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 2023 convocation ceremonies: June 20, 21 and 22
Fall 2023 convocation ceremony: November 14
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.
Spring 2023 ceremony schedule
A more detailed schedule with program names for Spring 2023 ceremony schedule will be posted at a later date.
| Tuesday, June 20 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Faculty of Arts and Science |
| 2:30 p.m. | Faculty of Health and Community Studies |
| Wednesday, June 21 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Faculty of Nursing |
| 2:30 p.m. | Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications |
| Thursday, June 22 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | School of Business – Bachelor of Commerce |
| 2:30 p.m. | School of Business – diploma and certificate programs |
| School of Continuing Education | |
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.
