UBC Graduation in Open Collections

This year, UBC spring graduation ceremonies take place on May 22-24 and 27-30 at our Vancouver campus, and June 6-7 at our Okanagan campus. Congratulations to all of the new graduates!

In Open Collections, you can find photographs of past graduation ceremonies in the UBC Archives Photograph Collection:

UBC 1.1/13351. First Congregation program cover, 1912.

UBC 156.1/200. Congregation procession, 1924.

UBC 1.1/12136-2. View of students at spring congregation, 1938.

UBC 3.1/177-6. View of Congregation ceremony, 1946.

UBC 1.1/12155-3. View of congregation, 1966.

UBC 35.1/86-7. Conferring degrees at Congregation, 1981.

UBC 35.1/195-5. View of audience at Congregation, 1991.

UBC 35.1/508. Honorary degree recipient Irving Barber speaking at Congregation, 2002.

Also, in the UBC Congregation Video Collection, you can find video recordings of graduation or congregation ceremonies from 1986 to 2018.

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University of British Columbia Ceremonies and Events Office. UBC Congregation Ceremony [1986_05_28_am], 1986.

You can find more resources in our Open Collections. Have a wonderful graduation ceremony this year!

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UBC Graduation in Open Collections

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