloons not be brought inside the venue as they create a visual barrier in the seating area as well as pose a threat to those with latex anaphylaxis.
If you wish to request accommodations for yourself or your guests, or if you want to test the ramp before your ceremony, please email graduation@unb.ca.
This year’s graduation programs are in a digital format as part of UNB’s efforts to enhance sustainability. With options to view the program contents online or in downloadable PDF files, graduands and guests can conveniently access information such as ceremony details, graduate lists, honorary degree recipients and teaching and research award recipients.
Digital programs will be available on Oct. 19.
If you are interested in having a keepsake program, Print Services will print and bind a 7.5” x 9.5" booklet for $30 + tax or 8.5” x 11” for $40 + tax to be paid by credit card. To order a booklet, please place an order.
Family members or friends of graduates who are UNB alumni, and would like to attend the ceremony, are welcome to participate. Sign up for the Alumni Honour Guard and reserve your regalia by Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. If you have questions prior to signing up, you may contact Alisha Bainbridge Trites (alisha.trites@unb.ca).
If you would like to rent regalia to have professional grad photographs taken, the UNB Bookstore in the Student Union Building rents regalia for $5.75 per business day.
If you would like to have professional grad photographs taken, Photography Flewwelling will take them and provide academic regalia. Call 506-633-0045 Ext. 2 to make an appointment and visit the studio at 85 Princess Street, Saint John.
If you would like to rent regalia to have professional grad photographs taken by a different photographer, the Campus Store in the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre can assist. You will need to make a $40 deposit with a $10 rental charge for two days. The $40 will be refunded upon return of the regalia.
Graduation photographs taken by Photography Flewwelling are included in the class composites, which are hung in the tunnels, free of charge. If you have another photographer take your photographs, and would like one to be included in the class composite, a $20 fee will be charged. Please advise Photography Flewwelling if you plan on taking this route. Photography Flewwelling will need to receive all photographs by the end of the year.
When you applied to graduate you were asked to extend permission for UNB to list your name in graduation collateral, both online and in print. If you did not give consent, this also extends to not allowing your grad photo to be placed in the class composite*, a grad photo display created by Photography Flewwelling and hung in Hazen Hall.
Following Fall graduation, those who did not give consent will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office asking for confirmation on placement in the composite. Please watch for the email and respond accordingly.
*Each year, Photography Flewwelling creates a composite which contains the graduation photographs of students graduating in Saint John. After you receive the images, you can select which photograph you would like included in the composite; regardless of whether you place an order or not.
If you do not let Photography Flewwelling know which photograph to use, its staff will select for you. The deadline for all Class Composite submissions is Dec. 31, 2026. For further information, please contact the company at 506-633-0045.
The UNB photographer will take a photograph of each graduate receiving a degree parchment on the platform or stage. You will be able to easily download a free print quality photograph a few weeks after the ceremony. Details will appear in the graduation program. UNB is committed to protecting personal information. If you have any privacy concerns, contact the University Secretariat, at secretariat@unb.ca or 506-453-4613.
Please encourage your guests to take their photographs prior to and/or after the ceremony. We ask that guests not come to the platform or stage to take photos.
Frame your success! Purchase a degree parchment frame from your UNB Associated Alumni and display your degree with pride.
If you are unable to attend the ceremony, arrangements can be made to pick up your parchment, by booking an appointment.
Degree parchments designated as “to be picked up” (by the graduate or a designated individual) will only be held at the Registrar’s Office for three weeks after the ceremony. They will then be mailed to the graduates’ addresses appearing on the application to graduate forms.
If you have selected to have your degree parchment mailed, it will be sent the week of Oct. 26, 2026.
If you are unable to attend the ceremony, your name will not be announced but will appear in the digital program.
If you are an undergraduate student who needs to update the address you provided on your application to graduate, email grads@unb.ca (Fredericton campus) or unbsjreg@unb.ca (Saint John campus). For graduate students, email andrea.ruehlicke@unb.ca.
Have you joined the official UNB Fredericton Class of 2026 Facebook group or the UNB Saint John Class of 2026 Facebook group? These groups are intended for those students planning to graduate from UNB Fredericton and UNB Saint John in both the spring and fall of 2026. In addition to the Grad Class newsletter, which will be sent via email, updates and details regarding graduation will be posted in the Facebook group and on this website.
For more information about the graduation ceremony, email graduation@unb.ca.
