Mildura

Autumn 2013

Thursday 18 April, 2:15pm

 

Location and parking 

Ceremony: Mildura Arts Centre, Cureton Ave, Mildura.
Street parking - check signs 

Ceremony timetable

Time Details
11.00  am

From the gowning area collect your:

  • seat number and name card from the registration table
  • academic dress.
1.30 pm Doors open for guests. They should arrive early because there is no seat allocation.
1.45 pm Go to the marshalling area for a briefing.
2.00 pm Guests must be seated by this time.
2.15 pm

The ceremony begins

  • You enter the ballroom
  • Academic procession enters the ballroom
  • All stand for the National Anthem
  • Welcome from the Chancellor
  • Guest speaker gives address
  • Chancellor confers awards
  • Dean presents graduates
  • You:
    • follow the usher’s directions
    • stand and file forward to the stage
    • hand your name card to the usher on stage
  • The Dean:
    • announces your name (and thesis title of doctoral graduates)
    • doffs his or her trencher or bonnet to you.
  • You:
    • doff your trencher or bonnet to the Dean using the right hand (or nod if you are a Diplomate)
    • move on and take your testamur from the Chancellor
    • doff your trencher or bonnet in response to the Chancellor (or nod if you are a Diplomate)
    • leave the stage and return to your seat.
3.00 pm
  • Academic procession leaves the ballroom
  • You:
    • follow the procession for light refreshments

Return of academic dress

You must return this by 5.00 pm or pay a late fee of $30 per day.

Disabled guests and graduands

Contact the Graduations Office before the ceremony for special arrangements.

T: (+61 3) 9479 3376
E: graduations@latrobe.edu.au.

Photographers

Available from 11.00 am until 1.30 pm.

If you cannot attend

You must contact Student Administration if you cannot attend. You will graduate 'in absentia' or you can postpone your graduation.

To postpone, email or fax the Graduations Office up until the day before the ceremony.  Please include your name, Student ID and course name in the email or fax.

Graduations Office

La Trobe University

La Trobe University VIC 3086

Australia

Graduation ball

Information to be advised. Check details with your student association.