Prepare for Graduation and Convocation

Convocation day schedule

The Convocation Ceremony for the Fort Garry Campus will be held in the Investors Group Athletic Centre (IGAC). On the day of your ceremony, you should report to the James Daly Field House in the Max Bell Centre to pick up your gown and find your position in the procession.

1. Report to the James Daly Field House in the Max Bell Centre 60 - 90 minutes before your ceremony.
2. Pick up your gown, hood, and mortarboard at the Gaspard table.
3. Check in to receive your procession card and your parchment:
   • You will be asked to present photo ID.
   • Your procession card has your name, earned degree, and number for the procession line.
   • You will bring your parchment with you during the ceremony and on to the stage.
4. There is a phonetic pronunciation space at the bottom of your procession card. Please fill it in to help the presenter correctly pronounce your name.
5. If you received an Indigenous graduation scarf at the Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow, wear it for the ceremony. You can also pick up an Indigenous graduation scarf at the James Daly Field House on the day of the ceremony. 
6. You can have individual professional portraits taken at the field house.
7. Line up in the procession using the number on your procession card and as directed by the convocation staff.
8. After the ceremony, attend the post-convocation reception with your guests, held inside the James Daly Field House.

What to wear

The Convocation ceremony is a formal occasion, so dress clothes are appropriate. We recommend that you leave your valuables with a friend or family member.

Wear only the university-approved regalia to cross the stage. University-approved academic regalia includes robes, mortarboards, hoods or stoles.

First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students can wear traditional Indigenous attire in addition to or in lieu of the other approved academic regalia (gowns, hoods, etc.). You can also pick up an Indigenous graduation stole at the James Day Field House on the day of your ceremony.

• UM's official academic dress chart

Please avoid:

• Carrying items with you other than your degree parchment
• Corsages and boutonnieres
• Fraternity or sorority adornments
• Flowers

All graduating students must declare their intent to graduate in order to receive their degree, whether or not you are attending your convocation ceremony. Find out how you’ll receive your parchment (degree) and what to do if you don’t receive it.