Cap & Gown
Regalia orders for the May 2022 commencement are due by April 10. You will receive the link via email and the graduation Moodle course (GRF-400 for undergraduate students and GRF-600 for graduate and doctoral students).
Your Graduation Fee (which you paid already as part of your tuition) covers the cost of your cap, tassel, gown, and hood.
Graduation Stoles
Stole of Gratitude: The Stole of Gratitude offers the opportunity to say “Thank you for helping me make it.” The stole is worn by the graduate during the commencement ceremony. After the ceremony, the new graduate presents the stole to someone who provided extraordinary help or support, like a parent, relative or mentor.
This stole is available for purchase (at an additional cost) on the Herff Jones website when you order your cap and gown. This item is not included in your graduation fee.
Study Abroad / International Stoles: This stole offers the opportunity to represent a student’s study abroad experience and/or to signify a graduate’s particular culture/ethnicity.
This stole is available for purchase (at an additional cost) on the Herff Jones website when you order your cap and gown. This item is not included in your graduation fee.
Ethnic Stoles: The International and Intercultural Center (IIC) will offer all graduating students the opportunity to purchase a Kente stole, representing African heritage, Sarape stole, representing Latinx or Hispanic heritage, Asian stole, representing Asian heritage, or a Native American stole representing Native American heritage. If you would like to order an Ethnic stole, click here. Asian Students who wish to design their own stole may order from PrideSash.
Looking ahead, if you would like to help design a stole that widely represents a culture or ethnicity for future graduates, please contact the International and Intercultural Center by stopping in FO 111,or by giving us a call at 414-382-6008.
Please visit the IIC in FO 111, or email Adekola Adedapo if you have questions regarding the ethnic stoles.
Mortarboards
Graduates may decorate their mortarboard within the following guidelines:
- Decorations may not extend past the boundaries of the cap.
- Please use discretion as this is a public and celebratory ceremony.
Student Development and Success staff reserve the right to disallow any decorations deemed offensive or inappropriate. Please also remember that only one cap is included in your graduation fee. If you would like an additional cap, it will need to be purchased separately at an additional cost. Student Development and Success is not responsible for crafting gone wrong.
