Convocation

The doors open at 12:45 p.m. We ask that you are seated 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony to watch the graduate procession. If you are not seated prior to the opening of the ceremony, you will be asked to wait to be seated by our ushers.

The ceremony is normally two hours long. Plan to stay for the entire ceremony. All graduates are expected to stay until the end of the ceremony out of respect for their fellow graduates and distinguished guests.

Your graduate is responsible for reserving guest tickets. To ensure all graduates can have loved ones present, the number of guest tickets per graduate is limited to two (2).

Please note:

• All guests, including children and infants, must have a ticket due to fire code regulations.
• There is no waitlist for tickets.
• Additional guest tickets are subject to availability

You may park in Lot 1, 7 or 8 free of charge. Carpooling and public transit are encouraged.

You’re welcome to take as many photos and videos of your graduate as you would like! Just please ensure you remain in your seat during the ceremony. Aisles and stairways must be kept clear, and guests are not permitted on the stage or in the graduate seating area.

Make plans with your graduate to meet at a spot away from the lobby and exit doors.

• University of Regina: black
• Campion College: scarlet
• First Nations University of Canada: sky blue
• Luther College: royal blue

Hoods are black, except for those of the First Nations University of Canada, specifically designated as sky blue. Hoods are trimmed as follows:

Master’s degree recipients wear a black gown and wear a hood that corresponds to their degree. The hoods are lined and trimmed as follows:

Doctoral degree recipients wear a black velvet gown with gold trim and black velvet tam with gold tassel.

Several University officials can be recognized by what they wear.

• The University Chancellor wears a black silk robe, with green velvet sleeves, trimmed around the collar, down the front edges and around the bottom with wide gold braid and around the bottom of the sleeves with narrower gold braid. The Chancellor’s mortarboard is black silk velvet with a gold button and tassel.
• The President of the University, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, wears a black silk robe with green velvet sleeves, trimmed around the collar, down the front edges and around the bottom with wide silver braid and around the bottom of the sleeves with narrower silver braid. The President’s mortarboard is black silk velvet with a silver button and tassel.
• The Vice-Presidents, the University Secretary, and the Registrar wear gold and green ceremonial robes that were designed in honour of the University of Regina's 40th Anniversary.
• The Grand Marshal, a member of the faculty, leads in the procession wearing a gown of gold fabric, onto which is stitched a green sash with two embroidered crests. The Grand Marshal’s mortarboard is green fabric with a green button and gold tassel.
• Faculty are entitled to wear the gown, hood, and headgear of the institution that conferred their highest degree.
• Ceremony marshals, who are volunteers from across campus, wear a black gown with a gold sash with two embroidered crests over their shoulder. If you need help, they are the people to ask.

Distinguished people to whom the University has awarded an honorary doctoral degree wear a scarlet gown trimmed with gold silk around the collar and down the front. The honorary degree hood, which is presented to the honorary degree recipient at the ceremony, has a shell of scarlet wool lined with gold silk with an inverted green silk chevron and colors distinctive to the degree. The University awards four honorary degrees: