Graduation celebrations for the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be held this summer at St Mary’s Stadium, home of Southampton Football Club and one of Southampton’s most iconic venues on Wednesday 20, Thursday 21 and Friday 22 July 2022.
We are inviting colleagues from across the University to be part of the Super Graduation experience this year and to ask for their help in making sure that this is a truly remarkable occasion that our graduates and their family will treasure.
How staff can get involved:
Staff can support Graduation by first contacting their managers to discuss the key roles available and the shifts that best suit the department/directorate. Thereafter, managers or team leaders can complete or approve the completion of the staff registration form by Friday 29 April 2022.
This year, staff supporters are sought from across the University to fulfil key roles including:
- Graduand and Guest Ushers
- Faculty Reception Support
- Graduation Event Support
- Academic Marshals
- University Marshals
- Esquire Bedells
As in previous years, academic and teaching staff will be encouraged to fill platform parties in their discipline. More will be communicated about this in due course.
More information on these roles can be found on the Graduation Updates SharePoint site.
All staff supporting the event will be invited to a briefing session to learn more about the event and their allocated role. In addition to the Graduation days, staff must be available for one of the on-site training sessions on Tuesday 19 July at either 12.00 – 14.00 or 14.00 – 16.00.
Directing students:
Staff should direct students with questions about Super Graduation to our dedicated graduation website. The site contains detailed FAQs for students, as well as key contact details ([email protected]) that students can use to find out more about graduation.
For more information :
The Graduation Updates SharePoint site provides detailed information for staff on Super Graduation, including FAQs, an explanation of the graduand journey, and how staff can help to support graduation. For any staff queries about Super Graduation that are not answered by our FAQs, please email: [email protected].
