2022 Fall Commencement faculty information

This year, Fall Commencement will be held on Friday, Dec. 16 at Stegeman Coliseum. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. and the graduate ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m.

We have again made special arrangements to help facilitate faculty participation in the fall ceremonies, including offering complimentary regalia rental from the UGA Bookstore and parking at the Carlton Street deck next to Stegeman Coliseum.

• Marshals: Faculty representing their school or college as student marshals at the undergraduate commencement ceremony will be receiving a communication from the Office of the Registrar concerning their role in commencement, including the date and time of a marshals’ meeting that will provide an overview of the ceremony. If you have questions about serving as a marshal, please email Adam Lawrence in the Office of the Registrar. Marshals can rent regalia by following the instructions below.
• Graduate faculty: Please note that if you are a major professor for a doctoral student, not only is it an honor, but also it is expected that you attend and participate in the hooding of the student. If you cannot attend for some unavoidable reason, please identify a substitute to attend and hood the student at the ceremony. Faculty participating in the hooding activity will sit with their doctoral students in the Coliseum and be part of the academic procession. You will line up with your student(s) in the women’s basketball practice gym, which is on the second floor of the Coliseum Training Facility. Please make plans to meet in the Coliseum with your student no later than 1:30 p.m. Faculty not participating in the hooding activity will assemble in the conference room on the lower level of Stegeman Coliseum. These faculty members will march in immediately preceding the platform party.
• Regalia rental: Faculty regalia rental forms are due to the UGA Bookstore by Monday, Nov. 7. Regalia rentals requested after that date are not guaranteed and may incur a personal rush fee of $20 or more.
• Parking: Parking is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Use the registration link to request a parking pass for the Carlton Street Deck. The deadline to register for parking is Friday, Dec. 2.
• Clear bag policy: The new clear bag policy for UGA athletic events is in effect for commencement. Please follow the guidelines in the permitted/prohibited items section.

Faculty who plan to attend either (or both) of the commencement ceremonies should use the form to register and request parking.

For additional information, please refer to the commencement website.