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TUS Athlone Campus Conferring 2023

The conferring ceremonies for graduands from our Athlone campus will take place in the Athlone International Arena on Tuesday 31st October and Wednesday 1st November. Please see below information regarding each specific ceremony.

Conferring Ceremony Schedule & Live Stream Links

Faculty CeremonyDateTimeLive Stream LinksAssembly Points
Faculty of Business and Hospitality (Department of Business and Management, Department of Accounting and Business Computing and Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies.)Tuesday 31st October11amStream hereInformation here
Faculty of Science and Health (Department of Bioveterinary and Microbial Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology, Department of Nursing and Healthcare, Department of Social Sciences, Department of Sport and Health Sciences.)Tuesday 31st October3pmStream hereInformation here
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics (Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Polymer, Mechanical & Design)Wednesday 1st November10amStream hereInformation here
Faculty of Engineering and Informatics (Department of Computing and Software Engineering) and Department of Lifelong LearningWednesday 1st November 2pmStream hereInformation here

Attendance

Each graduand is invited to bring a maximum of two guests to the Ceremony. The cost of attending graduation is €45.00 per graduand which includes gown hire and guest attendance. Guests will not be admitted to the graduation ceremony without tickets. While this is a family occasion and children are welcome, entry into the Conferring Hall will only be permitted to children aged 7 years and older. Please note that we cannot meet any requests for extra invitations outside of the allocated tickets. Live streaming will be available in the Douglas Hyde Theatre on the Athlone Campus for children under 7, family members and guests without tickets.

Non-Attendance

In the event that you are unable to attend, your award will be conferred in absentia. The award cannot be collected after the ceremony, nor may it be presented to relatives or friends in your absence. In absentia graduands will receive their parchment via registered post in the weeks following the ceremony.  We will send an email to your personal email address in early November requesting confirmation of the address you would like us to send it to.

Booking your Gown and Tickets

You are required to wear the appropriate academic dress to your graduation. Gowns, caps, hoods / epitoge (a strip of material worn over the left shoulder) must be hired from Phelan Conan Ltd. before the booking deadline of 1pm on Monday 23rd October at a cost of €45.

Graduands can book this online at www.phelanconan.com. Upon completion of the booking of your gown you will be automatically registered to attend the graduation and two guest tickets will be assigned to you. You will receive your guest tickets when you collect your gown. There will be no capacity to allow any additional guest per graduand into the conferring ceremony.

Failure to book your gown and register by the closing date will be taken as an indication that you are not attending Graduation. Your award will be conferred in absentia and your parchment posted out in the weeks following graduation.

The booking facility is now open and will close at 1pm on Monday 23rd October. We encourage early booking. The pre-booking online of your gown and guest tickets is essential to avoid disappointment on the day of graduation.

How to Book your Academic Dress and Guest Tickets

  1. Visit www.phelanconan.com. Select ‘Technological University Shannon Athlone’ from the dropdown menu and follow the instructions.
  2. Once you complete the booking, a confirmation email will be sent to you. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive it. Please note if you are booking from a mobile device all characters of the name ‘‘Technological University Shannon Athlone’ in the dropdown menu might not visible. They will be visible on a PC or laptop.

Graduation Day Details

How to collect your gown and guest tickets

 Gowns and guest tickets must be collected by the graduand only. These will be available from Phelan Conan in the John McCormack Hall (MPH) on the main campus.

As you will receive your guests’ tickets when you collect your gown, please ensure you leave sufficient time to hand over the tickets to your guests/family and thereafter be at your designated assembly point on time.

Pick up times – Gowns and guest ticket

Graduation Ceremony at 11:00AM on Tuesday 31st October

Monday 30th October – Between 2:00PM and 5:00PM

OR

Tuesday 31st October – Between 8:00AM and 10:30AM

Graduation Ceremony at 3:00PM on Tuesday 31st October

Monday 30th October – Between 2:00PM and 5:00PM

OR

Tuesday 31st October – Between11:30AM and 2:30PM

Graduation Ceremony at 10:00AM on Wednesday 1st November

Tuesday 31st October – Between 3:30PM and 6:00PM

OR

Wednesday 1st November between 8:00AM and 9:30AM

Graduation Ceremony at 2:00PM on Wednesday 1st November

Tuesday 31st October – Between 3:30PM and 6:00PM

OR

Wednesday 1st November – Between10:30AM and 1:30PM

ALL GOWNS HIRED FOR THESE CEREMONIES MUST BE RETURNED BY 7pm on Wednesday 1st November

Assembly Points

On graduation day Graduands are asked to be at their assembly point at the time specified on this page. (This information will be available one week before graduation).

Refreshments

Following your graduation ceremony, you and your guests are invited to avail of light refreshments from the restaurant (main canteen). Guests must retain their tickets in order to gain admittance to the refreshment area.

Car Parking

There are car parking spaces on Campus

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHERS Lafayette Photographers will be located on campus, in the John McCormack Hall in the MPH on the 31st October and 1st November to take professional individual and family portraits. Please visit their website www.lafayette.ie to pre-book now. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.

Please note that, for promotional and archival purposes, photography/filming may take place on campus prior to and following the ceremony. These photographs/recordings may appear on our website (www.tus.ie) and may be reproduced and distributed to the media, both traditional and social, and on future graduation documentation.

If you would prefer not to be photographed, please take appropriate action such as advising the photographer, turning aside, or excusing yourself from the group.

Contact Details

If you have any further enquiries, please contact graduation@tus.ie at the Conferring of Awards Office or telephone: 090 6468047

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