Flowers and Gifts

Fresh flower bouquets will be available for sale in the Fieldhouse prior to the ceremony or are available by pre-order. Please note that graduands are NOT permitted to carry flowers during the ceremony.

A special Campus Store kiosk will be set up in Alumni Hall (just outside of the Reception) where you can purchase Carleton merchandise. If you purchase a diploma frame, they will provide free framing service. Please visit the Campus Store website for a list of graduation gifts.

Photography and Video

Guests are welcome to take pictures, but only within the designated areas of the Fieldhouse. In addition, there are multiple staged areas inside and outside the reception hall for photos. We recognize that capturing this special moment is important, and request that you do not block the view of other guests when taking photographs.

Professional photographers will be backstage to take individual photographs of the graduands. These will be available for purchase and sent to the students’ Carleton email account approximately one week after the ceremony.

Carleton strives to make Convocation a completely accessible event. Live captioning will be displayed on the large screens in the Fieldhouse. Each ceremony is streamed live free of charge online. Digital recordings of each ceremony will be made available on the Video Archive page approximately 2-3 business days after the ceremony for viewing.

Privacy Statement

At Carleton, we respect the need to protect private information. By attending the event, students waive all rights to privacy with respect to the use of their image and/or voice by Carleton for promotional purposes. The authority for the collection, use and disclosure of such information is granted through the Carleton University Act, 1952 and complies with Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Participants acknowledge that, by attending Convocation, their images and/or voices may be captured by photograph, videotape, audiotape, live webcasting or otherwise reproduced during the ceremonies and may later be used by Carleton University for promotional purposes. Participants agree that such reproduction and use does not constitute an unjustified invasion of their privacy.