Dear Colleague,
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
MONDAY 25, TUESDAY 26 & WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2024
This year’s Winter graduation ceremonies will take place on Monday 25 November at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm; Tuesday 26 November at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm; and Wednesday 27 November at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm in Elphinstone Hall on King’s College Campus.
Academic and Academic-Related colleagues (Grade 5 and above) are eligible for the academic procession. If you would like to take part in the Academic Procession, you should complete the application form - and submit it no later than Friday 25 October. Details of the degrees to be conferred at each ceremony can also be accessed on the University’s webpages.
Please note: applying for the academic procession is not guaranteed due to capacity limitations in Elphinstone Hall – we will try to accommodate as many as possible.
Everyone taking part in the Procession should wear dark clothes, academic dress and white bow ties where appropriate. Please note that the Registry’s stock of white bow ties is very limited and the loan of one cannot be guaranteed.
Ede & Ravenscroft have been appointed as the University’s official robe suppliers and will provide staff with academic dress without charge providing the order is placed before the deadline.
Processing instructions will be despatched approximately one week before the graduation ceremonies.
Further, all colleagues can volunteer to usher at graduation ceremonies. If you would like to take part as an usher, please contact gradstaff@abdn.ac.uk.
It is necessary for me to know by Friday 25 October how many will be attending the ceremonies to enable us to place the staff gown order in sufficient time to avoid staff being charged for the hire of their robes. Your cooperation in submitting the form by this date will therefore be very much appreciated.
Best wishes
Emma
Emma Tough
Assistant Registrar