{"id":104,"date":"2026-03-07T14:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michener.ca\/convocation\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:25:13","slug":"convocation-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michener.ca\/convocation\/convocation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Convocation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-447 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/michener.ca\/convocation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Default-Image-Blue.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color 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12:00pm ceremony start).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduates must enter via the side door on Yonge Street.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You need to show your confirmation email to the staff at the doors; there will be NO admittance to the venue without a confirmation email sent from <a href=\"mailto:convocation@michener.ca\">convocation@michener.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduates once gowned may join their guests on the main level for the reception.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You <strong>must<\/strong> return to the lower level at 11:30 a.m. to line up for the processional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduates are requested to stay for the entire ceremony (approximately 2 hours in duration).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guests should plan to arrive no earlier than 9:45 a.m. and no later than 11:30 a.m. (30 minutes prior to the 12:00 p.m. ceremony start).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guests must enter via the main doors on Front Street.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collect your tickets \u2014 these will be available at the venue in the vestibule under the graduand&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to show your tickets to the staff at the main doors \u2014 there will be <strong>no<\/strong> admittance to the venue without tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doors to the hall will open at 11:30 a.m. for guest seating.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please do not occupy any seats marked as &#8220;reserved&#8221; \u2014 these are for graduates and faculty or persons with pre- agreed accessibility accommodations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guests are requested to stay for the entire ceremony (approximately 2 hours in duration).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convocation Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To help make Convocation safe, welcoming, and enjoyable for everyone, please review the following rules before the ceremony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guests &amp; Stage Access<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guests and family members (including children) cannot enter the gowning room, join the graduand procession, sit in the graduand seating area, or cross the stage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exceptions may only be made through an approved accessibility accommodation request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Regalia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All graduands participating in the Convocation ceremony must wear academic regalia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regalia includes a black gown and the appropriate stole, collar, or hood for your credential, rented through Michener&#8217;s approved supplier, Harcourts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may wear any clothing style (formal, business, uniform, traditional, or casual) underneath your gown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indigenous Traditional Regalia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 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