Attending

Faculty members who attend convocation exercises are encouraged to sit on the platform rather than the general theatre seating. Faculty who choose to sit on the platform must wear academic dress.

Faculty members may also invite one guest. Invited platform party guests and faculty that choose not to sit on stage will use the general guest seating.

Parking Lot Locations

Detailed list of visitor parking at USask

Convocation Shuttle for Faculty and Staff

The shuttle service for Spring 2024 Convocation is TBD.

Arrival

Faculty sitting on stage are asked to assemble in the Faculty Room. Please follow the signs to the Faculty Room once in Merlis Belsher Place. From the Faculty Room, you will be escorted to the stage. 

Please order tickets using the links below. Ceremony tickets for Spring 2024 will be open from April 15 at 12pm to May 21 at 11:59 pm. Tickets may be printed or can be shown at the door on a digital device.

• June 3, 2 pm: College of Education 
• June 4, 9 am: College of Arts and Science, Office of the Provost, and School of Public Health

  9 am Arts and Science certificates and majors:

  Certificate in Computing	Certificate in Mathematical Modelling	Certificate in Statistical Methods
  Certificate in Music and Wellbeing	Certificate in Music and Wellbeing	Certificate in Peace Studies
  Certificate in Applied Gender Justice	Certificate in Astronomy	Certificate in Classical and Medieval Latin
  Certificate in Advanced Studio Art	Applied Mathematics	Mathematics
  Certificate in Ethics, Justice and Law	Archaeology	Modern Languages
  Certificate in Foundations of Studio Art	Archaeology and Anthropology	Music
  Certificate in Global Studies	Art History	Music Education
  Certificate in Indigenous Governance and Politics	Bioinformatics	Performance (Music)
  Certificate in Intermediate Studio Art	Chemistry	Philosophy
  Certificate in Jazz	Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Physics
  Certificate in Jewish and Christian Origins	Computer Science	Physics and Engineering Physics
  Certificate in Peace Studies	Drama	Political Studies
  Certificate in Politics and Law	English	Psychology
  Cert in Queer Theory, Gender Diversity & Sexualities Studies	History	Religion and Culture
  Certificate in the Study of Indigenous Storytelling	Indigenous Studies	Statistics
  Certificate in wicehtowin Theatre	International Studies	Studio Art
  Anthropology	Linguistics	Toxicology
  Applied Linguistics	Mathematical Physics	Women's and Gender Studies

• June 4, 2 pm: College of Arts and Science, School of Environment and Sustainability, and Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

  2 pm Arts and Science certificates and majors:

  		Certificate in Quantitative Geosciences
  Certificate in Intermediate French Language and Culture	Certificate in Advanced French Language and Culture	Certificate in French - English Translation
  Certificate in Biological Research	Biology	French
  Certificate in Criminology and Addictions	Biomedical Foundations	Geography
  Certificate in Geomatics	Biomedical Neuroscience	Geology
  Certificate in Intermediate French Language and Culture	Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology	Geophysics
  Certificate in Japanese Language and Culture	Business Economics	Health Studies
  Certificate in Medical Language	Cellular, Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences	Interactive Systems Design
  Certificate in Spanish Language and Culture	Economics	Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
  Certificate in Urban Design	Environment and Society	Microbiology and Immunology
  Certificate in Water Science	Environmental Biology	Palaeobiology
  Anatomy and Cell Biology	Environmental Earth Science	Physiology and Pharmacology
  Biochemistry	Environmental Geoscience	Regional and Urban Planning
  Biochemistry and Biotechnology	Food Science	Sociology

• June 5, 9 am: Edwards School of Business and College of Law
• June 5, 2 pm: College of Agriculture and Bioresources and Western College of Veterinary Medicine
• June 6, 9 am: Colleges of Kinesiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy and Nutrition
• June 6, 2 pm: Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing
• June 7, 9 am: College of Engineering

Faculty who choose to sit on the platform are required to wear regalia. First Nation, Metis and Inuit faculty are invited to wear their traditional regalia over academic regalia or in place of it. We ask that faculty do not alter rented academic regalia (gown or hood) as it represents your academic achievement. Online rental pre-ordering for Spring 2024 is open from April 15 at 12pm to May 12 at 11:59pm. If you do not pre-order a gown rental, you can rent one on site 1.5 hours prior to your ceremony. 

Be sure to obtain a gown and hood prior to the time of assembly. Gowns and hoods are available on a non-refundable rental basis. If you have questions please contact convocation@usask.ca

Undergraduate Online $40.00 On Site $50.00	Master's Online $40.00 On Site $50.00	Doctor of Philosophy Online $60.00 On Site $75.00	Hood (included)
(plus tax)	(plus tax)	(plus tax)

Academic dress must be returned at Merlis Belsher Place following the convocation ceremonies as they must be shipped back to the supplier.  

New PhD Gown
All faculty who currently own the original scarlet and blue gown are more than welcome to continue wearing this gown. If you choose to purchase a new gown, you may do so by using your APEF fund.

Onsite Rentals and Returns

• Faculty Gowns