Get Involved - Convocation!
Be a Convocation Ambassador
Convocation would not be possible at Trent without the 100+ staff, faculty, retirees, alumni and students that help. You make the day run smoothly and provide that personal interaction that makes it such a special and memorable event for the graduates and their guests.
To sign up, please complete the Convocation Ambassador Registration form, which will be posted here soon.
There will be a convocation walkthrough and orientation session closer to the date. Please email kmaina@trentu.ca if you have any questions.
There are a number of ways to assist:
- Gowning: provide the hoods for the students to wear at the ceremonies
- Marshalling: help to line the students up by degree and alphabetically
- Ushering: help direct the guests, answer their questions and hand out programs
A description of these roles will be provided before the ceremonies. The convocation team appreciates everyone who is able to help!
Participate in the Academic Procession
Convocation is an extremely significant event in the lives of many Trent students and their families. The students are always happy and proud to see and be congratulated by their professors on stage and introduced to their families after the ceremonies. Your presence strengthens the bond with them as they become alumni.
If you don't wish to take part in the academic procession, simply attend the ceremonies of your choice. If you would like to sit in Reserved Seating to cheer on your students, please contact convocation@trentu.ca.
We ask that faculty who are planning to walk in the academic procession confirm their attendance by completing the Academic Procession RSVP form, which will be posted here soon.
Regalia
Academic regalia is a tradition that Trent would like to honour, and we ask that Faculty and staff who are participating in the academic procession wear their academic regalia.
To support this, the Provost's office is generously covering rental costs for faculty who do not already own their regalia.
- If you do not own regalia, please rent through the Harcourts website.
- If your highest degree is from Trent please email convocation@trentu.ca.
If you would like to purchase new regalia to represent your highest degree, please contact Harcourts or Gaspard.
Rented regalia can be picked up in the faculty gowning room in the Tribute Communities Centre. Once gowned, gather in the hallway of the Tribute Communities Centre half an hour before the start of the ceremony. A faculty marshal will line you up.
NOTE: Convocation ceremonies are public events that are photographed, recorded, and livestreamed on trentu.ca/live. By attending, you are providing consent that Trent University may use your likeness in any future Trent materials without compensation. If you have any questions, please contact kmaina@trentu.ca.