Conferring Ceremony Schedule & Live Stream Links
| Faculty Ceremony | Date/Time | Live Stream Links | Assembly Points |
| Faculty of Science and Health Department of Social Sciences Department of Sport and Health Sciences Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID) | Tuesday 28th October 10:00 am | Midlands Conferring Ceremony for Faculty of Science and Health | Assembly Point Science & Health Assembly Point CPID |
| Faculty of Science and Health Department of Bioveterinary and Microbial Sciences Department of Nursing and Healthcare Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology | Tuesday 28th October 1:00 pm | Midlands Conferring Ceremony for the Faculty of Science and Health | Assembly Point Science & Health |
| Faculty of Business and Hospitality Department of Accounting and Business Computing Department of Business and Management Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Studies | Tuesday 28th October 4:00 pm | Midlands Conferring Ceremony for the Faculty of Business and Hospitality | Assembly Point Business & Hospitality |
| Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department of The Built Environment Department of Mechanical and Polymer Engineering Limerick School of Art and Design Department of Midlands Media and Design | Wednesday 29th October 10:00 am | Midlands Conferring Ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering and Technology | Assembly Point Engineering & Tech and Limerick School of Art & Design |
| Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department of Computer and Software Engineering Faculty of Continuing, Professional, Online and Distance Learning Department of Lifelong Learning | Wednesday 29th October 1:00 pm | Midlands Conferring Ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering and Technology | Assembly Point Engineering & Tech Assembly Point Continuing, Professional, Online and Distance Learning |
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 20th 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 20th 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
- Visit www.phelanconan.com. Select ‘Technological University Shannon Athlone’ from the dropdown menu and follow the instructions.
- 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.
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.
It is strongly recommended that you collect the evening prior to your ceremony.
Pick up times – Gowns and Guest Tickets
Graduation Ceremony at 10:00am on Tuesday 28th October.
Monday 27th October: 2pm – 5pm OR Tuesday 28th October: 8:00am – 9:30am
Graduation Ceremony at 1:00pm on Tuesday 28th October
Monday 27th October: 2pm – 5pm OR
Tuesday 28th October: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Graduation Ceremony at 4:00pm on Tuesday 28th October
Monday 27th October: 2pm – 5pm OR
Tuesday 28th October: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Graduation Ceremony at 10:00am on Wednesday 29th October
Tuesday 28th October: 4:30pm – 7:00pm OR
Wednesday 29th October: 8:00am – 9:30am
Graduation Ceremony at 1:00pm on Wednesday 29th October
Tuesday 28th October: 4:30pm – 7:00pm OR
Wednesday 29th October: 10:30am – 12:30pm
All robes must be returned as soon as possible after the conclusion of your ceremony. Phelan Conan will not be on site after 8.30pm Wednesday 29th October.
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 Michael Martin Photography will be located on campus, in the John McCormack Hall in the MPH on the 28th and 29th October to take professional studio portraits of individual graduates and whatever other pictures you would like taken (with parents/ family/ siblings/grandparents/partners etc). Please visit their website www.mmeventphotography.ie to pre-register now and see details of their photography packages. You do not have to pay anything to register. Pre-registering is essential for your photography session as it will cut queuing times for everybody. Registration cut off time is 11am Friday 24th of October.
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
