College & University Graduation

Graduation is one of the most important events on a school’s academic calendar. Yet behind every ceremony is a purchasing project involving student participation forecasts, apparel specifications, size information, vendor quotations, purchasing approvals, and delivery coordination. For schools ordering hundreds or thousands of graduation Doctoral gowns, a successful purchase requires more than finding an attractive […]

Commencement is one of the most visible events on a college or university calendar. Graduates celebrate academic achievements, faculty members participate in ceremonial processions, and institutional leaders represent the university’s traditions. Behind these celebrations is a substantial planning operation. Universities may need to coordinate academic gowns, mortarboards, doctoral tams, master’s hoods, faculty regalia, tassels, and

Graduation is a celebration of achievement, but the cost of preparing for commencement can quickly add up. Between graduation announcements, photographs, travel, celebrations and academic apparel, students and families often look for practical ways to control expenses.One area where thoughtful shopping can make a difference is graduation regalia.Finding budget-friendly graduation regalia does not mean choosing

Finishing college online can be a remarkable achievement. For many graduates, it means completing assignments after work, attending lectures around family commitments, studying during weekends and balancing education with responsibilities that traditional full-time students may not face. When graduation finally arrives, however, online learners often discover that choosing a cap and gown involves several unfamiliar

Graduation recognition accessories may be relatively small compared with a Masters cap and gown, but ordering the wrong stole or honor cord can create a surprisingly large problem just before commencement. A student may accidentally select the wrong shade. A club may order too few cords. A school may discover that a customized stole requires

Buying an academic hood can be surprisingly complicated. A graduate may know the school colors, degree and graduation Bachelors gown color and still not have enough information to select the correct hood. Why? Because an academic hood can communicate several different pieces of academic information at the same time. Depending on the institution and academic-dress

For professors, commencement is different from attending graduation as a student. A faculty member may spend several hours in academic dress, walk in a formal procession, sit on stage, present awards, hood doctoral candidates, represent an academic department or participate in multiple ceremonies during the same commencement weekend. That means choosing faculty regalia involves more

Walk into almost any university commencement and the faculty section can look remarkably diverse. One professor may be wearing a traditional black doctoral gown and velvet tam. Another may have a brightly colored university-specific gown. A third may be wearing master’s academic dress with a mortarboard. Are all of these examples faculty regalia? Potentially, yes.

For many professors, academic regalia becomes part of professional life long after their own graduation ceremony. Faculty members may wear academic dress at commencement, convocation, doctoral hooding ceremonies, academic installations and other formal university events. A professor who participates regularly may eventually decide that owning a personal set of academic regalia is more convenient than

Students are the center of commencement, but professors are an important part of the ceremony as well. Faculty members may process into the venue, sit with academic departments, participate in doctoral hooding, serve as marshals, present graduates or join the platform party. That creates an important practical question for new and experienced faculty alike: What