The Hooding Ceremony
The Hooding Ceremony is a small, personal event for students who completed their Ph.D. program during the previous year, or plan to finish during the upcoming summer quarter. It is an informal event at which students, their families and their advisors celebrate this momentous transition. Faculty advisors share their most vivid memories of the student. Students recount their adventures of graduate school and have the opportunity to recognize those individuals who provided emotional and intellectual support during their training.
Students receive their doctoral hoods from their advisor who assists the student in donning the regalia for the first time. If you have a Ph.D.-level family member in attendance, you are welcome to invite them to help in your hooding. This is a chance for you to celebrate your amazing accomplishment with family, friends and faculty whether or not you plan to attend the larger, more formal but less personal University Graduation Ceremony. The hooding festivities continue with a no-host brunch which ends in plenty of time for graduates and guests to make their way to Husky Stadium for the afternoon event.
the Hooding Ceremony will take place at
the UW CLUB
from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009
Further information on the Psychology's ceremony itself:
The format is quite simple. There will be a short welcome speech from the Director of Graduate Training and a slightly longer one from the Department Chair or from the Director of Clinical Training. Then each graduating student will be called to the front individually, along with his or her advisor. At that point the new Ph.D. will have a chance to say a few words about the graduate school experience, give thanks to those who helped along the way, tell funny stories, etc.
The advisor will also have a chance to speak briefly about her/his experience with the student. Then the advisor (and any Ph.D.-level friend or family member) places the hood over the graduate’s head - a fairly tricky maneuver creating the opportunity for even more amusing stories.
Think of the OSCARS and exchange the gold statue for an odd-looking piece of cloth. Advisors do not have to wear academic regalia, but they miss out on the fun if they don't do so. Ask faculty who attended previous Hoodings and most will tell you that the gowns definitely add to the experience. The UW pays for faculty apparel when faculty agree to participate in the UW graduation ceremony at the stadium under the "Academic Apparel Purchase Program." If you wish to participate only in the Psychology Hooding Ceremony, you willl rent or purchase the hats and gowns through Josten's. See http://www.uwgraduation.com/ and click on "Academic Attire" (for PhD grads) or "Faculty and Marshals" (for faculty).
If your advisor is not available, you may ask another faculty person to be your hooder. The Chair of the Department and The Director of Graduate Training would also be more than willing to help out.
The UW's Commencement website:
If there is any trouble ordering online please call 206-543-2592 from 9AM-5PM Monday through Friday
Faculty Parking
Parking permits will be required on Commencement Day. You may use your UW issued parking permit to park on campus on commencement day. We do request that you not use it to park in any of the E lots, as these lots have already been designated for other purposes.
Apparel
Ordering your apparel
Doctoral
Tam (cap), Gown and Hood (Doctoral - Purple tam, gold tassel, purple gown, and purple and gold hood) - rental price - $65.95 (for 2009). All Doctoral degree candidates wear the hood for the entire Husky ceremony. Doctoral regalia will be available for rent via the UW's web registration/order form May 4-24. If you want to purchase your regalia, you will still need to complete the web registration/order form to purchase parking, or to participate in the Husky Stadium ceremony. To purchase academic regalia please visit Jostens Ph.D. site for details. If faculty wish to participate in the Commencement ceremony in Husky Stadium please contact the Faculty Registration/Order Form. In order to guarantee that you will have the appropriate apparel, as well as a seat on the stage, we must receive your order no later than May 2nd.
If you requested rental apparel through the Commencement Office it will be mailed to the address you provided us at that time. It will most likely arrive by June 7. If any portion of your apparel does not arrive or fit correctly you may visit the Jostens booth in the lining up areas on June 9th for replacement items.
Delivery and Return of your apparel
All apparel must be returned to Jostens by June 13-16 at the HUB. Faculty must mail back their apparel by June 23rd.
Academic Apparel Purchase Program
As a way of thanking faculty members who regularly participate in the campus-wide ceremony, the Commencement Office is proud to offer a "Rent To Own" program through our apparel provider, Jostens. This program allows you to obtain a custom made gown from your alma mater, if you participate in the Commencement Ceremony for seven (7) years, (does not have to be consecutive years). The University requires faculty to wear gowns to the Commencement Ceremoney and will pay the rental fees for each of the participating years. At the end of your 7 years, the gown will be owned by you. We are very excited about this program and hope you will be as well.
If you are not interested in this program currently, we can provide you with high quality rental academic attire for your use in the Commencement ceremony. If you are interested in participating please contact us at commence@u.washington.edu