As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our future Laurier alumni, we extend a warm welcome to their cherised guests.
Whether you're a proud parent, family member or friend, we've got you covered with all the essential details to enhance your convocation experience.
Our Brantford ceremonies are held at The Sanderson Centre for Performing Arts at 88 Dalhousie Street.
You can find detailed parking information on The Sanderson Centre for Performing Arts website.
Our Waterloo ceremonies are held at Lazaridis Hall, 65 University Avenue West.
Complimentary parking is available in the parking lots closest to Lazaridis Hall in our white and gold parking lots. Our staff attendants will be on site to assist and direct you and your guests to available parking lots.
You don't have to miss out on celebrating your Laurier graduate. The ceremonies will be streamed live on the Laurier Live webpage.
Check the Ceremony Information page for dates and times so you can watch it live, or you can view the recordings of all ceremonies on Laurier's YouTube channel.
The Hawk Shop will be at the venues with a selection of gifts that you can purchase.
Feel free to browse or shop ahead on the Hawk Shop website where you'll find commemorative items such as frames for their degrees, or even the grad bear.
For accessibility and accommodation requests, graduates must make these requests through the convocation portal when claiming tickets.
Both our venues are equipped with:
We encourage all guests attending campus events to download our mobile safety application SAFEHawk. The app features campus-specific emergency contacts at all Laurier locations, personal support resources, safety tips, news feeds and accessibility information.
Visitors are encouraged to download SAFEHawk and enable notifications to receive time-sensitive alert. SAFEHawk is available as a free download for Apple or Android.