All UNE staff – professional and academic – are cordially invited and enthusiastically encouraged to process at one or more of the Graduation ceremonies being held on the 9th and 10th of May 2025. Actively participating in graduation ceremonies is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the successes of our graduands and to connect in-person with colleagues from across the University.

Friday 9 May 10:30am – Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
Occasional Address Speaker – Professor Claire Smith AM

Friday 9 May 3:00pm – Faculty of Medicine and Health
Occasional Address Speaker – Professor Jenny May AM

Saturday 10 May 10:30am – Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
Occasional Address Speaker – Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM

Location

• All ceremonies will be held on the southern lawns of Booloominbah.
• Robing for the ceremonies will take place in the Council Room of Booloominbah.
• Please assemble 30 minutes prior to the ceremony for refreshments and the procession will form 15 minutes before the ceremony.

Inclement weather

Ceremonies will take place in Lazenby Hall if the weather is inclement. The decision to move into Lazenby Hall is made on the morning of the ceremony. Robing will still take place in Booloominbah, and members of the Chancellor’s Procession and the Academic & Professional Staff Procession will be transported to Lazenby Hall by bus.

Academic Dress

The dress standard for the procession is academic dress. Academics and Professional staff are asked to supply their own academic dress. If you need to hire academic dress from UNE Life, this should be arranged at least two weeks in advance of the ceremony. Your gown hire is covered by the University for UNE staff participating in the Academic & Professional Staff Procession.

RSVP

Please register your attendance no later than 27 April 2025 through the linked form.
Register as soon as possible. Procession numbers are capped due to stage size, as such registration will be closed once the maximum number is reached, even if it is before the deadline.