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Commencement Office

Cap and Gown Pick-up

Cap and Gown Pick-up

Cap and gown pickup is for registered graduates and faculty only. Cap and gown pickup takes place on campus 1-2 days before Commencement. Lambuth graduates and Lambuth faculty may pick up caps and gowns at the Jackson, TN campus by contacting the Lambuth office. Registered participating graduates may send a designee with an electronic copy of your Step 4 confirmation email to collect items.

Do I need to bring anything to Cap and Gown Pickup?

Yes, a screenshot of Step 4 confirmation email. Take a screenshot of the top section of your Step 4 Confirmation Email showing your name, GPA, college, and major. Save this image in an easily accessible location on your mobile device. Do not bring hard copies.

 

Cap and Gown Process

  • Only available during Cap and Gown Pickup.
  • Caps may feature decorations, provided the embellishment lies completely flat against the top surface.
  • Caps and Gowns are only available to registered participants. They are not available for loan.
  • Undergraduate honor cord recipients (Summa, Magna, or Cum Laude), designated in the Commencement program, will receive honor cord at Cap and Gown Pickup.

 

Pronouncer card -Ticket across the stage. Bring your card to the ceremony. Do not lose or manipulate the card.

  • Your Pronouncer Card must be brought to the ceremony.
  • Failure to bring our Pronouncer Card will result in your name not being called at the ceremony.
  • Pronouncer cards are index cards given to each registered participant at Cap and Gown Pick up.
  • handed to a ceremony announcer. They feature a participant's printed name alongside a phonetic spelling to ensure their name is read aloud correctly as they cross a stage during a graduation or event.
  • Use the number on your pronouncer card to line yourself with your peers in your appropriate College Name line.
  • Take the card with you to the stage.  

Instructions for Wearing Regalia Hood (Doctoral, Specialist, Master, and Law)

  • To ensure a proper fit for your doctoral, specialist, master, or law regalia hood, position the hood over your head, secure the front loop to a button or clothing item to prevent choking, fasten the rear cord to keep the hood in place, and have an assistant fold the velvet lining to display the satin colors.
  • Hold the hood by the narrow velvet section with the loop hanging down.
  • Place the hood over your head.
  • Secure the front loop to a shirt, blouse, or jacket button (or pin it) to keep the fabric away from your throat.
  • Locate the satin cord and loop midway down the back of the hood.
  • Fasten this loop to an interior button to prevent the hood from slipping off your shoulders (assistance may be needed).
  • Have an assistant fluff the back below the button by rolling the velvet edge underneath to reveal the inner satin colors.
  • Check out this How-to Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alhVNxZApr4. 

 

When/Where do I return my cap and gown? 

  • Your cap, gown, tassel, hood, and honor cord are our gift to you!
  • If for any reason you do not want to keep your robe, you can donate it back to our office or pass it on to a friend. 

 

We ONLY provide caps and gowns and hoods to individuals who sign up via step 4 to participate in commencement.