Student Information - Spring Convocation

Please arrive at RecPlex second floor between 8:00AM and 8:15AM for the morning ceremonies or 1:00 PM for the afternoon ceremony. This is the “Robing Area.” It is where you will pick up your procession card and academic dress, and where you will line up for the ceremony.

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Procession cards will be available for you to pick up when you arrive in the Robing Area. The Academic Procession follows a route that involves quite a bit of walking and many stairs (some without hand rails).  Please e-mail convocation@uwinnipeg.ca if you feel this may be a concern and alternate procession arrangements can easily be made.

Your cap, gown, and hood will be available for you to order through Gaspard. Orders will be accepted until May 23. Please use the following link to order (DO NOT go directly to Gaspard's website as it will not work; you must use this link):
https://www.buildagrad.ca/uwinnipeg 

Once ordered, your Academic dress will be available for you at the Robing Area on Convocation day beginning at 8:15 AM for the morning ceremonies and 1 PM for the afternoon ceremony. You are responsible for returning your gown and hood immediately following the ceremony. You will be able to keep your cap.

****THE DEADLINE TO ORDER ACADEMIC DRESS IS May 23 ****

Cap/Mortarboard - worn on the top of your head with the tassel to your left. The cap and tassel in the rental package is yours to keep.

Hood - The colour of the hood symbolizes the faculty you graduated from.  The hood goes over your head and should rest on your shoulders.

Gown/robe - the gown should zip in the front

Indigenous Students

You are invited to wear traditional ceremonial clothing, if desired, in addition to (or instead of) the academic dress. If you wish to wear traditional clothing in addition to any part of the academic dress (cap, gown, or hood or any combination thereof) please order full academic dress at the link provided above as it comes as a package.

In addition, The University of Winnipeg will be offering a stole and cap tassels (white/red/black/yellow or white/blue or white/yellow/red) for students who wish to identify themselves as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit). To order a stole and/or tassel, you must e-mail Randy White at r.white@uwinnipeg.ca by May 23. 

Stoles and tassels can be picked up at a booth in the robing area on the day of convocation- beginning at 8:15 AM for the morning ceremony; at 1:15 PM for the afternoon ceremony. Stoles must be returned immediately following the ceremony.

If you are unable to attend convocation, you are required to request permission to receive your degree in absentia from the Student Records Office. 

Absentia Form [PDF] 

The Absentia form must be returned to convocation@uwinnipeg.ca before May 31.  A $42.00 fee will be assessed if you do not fill out the form and are not present on the day of Convocation.  **If you have already submitted this form, please disregard.**

Photos will be taken of graduates as they cross the stage. To order one of these photos please fill out the form at the link below and bring it, along with payment, to your ceremony. There will be a booth to submit your order form. 

Order Form [PDF]

LifeTouch Studios is offering some on-campus portrait photo sessions on April 28-May 1 & May 5-9. They also have a limited number of in-studio sessions. For more information and to book with them please visit the Lifetouch Website

More information about Graduation Portrait Sessions [PDF]

Students can also rent regalia in advance of convocation to take portraits themselves or with a different studio. Please contact gradsales@gaspard.ca for more information.

The Convocation Program will be available digitally on our website beginning the morning of convocation. QR codes will be set up throughout the venue so everyone will be able to download and view the entire program.

We understand that some students like to have a physical copy of the program to commemorate their achievement. If you would like a physical copy you can order one at the link below at no charge until June 30.

Convocation Program Request Form 

We are pleased to have so many 2025 graduates attending the Convocation ceremony this Spring! Due to the high number of students graduating in the Spring, we ask that you please limit the number of guests you invite to 4 or less if possible so that all graduates may have guests at convocation cheering them on.

We invite you to share the livestream with any family or friends who are unable to attend as convocation is both livestreamed and available afterward on our YouTube channel.

Livestream and YouTube channel

Information for guests

All holds and fees on a student's account must be cleared and all library books must be returned before the student will be eligible to graduate.

If you wish for your chosen name to be announced as you cross the stage to receive your parchment, please e-mail convocation@uwinnipeg.ca to have it printed on your procession card. Please ensure that you have your chosen name updated in your student file. To make this change, please submit a Personal Update Form to Student Central. 

Personal Update Form

We have prepared a helpful “Checklist and Tips” sheet for downloading and printing.

Checklist and Tips [PDF]

Detailed information for the Spring Convocation including information for guests will be posted on the University's website at: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/convocation/ 

Additional Information can be found at:

https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/student-records/graduation.html 

Upon graduation your access to University IT Resources will be removed and associated emails and files will be deleted.  Please ensure that you have saved any content from your UW account including email messages and files to your personal account(s) before you lose access to your UW account.  For more information on UW user account standards including FAQ's visit our website. 

We welcome you to stay connected with UW after you graduate! Please use the alumni update form to provide us with your personal email address. 

At the University of Winnipeg, we respect the need to protect personal information. For more information about your privacy at convocation please visit our privacy page.