GRADUATION & CONVOCATION

Convocation Ceremony

Celebrate your accomplishments with friends, family, faculty and staff at convocation. Convocation is a ticketed event; all graduates and guests need a ticket to attend. We host a live webcast of the ceremony so that friends and family from out of town can watch you walk across the stage.

Spring 2024 ceremony schedule

Please note the schedule posted below may adjust slightly based on final approved graduate applications

Tuesday, June 18

Ceremony 1 - 9:30 a.m.

Faculty of Arts and Science

  • Bachelor of Arts

School of Continuing Education

  • Gerontology Certificate
  • Hospice Palliative Care Certificate
  • Office Assistant Certificate 
Ceremony 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Faculty of Arts and Science

  • Bachelor of Science

Faculty of Health and Community Studies

  • Bachelor of Social Work
  • Social Work Diploma

Wednesday, June 19

Ceremony 3 – 9:30 a.m.

Faculty of Health and Community Studies (EXCEPT Social Work)

  • Bachelor of Applied Human Service Administration
  • Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
  • Bachelor of Early Childhood Curriculum Studies
  • Acupuncture Diploma
  • Child and Youth Care Diploma
  • Correctional Services Diploma
  • Early Learning and Child Care Diploma
  • Emergency Communications Response Certificate
  • Hearing Aid Practitioner Diploma
  • Massage Therapy Diploma
  • Police and Investigations Diploma
  • Special Needs Educational Assistant Certificate
  • Therapist Assistant Diploma
Ceremony 4 – 2:30 p.m.

Faculty of Nursing

  • Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Occupational Health Nursing Certificate
  • Perioperative Nursing for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses Certificate
  • Psychiatric Nursing Diploma
  • Wound Management Certificate

Thursday, June 20

Ceremony 5 – 9:30 a.m.

School of Business

  • Bachelor of Commerce
Ceremony 6 – 2:30 p.m.

School of Business (Certificate and Diploma Programs ONLY)

  • Accounting and Strategic Measurement Diploma
  • Accounting Technology Certificate
  • Asia Pacific Management Diploma
  • Business Management Diploma
  • Business Management Certificate
  • Human Resources Diploma
  • Human Resources Certificate
  • Library Information Technology Diploma
  • Paralegal Studies Diploma

Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications

  • Bachelor of Communication Studies
  • Bachelor of Design
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Arts and Cultural Management Diploma
  • Arts and Cultural Management Certificate
  • Graphic Design Diploma
  • Music Diploma
  • Music Theatre Performance Diploma
  • Public Relations Diploma
  • Studio Arts Diploma
  • Theatre Production Diploma

Convocation at Winspear Centre

Convocation will be held at Edmonton’s beautiful Winspear Centre in the heart of downtown, just off Sir Winston Churchill Square. Visit the Winspear Centre website for directions and parking information.

winspearcentre.com

Attend the ceremony

Graduates and their guests must have a ticket to enter the Winspear Centre for the convocation ceremony. If you have RSVP’d to attend Convocation, your ticket package will be available to pick up at the Office of the University Registrar prior to the ceremony.

Plan on arriving at least one hour prior to your ceremony. Allow extra travel time due to downtown traffic and construction.

We recommend taking the LRT to Churchill Station. Visit winspearcentre.com for more information.

Pick up your regalia and name card at the coat check. Your name card is required to cross the stage. 

Indigenous students are invited to wear an Indigenous stole, which can be requested when you pick up your gown.

You are encouraged to leave coats or personal items with your guests or take them to your seat. You cannot carry personal items when you cross the stage. MacEwan University and the Winspear Centre are not liable for any loss or damage to items left unattended.

Once gowned, you will be directed to take your assigned seat. Hold onto your name card throughout the ceremony. This will be used to announce your name as you cross the stage.

Drop off your gown at the coat check after the ceremony. You may keep your cap and tassel as a souvenir.

Graduation attire
Learn about the colours and traditions associated with your cap, gown, hood and stole.
Academic Regalia
Ceremony webcast
Friends and family who can't make it to the ceremony can watch you cross the stage in real time.
Watch the ceremony