Graduation Ceremony
Date: Friday 23rd September 2011
Start Time: 2.30pm
Frequently Asked Questions
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Graduands who have successfully passed all elements of their course of study.
The Ceremony will take place in a large marquee in the University College grounds at 2.30pm on Friday 23 September 2011.
Graduands do not need a ticket, but your guests do. Admittance to the marquee is permitted only with an authorised ticket, which will be checked at the marquee entrance.
Please complete the Registration and Guest Ticket Order Form to receive your tickets.
Graduands can order a maximum of 2 tickets.
Please complete the Registration and Guest Ticket Order Form to receive your tickets.
You will be sent a letter with your examination results in early July, explaining how to order your guest tickets via the online Registration form which will be on the University College's website. You must confirm whether or not you wish to attend the Graduation Ceremony as soon as possible and not later than Friday 2 September 2011. Your tickets will be sent out by post.
Please complete the Registration and Guest Ticket Order Form to receive your tickets.
There is a limited number of extra tickets which emanate from those graduands who are unable to attend the Ceremony. There is a waiting list for extra tickets and a request for up to two extra tickets may be made on the Registration form. Allocations are made on a 'first come first served' basis and the tickets will be issued on Graduation Day.
Please complete the Registration and Guest Ticket Order Form to receive your tickets.
Graduands should be smartly, but simply, dressed as they will be wearing formal academic gowns. Jeans, shorts and trainers are not appropriate.
This consists of a gown, hood and mortar board. These items may be bought or hired directly from J Wippell & Co of Exeter. Orders must be placed online after publication of results in early July at www.wippellgownhire.co.uk. They must be collected by 1pm from the Sports Hall on Graduation Day. View our gallery of photos of the various Harper Adams University College academic dress.
You should arrive in good time to collect robes and have your formal photographs taken. This may take a couple of hours. Graduands must be seated in the marquee by 2.15pm, which is 15 minutes before the ceremony commences.
If you wish to have a portrait photograph taken in your academic dress, you must book online at www.edeandravenscroft.com. Photographs will be taken in the Portrait Studio which will be located in the Sports Hall, between 10am and 1.45pm.
To help you celebrate and to raise the profile of the University College, the Harper press office can send details of your award to your local newspapers. For details complete the Publicity section of the Graduation Registration form.
The Graze Café, Dining Room and Kaldi Café will be open.
All graduands are assigned a specific seat with their name on it, in programme order, according to course and award classification. Guests take their seats separately from graduands and are advised to do so in good time as guest seating is not pre-assigned and fills up very quickly. Guests are admitted by ticket only to the marquee from 1.15pm onwards, and should be seated by 2.15pm.
The Ceremony commences at 2.30pm and finishes at approximately 3.45pm.
Whilst young children are not discouraged from attending, it should be borne in mind that they may get restless during the Ceremony which can be too long for them. Another consideration is that the marquee can get very warm.
A complimentary afternoon tea is provided for graduates and guests.
Graduands who would like to stay overnight at the University College should contact:
Emma Welch
Short Course Officer
Email: Click here to contact Emma Welch
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815300
Emma can also provide details of local places to stay for guests.
The University College will endeavour to make special seating arrangements if contact is made with Susanna Barratt prior to the Ceremony on 01952 815011 giving details of any special requirements.
No. If you cannot attend you will be listed on the programme as graduating in absentia and your certificate will be sent to you by post. Please ensure that the Examinations Office has your correct address details. The Examinations Office can be contacted on 01952 815372.
You will be notified of your result by your Senior Tutor or Course Manager after formal publication of the results in mid-September. If you have passed you will be eligible to graduate and you will need to confirm your attendance at the Ceremony to your Senior Tutor or Course Manager when you are given your results.
If you have unpaid fees or charges, unless you have reached an agreement with the Director of Finance, your results will not be released and you will not be allowed to attend the Graduation Ceremony.
Information will be sent to you, together with confirmation of your results in mid-September. If you have passed, you will be eligible to attend the Graduation Ceremony on Friday 23 September.
To help you celebrate and to raise the profile of the University College, the Press Office can send details of your award to your local newspapers. All you need to do is complete the Publicity section of the Graduation Registration form, and make sure you have a press photograph taken on the day.
Please note that only the village/town part of your address will be supplied to the papers and your e-mail and telephone details will be supplied only if you to agree to this. It is recommended that you do allow the papers to have contact details in case they have any questions. Otherwise they will have to come back through Harper Adams (so please at least make sure that we have your number).
Please note that use of your picture is at the editors' discretion. Harper Adams cannot guarantee if and when it will be printed.
The press photographer will be next to those doing the paid-for formal photographs (Ede and Ravenscroft), and his/her set-up will be very similar, but we can only get the digital images from this specific photographer. So if you are paying for photos too, make sure you pose twice! The press photographer will be signposted.
You can order graduation t-shirts and hoodies with your graduation year, your name and those of your fellow graduates on the back, and the University logo on the front. Buy in advance from the Graduation Gear website or purchase/order on the day. All garments are FAIRTRADE and organic.
Please visit www.graduationgear.co.uk to order.
