Staff for Graduation Website - University of Southampton

Welcome Page

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This page provides a welcome to the website and includes future Graduation dates.

Marshal and School Support Staff Roles

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This page has all the necessary information regarding School staff marshal roles during Graduation. It details arrangements for the day as well as the roles required. Most importantly it has a link to School tables to show the lists of School participation for Graduation.

Graduation Role Guidelines

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All Participating roles from Presiding Officer to Usher are listed here and provide a thorough explanation of each role at Graduation.

Ceremonial Hall Maps

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This page lists for each venue the different stages of a Graduation Ceremony and the location and role of each participating member of staff at Graduation - this is a very useful page!

Approval of Awards

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Dates of the approval of awards are stated on this page. This page also has links to pages regarding the awarding process, debt checking, posthumous and aegrotat awards, as well as programme eligibility and exit awards.

Find out who your School Graduation Contact is here!

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This page lists each School's Graduation Contact. The Graduation Contacts are the members of staff nominated by the School to liaise with the Graduation Office to ensure Graduand data is correct.

Schedule of Ceremonies

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Find the Final Published Summary and Detailed Schedule of Ceremonies for Graduation.

Academic Attendance

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This page has all the necessary information regarding school academic and platform roles during Graduation. It details arrangements for the day as well as the roles required. Most importantly it has a link to School tables to show the Platform lists per Ceremony for Graduation.

Robe Ordering

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This is a useful page that details the robe ordering process both prior to the Ceremony and what happens on the day.

Graduation Facilities Venues

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Here you can find the location and details of all Graduation service providers and catering facilities, for both the Winter and Summer Ceremonies.

School Briefing Meetings

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It is important that your staff participating in Graduation are sure of what happens on the day and what they have to do. If you or your staff would like a briefing meeting with the Team Leader of Graduation please see this page. Also, here you can book for Hall Tours before the Ceremonies take place to run through your role and Ceremony with the Graduation Team Leader - it is crucial you attend a Halls Tour!

Find out who your School Staff Participation Coordinator is!

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Staff Participation Coordinators are the members of staff nominated by the School to liaise with the Graduation Office to coordinate platform attendance and robe orders.