Prepare for Graduation and Convocation

Family and friends attending convocation

You can claim your convocation tickets through a link sent to your UM student email. Each graduate may claim up to five guest tickets for their ceremony.

To claim your tickets, check your UM student email for your ticket link. Follow the link to select your tickets and download them once your request is complete.

Each graduate may claim up to five complimentary guest tickets. Children aged three and under do not require a ticket. If you would like additional tickets, you can request them by completing the waitlist form included in your email. Full ticketing details will be shared in April and September, depending on your graduation date. 

Tickets are not transferable between graduates. Once you have downloaded your tickets, you can share them with your guests by emailing the PDF or by printing copies to distribute.

Plan your visit to the ceremony

Guests attending the ceremony should use the designated entrance to the Investors Group Athletic Centre (IGAC) and should not accompany graduates to the Field House.

Doors to IGAC open one hour before the scheduled start of the ceremony. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and be seated at least 15 minutes before the ceremony begins.

All guest seating is bleacher-style and is accessed from the third-floor level. Use caution when going up or down the stairs.

Children are welcome to attend; however, ceremonies typically last between two and two and a half hours. Due to fire regulations, strollers cannot be left in the aisles of IGAC.

Accessibility at convocation

Students

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is here to provide supports for students with disabilities. Reach out! If you need help and support as a student, we are here for you. Please contact SAS a minimum of four weeks before your convocation ceremony date for assistance with seating (graduating students), sign language interpretation, or other accessibility support.

Contact Student Accessibility Services

• Phone: 204-474-7423
• Email: student_accessibility@umanitoba.ca

Guests

There are mobility-friendly seating areas on the main floor of IGAC. For guests with accessibility or mobility challenges, there is room for one support person to be seated with you. 

If you or your guests need specific accommodations, please connect with our Convocation office in advance. On the day of Convocation, please ask a convocation ambassador in a blue t-shirt for assistance.

Parking at convocation

Complimentary parking is available in the U Lot off Chancellor Matheson Road and in the Q Lot on Dysart Road, across from St. Paul's College.

Accessible parking is also available in the P Lot on Sidney Smith Street.

The public parkade, located on Ralph Campbell Road off Sidney Smith Street, is available for parking, but an hourly rate is charged.

Please park in the student reserved permit section of the U and Q lots and avoid public paid spots. Stay out of any restricted areas including but not limited to no parking, no stopping, accessible without proper permit, or EV charging stalls unless actively charging.