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Graduation 2019: Graduation Ceremony
December 8, 2019, 10.00 AM-12.30 PM
Celebrate the end of the academic year at Avondale with the presentation of awards to graduands from the class of 2019
The ceremony features a main address from Professor Kwong Lee Dow, a former Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne.
It also includes remarks from: Professor Andrew Vann, Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University; Professor Ray Roennfeldt, Vice-Chancellor and President of Avondale University College; Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie in the Parliament of New South Wales, and; Dr David McClintock, Education Director for the Seventh-day Adventist in the South Pacific.
Chancellor and Chair of the Avondale University College Council Pr Glenn Townend will present the charge to graduates and the dedicatory prayer.
Dress
Wear full academic dress.
Discipline photographs
Assemble in front of College Hall for discipline photographs as follows (TBC):
- 8 am, Education
- 8.30 am, Theology
- 8.40 am, Science and Mathematics
- 8.45 am, Business
- 8.50 am, Postgraduates
- 8.55 am, Humanities and Creative Arts
- 9 am, Nursing
- 9.05 am, Academic staff members
Live stream
The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on Avondale University College’s YouTube channel.
Watch live streamOverflow venue
Ella Hughes Chapel. Note: Seating available in Chan Shun Auditorium by ticket only. Chapel used as overflow venue only if seating in auditorium fills.
Cost
Free but ticket entry only—graduands receive four guest tickets but can request up to six.
Seating
Doors open at 9 am.
Graduands assemble in Chan Shun Auditorium in allocated seating by 9.30 am.
Guests seated no later than 9.40 am—doors close at 9.45 am.
No prams or strollers in auditorium. Speak to an usher to have your pram or stroller stored during the ceremony. Note: You will not have access to your pram or stroller until the end of the ceremony.
Photography
Take photographs from seat only—no tripods in aisles on ground floor, against walls on ground floor or on first floor of Chan Shun Auditorium.
Gifts
Graduation bears
Attractive bears and other soft toy animals available for purchase. Look for the graduation bear stall near the Brandstater Amphitheatre. Limited number of bears embroidered with “Avondale Grad 2018” available. Colours for a particular course may also be pre-ordered. Cost: $55 paid on collection. Contact Lyn Medhurst ([email protected] or 0407 004 956) to order. Proceeds to Nepalese Prolapse Ladies.
Pre-order Flowers
Dancing Blossom (www.dancingblossomstudio.com, @dancing_blossom_studio) is available for graduation gift orders, offering fresh and dried flower bouquets for your special graduate. Flowers are available to suit a range of budgets. Contact Vanessa Reynolds ([email protected], 0422 733 841) before Thursday, December 6, to pre-order flowers for graduation weekend. All arrangements are created using Australian grown flowers and are free from floral foam and plastic wrapping. Ten per cent of profits go to Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which provides aid, justice and empowerment programs to more than 1000 asylum seekers living in the community seeking refugee protection.
Learn more about graduation at Avondale University College