Nipissing University Convocation

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Please email the Alumni Office at alumni@nipissingu.ca if you have questions or concerns about graduation photography. 

On site photography will be available through Everest Photography during the 2025 Convocation ceremonies. Information, including session times for each ceremony, will be shared here when available.

If you are not planning to attend Convocation, your degree will be mailed to you. 

Please ensure that your mailing address on WebAdvisor is up to date.

If you have any questions about your degree, please email graduation@nipissingu.ca

Yes, all ceremonies will take place in person at the R.J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre, 100 College Drive, North Bay, Ontario. 

You do not need to pre-order your regalia (gown & hood) and there is no charge.

You may pick up your regalia from Fitness Room #2 beginning 1 hour before your ceremony

Please try to arrive no later than 30 minutes ahead of your ceremony.

Please return your regalia in Fitness Room #2 no later than one hour after the completion of your ceremony.

Indigenous graduates, faculty and other participants may choose to wear traditional Indigenous attire, with or in lieu of a gown, at all convocation ceremonies. The hood may be carried rather than worn depending on cultural protocols. Nipissing University acknowledges the diversity of Indigenous peoples, communities, and nations. As such it is recognized that traditional Indigenous attire may vary. 

Convocation ceremonies vary between an hour and a half to two hours (1.5-2) in length. 

Graduates are asked to limit their guests to a maximum of 4 people to allow all graduates to bring their supporters.

There is no ticket system to attend the convocation ceremonies.

If you or your guests require any accommodations at the ceremony (such as accessible seating), please email convocation@nipissingu.ca

Volunteers will be available on-site to assist at the ceremony.

Accessible Parking will be in Parking Lot 4 “Visitor’s Parking.”

Yes, the convocation ceremonies will be livestreamed at: http://live.nipissingu.ca/NULive.html

All graduates are sent an Information Package and instructions at the end of May with information for the June ceremonies. 

Lots 1 and 5 have been designated as Event Parking for graduates and their guests.

Accessible Parking is available in Lot 4 “Visitor’s Parking”

Graduates must present photo identification to pick up their degree. You cannot have someone else pick up your degree. 

Degrees can be picked up after the ceremony in Fitness Room #2 when you return your regalia. A reminder that you must return your regalia within an hour of the ceremony finishing.

If you are not planning to attend Convocation, your degree will be mailed to you before the end of July. 

Please ensure that your mailing address on WebAdvisor is up to date.

Did you know that you can stay in Residence while you are on campus for Convocation? Nipissing University alumni receive a special discounted rate for their stay:  

• Single room within a 4-bedroom suite: $45.68/night plus HST  
• 4-bedroom suite: $110.51/night plus HST  
• Book today by contacting stay@nipissingu.ca  

We can’t wait to see you back on campus! 

convocation@nipissingu.ca

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Video Chat Backgrounds

These Convocation backgrounds can be used on horizontal or vertical screens.

Zoom Backgrounds

We've put together a collection of campus images and instructions to help you customize your background. Click the linked image below to take a look at our selection of campus images available for download.