It's tradition. REGALIA, CREDENTIALS, AND MUSIC ACADEMIC REGALIA It is traditional for graduates, faculty, staff, and distinguished guests to wear academic regalia at convocation ceremonies. Academic regalia has its history in the academic costumes of 14th and 15th century universities in England, particularly Oxford and Cambridge. The gown, hood, and mortarboard are the basic items of academic regalia and originally had practical functions. The hood was specifically created to provide protection from inclement weather. Along with the rest of the costume, it now has a symbolic function, its colours and style representing the type of credential and the institution that awards it. At Langara, institutional regalia is worn by our president and members of the Langara Board of Governors. The colours of the regalia are drawn from the Langara Coat of Arms. The President wears our presidential regalia – a green gown with black and gold accents, and a black hood with white lining, gold trim, and green chevrons. Members of the Langara Board of Governors wear our board regalia – a black gown with green panels. Faculty, staff members, and distinguished guests wear regalia of the institute from which they obtained their highest credential. CREDENTIALS GR ANTED Langara College grants a variety of credentials including bachelor’s degrees, post-degree diplomas, post-degree certificates, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations. Our graduates wear black mortarboards and gowns with either a hood, stole, or tippet to represent their credential. PROGR AM MUSIC We gratefully acknowledge the following performers for their musical contribution: • DRUMMER Alec Dan Musqueam Indian Band
• NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY PERFORMANCE Tsatsu Stalqayu Coastal Wolfpack
• O CANADA SINGER Sofie Kane
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