Graduation

Convocation. Congregation. Commencement.

Whatever you call it, it means you’re now a UBC graduate. The Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, our volunteers, the staff at UBC Alumni Affairs and the 250,000 grads who came before you are happy to welcome you to your new role at UBC.

Download a pdf copy of the Alumni Member Handbook to find out more about being an alumnus. Also, check out this short video of the Vancouver graduation festivities from May 2009.

Alumni Volunteer Opportunities

UBC has two sets of graduation ceremonies every year, one in May and one in November. In Spring, nearly 6,000 happy grads pass through the Chan Centre (in several separate ceremonies over six days) to start their new lives. Staff and volunteers from the Alumni Affairs office work together to hand out graduating gifts, and welcome our newest graduates to the alumni community.

Would you like to help welcome new alumni during future ceremonies? Feel free to contact Darran Fernandez for UBC Vancouver or Brenda Tournier for UBC Okanagan.