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Academic dress
Academic Dress Hire Service provides UQ graduates with the appropriate academic dress for graduation ceremonies.
Hire of Academic Dress
Please visit the Academic Dress Hire Service website http://www.academicdress.com.au/ to order your academic dress for your upcoming ceremony.
Orders:
Orders can be placed from 22 October 2012. After this date, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR RESULTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. Ordering is completed online and it is recommended that you place your order as soon as possible.
Orders can be placed from 22 October 2012. After this date, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR RESULTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. Ordering is completed online and it is recommended that you place your order as soon as possible.
Payment:
Academic Dress Hire Service offers a secure pay option on their website. MasterCard and Visa are the preferred online option. Students are also offered the option of visiting the Academic Dress Hire Service Office in person at Room 226-228 Connell Building St Lucia Campus to pay via EFTPOS (savings card). Cheques and money orders are also accepted but no cash payments are able to be processed.
Academic Dress Hire Service offers a secure pay option on their website. MasterCard and Visa are the preferred online option. Students are also offered the option of visiting the Academic Dress Hire Service Office in person at Room 226-228 Connell Building St Lucia Campus to pay via EFTPOS (savings card). Cheques and money orders are also accepted but no cash payments are able to be processed.
Collection:
Your academic dress is to be collected on the day of your graduation ceremony from the Academic Dress Hire Service premises TWO AND A HALF HOURS before your ceremony and returned within ONE HOUR of the ceremony conclusion.
Your academic dress is to be collected on the day of your graduation ceremony from the Academic Dress Hire Service premises TWO AND A HALF HOURS before your ceremony and returned within ONE HOUR of the ceremony conclusion.
- ST LUCIA - Connell Building (Building 26), Room 228 St Lucia Campus
- IPSWICH - Cunningham Room (lower ground floor) – Ipswich Civic Hall
- GATTON - underneath Morrison Hall (December graduation ceremonies only)
11am Ceremony – collect your academic dress from 8:30am
2pm Ceremony – collect your academic dress from 11:30am
6pm Ceremony – collect your academic dress from 3:30pm
Should any changes need to be made to your order, please contact Academic Dress Hire Service on (07) 3371 1758.
Academic Dress Regulations
Academic Dress at the University of Queensland is governed by a series of regulations approved by Senate. The complete regulations can be found in the University's Yearbook and a summary is provided below.
Academic Dress at the University of Queensland is governed by a series of regulations approved by Senate. The complete regulations can be found in the University's Yearbook and a summary is provided below.
Gowns
Most graduates, including holders of a Bachelor, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma awards (excluding Doctor of Philosophy) wear plain black gowns. Those for Professional Doctorate and Masters graduates have long sleeves while those for all other graduates have short sleeves. Doctor of Philosophy graduates wear long sleeved black gowns with the front panels faced with bands of scarlet silk.
Most graduates, including holders of a Bachelor, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma awards (excluding Doctor of Philosophy) wear plain black gowns. Those for Professional Doctorate and Masters graduates have long sleeves while those for all other graduates have short sleeves. Doctor of Philosophy graduates wear long sleeved black gowns with the front panels faced with bands of scarlet silk.
Hoods
Only graduates holding 'degrees' (i.e. Doctorate, Master or Bachelor) wear hoods. Colours are used to differentiate the different degree levels;
Only graduates holding 'degrees' (i.e. Doctorate, Master or Bachelor) wear hoods. Colours are used to differentiate the different degree levels;
- Bachelors wear black hoods partially lined with pearl white silk;
- Masters wear black hoods fully lined with rich blue silk;
- Doctorates wear black hoods fully lined with either crimson silk (Doctor of Philosophy) or claret silk (Professional Doctorates);
- Diploma and Certificate graduates do not wear hoods.
Stoles
Graduates from Certificate, Associate Diploma and Diploma programs wear stoles of pearl white or rich blue silk. Graduates from Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs wear stoles of either ruby or gold silk. If they already hold a degree (see Hoods), the stole is worn over the gown and under the hood of the academic dress appropriate for their degree.
Graduates from Certificate, Associate Diploma and Diploma programs wear stoles of pearl white or rich blue silk. Graduates from Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs wear stoles of either ruby or gold silk. If they already hold a degree (see Hoods), the stole is worn over the gown and under the hood of the academic dress appropriate for their degree.
Graduates from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are invited to wear stoles representing their respective community flags.
Headwear
Doctoral graduates wear a black velvet bonnet. All other graduates wear a black cloth trencher with a black tassel.
Doctoral graduates wear a black velvet bonnet. All other graduates wear a black cloth trencher with a black tassel.
Holder of more than one Degree
Graduates holding more than one degree are required to wear academic dress appropriate for the award being conferred at their graduation ceremony.
Graduates holding more than one degree are required to wear academic dress appropriate for the award being conferred at their graduation ceremony.
Ceremony Attire
Smart attire beneath academic dress is vital: for example, shorts, t-shirts, thongs, joggers and other casual clothing or footwear are not considered appropriate. Graduands may wish to take into account that academic gowns are predominantly black, are worn open at the front and expose the lower arms.
History of traditional dress
The vast array of gowns, hoods and caps are steeped in tradition. The black gowns worn by graduates are accompanied by hoods in a range of colours including pearl white, empire blue, red and gold depending on the degree awarded and level attained (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate etc.).
The myriad gowns, hoods and caps worn at University of Queensland graduation ceremonies have evolved from the movement to adopt a distinctive style of academic dress that began in Europe's first universities in the 12th century.
At that time, both masters and scholars were usually members of the clergy, so early forms of academic dress were largely influenced by contemporary clerical garb.
The pileus, a common head-dress of medieval laymen, was adopted by the Church at the Synod of Bergamo (1311) and, in the same process as that of the cappa clausa, it became typical head-wear at universities. One variation of the style, the pileus quadratus (square cap) has developed into today's trencher (or mortar board) worn by most degree candidates. The velvet bonnet worn by doctoral candidates is an example of lay fashion in 15th century France.
At that time, both masters and scholars were usually members of the clergy, so early forms of academic dress were largely influenced by contemporary clerical garb.
The pileus, a common head-dress of medieval laymen, was adopted by the Church at the Synod of Bergamo (1311) and, in the same process as that of the cappa clausa, it became typical head-wear at universities. One variation of the style, the pileus quadratus (square cap) has developed into today's trencher (or mortar board) worn by most degree candidates. The velvet bonnet worn by doctoral candidates is an example of lay fashion in 15th century France.
The Academic Dress Hire Service (www.academicdress.com.au) is operated by the Fellowship Fund Branch of the Australian Federation of University Women Queensland Inc. (telephone 07 3371 1758 or email). Funds raised through academic dress hire and purchase are used to provide fellowships for postgraduate study at both Australian and overseas universities.
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