Can you buy academic regalia?
You can purchase your academic regalia in pieces. If you decide to buy, keep in mind that you don’t need to purchase all of the pieces right away. You may choose to buy a custom robe, but then rent your mortarboard, hood and collars for the time being.
Where do I pick up regalia Otago?
Regalia can be collected from the basement at the north end of the Geology Building. Collection and return dates and times are available on the Graduation website in the relevant Graduation Ceremony Guide published approximately six weeks prior to your graduation ceremony.
What is PhD hooding?
A: The Hooding Ceremony is a special recognition for graduates receiving a final master’s degree or a Ph. Ph. D. candidates may receive their hood from a faculty member (usually their adviser), who participates in the ceremony with them, or from the chief marshal.
What should I wear to University of Otago?
If you are receiving a diploma (including a postgraduate diploma) and do not hold a degree, you wear a black Bachelor’s gown, without a hood or trencher. There is no prescribed dress code, but most graduands chose to wear smart, semi-formal daywear with their regalia.
What kind of gown do PhD students wear?
Gown – there are four types of gowns: a black Bachelor’s gown, a black Master’s gown, a maroon gown for PhD, DClinDent, EdD, DBA, and DMA degrees, and a scarlet gown for other doctoral degrees Cap – the cap for all Masters’ and Bachelors’ degrees is a black trencher or ‘mortar board’ (as pictured right). Doctoral graduates wear a black velvet cap
Can a university graduate wear a Pasifika dress?
Appropriate formal dress specific to Māori, Pasifika and other cultures may be worn by members of the University in addition to the academic dress prescribed for them under this Statute. 3.3. Graduates of other universities may wear the academic dress of those universities. 4. Academic Dress of University Officials 4.1.
What does the Chancellor of the University of Otago wear?
Chancellor: The robe is a black pure silk damask gown, lined with blue silk. The collar and facings are trimmed with gold lace bands, and shields of the University’s arms and Māori symbols of steps to higher learning (Poutama) are embroidered in coloured silk and gold on the front edges of the collar.