113th Annual Commencement Exercises
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Stan Sheriff Center
The ceremonies are scheduled as follows:
9:00 a.m. Ceremony
- Ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m.
- Estimated end time: 11:30 a.m.
- Faculty arrive at 7:30 a.m.
- Speaker: Kūhiō Lewis, CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
- Estimated Number of Participants: 1,100
- Estimated Length of Ceremony: 2.5 hours
3:30 p.m. Ceremony
- Ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m.
- Estimated end time: 6:00 p.m.
- Faculty arrive at 2:00 p.m.
- Speaker: Kūhiō Lewis, CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
- Number of Participants: 1,100
- Estimated Length of Ceremony: 2.5 hours
To participate in the commencement ceremony, please register online to ensure that you are included in the procession.
Regalia Availability
There are three regalia options for faculty members:
- For purchase – The bookstore has tailored special order faculty regalia available for purchase. The regalia is customized to faculty alma maters. Please contact the bookstore at supplies@hawaii.edu and allow six weeks for delivery. Purchase prices vary. Deadline to order is March 15, 2024
- For rental – The bookstore also has tailored special order faculty regalia available for rental. Please contact the bookstore at supplies@hawaii.edu and allow six weeks for delivery. Deadline to rent is March 15, 2024. Rental rates are as follows:
- Master cap & gown with tassel $85.00
- Master hood $64.50
- Doctoral Cap & Gown with tassel $90.00
- Doctoral Hood $68.00
- Tam (8 sided) with gold silk tassel $75.00
The one-time use regalia available to students is also an option for faculty.
- Gown prices: Master’s $74.95, Doctoral $90.95*
- Hood prices: Master’s $59.95, Doctoral $72.95*
- Tam: $50.95
* Prices subject to change.
Parking
Plan to arrive early, as considerable congestion surrounding the campus is expected. Carpooling is strongly encouraged. Please check the Commencement Transportation webpage for more information.
Assemble for the Procession
PhD faculty sponsors must arrive by 8:00 a.m. for the 9:00 a.m. ceremony and 2:30 p.m. for the 3:30 a.m. ceremony. Please meet at the Stan Sheriff Center loading dock area to assemble with the PhD procession.
Faculty who are not PhD sponsors should wait for the commencement staff announcement to line up (approximately 8:50 a.m. for the morning ceremony and 3:20 for the afternoon ceremony) behind the Stage Party (Deans).
Faculty Procession and Seating Section
Faculty will proceed into the arena following the student procession and will be seated above the stage party in the upper seating areas. Faculty marshals will lead the procession. Please be on time in order to assemble and process with the faculty party.
Recession
Following the ceremony, faculty will follow the stage party out of the arena and line the hall along the Stan Sheriff Center exit to applaud the graduates as they exit the arena.
Questions? Please email graduate@hawaii.edu or call (808) 956-GRAD (4723).