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What Time to Arrive:	During the Ceremony:
~ Graduands MUST be present in the Robing Room, Llewellyn Hall, 1 hour prior to the commencement of their conferring ceremony to register and to collect their allocated seat. ~ Graduands should present to the Robing Room wearing their academic dress; assistance is available in the Robing Room to ensure your regalia is worn correctly. ~ Instructions will be made in the Robing Room by the Assistant Marshall surrounding protocol during the ceremony. ~ Late arrivals may be excluded from the Conferring Ceremony. ~ Guests should be seated 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. Lift access to the Hall is available to those graduands and guests who require special assistance.	Please allow 2 hours for the ceremony. You will be directed by a marshall as to when you need to leave your seat and move towards the left hand side of the stage. Pause until your name is announced by the Dean. After you have received the Testamur from the Chancellor or Pro-Chancellor and shaken their hand, you continue across the stage, around the back of the hall and return to your seat. NOTE: When Graduands are seated in the audience it is customary for men to remove their caps; women Graduands should feel free to remove their caps if they wish. All Graduands should be capped when processing out of the hall.
How to Wear Your Academic Dress:	Commemorating your Graduation:
1. Put your gown on and pull it as far forward as you can on your shoulders (the back of the neck should be even with your collar if you’re wearing a shirt or jacket). Masters students should put their arms through the slit in the sleeve, Bachelors should wear the entire length of the sleeve. 2. Open the hood so it is all black on the outside with the colour insider and at the top. Put it over your head so that there is a V shape across your chest pointing toward your toes. 3. Turn out the coloured silk just at the sides of your neck. It should still be completely black down the V in front. You can secure your hood to your gown with safety pins (underneath so they don’t show) 4. The smaller point of the mortarboard goes on your forehead. 5. PhDs will be hooded on stage, you should wear only your gown and bonnet until this time.   ANU Staff will be available on the day of your ceremony to help you gown correctly, please do not hesitate to ask for help.	Graduation DVD Orders for the DVD of the December Ceremonies have now closed. Details regarding the Graduation DVD for July 2012 Conferring of Awards will be posted here in the near future.   Graduation photographs On the day of your ceremony, you may have your graduation photograph taken by a professional photographer. View on the spot proofs of your portrait session and "across the stage" shots at the studio in the Karmel Building. Early bird orders and graduands who book a studio session online prior to graduation day will receive discounted enlargement packages and a free portrait.   Flowers Flowers to congratulate your graduand will be available for sale on the day of the ceremony. Guarantee the colour you want by pre-ordering your bouquets by completing the Order Form.   ANU Memorabilia ANU Memorabilia will be available after the ceremony in the Piazza, or can be purchased throughout the year from ANU Alumni.   Testamur framing service You will be able to have your testamur (award certificate) framed "while you wait" after the ceremony in the Karmel Building. For more information and an order form visit Jackson's Frames   Graduation Bears As a memento of your graduation, you may order a boxed teddy bear dressed in your academic hood colours using this form. A limited number of bears will also be available on the day of graduation.
Celebration for Guests and Graduates:	Contacts:
New graduates, their guests, staff and guests of the University are warmly invited to a reception in the piazza following each ceremony to celebrate the awards. Light refreshments will be served, professional photos available and ANU merchandise will be on sale. A number of other functions are also organised during each graduation session. Check with your College or Residence administration to find out the dates and times of other special events that may be planned.		t:  (02)6125 8315; or t:  (02)6125 4648 f:  (02)6125 2202 e: Graduation Office Facebook: Australian National University Twitter: @ANUGrads Location: Examinations & Graduations Office, Lower Ground Floor, Melville Hall (Bldg 12), Ellery Cres, ANU, Acton 0200 (map).