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GRADUATION
- Sunday, September 22
- 1:00 PM Onwards
- Woodbine Banquet Hall, Etobicoke
We can’t wait to celebrate! We are delighted that in 2024, we will be able to hold our Graduation Ceremony at a brilliant venue, with the awards being presented by our President, Directors, and other dignitaries.
The event will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Woodbine Banquet Hall, Etobicoke.
YOUR GRADUATION
Graduation is a significant milestone for every student and is an opportunity for the College to recognize your accomplishments formally. We are excited for you to join us at this particular time with family and friends, who can watch from near and far to celebrate your achievements. Below, you will find further information about preparing for graduation, making reservations, ordering academic robes, and watching the ceremony live online.
Admittance of children into the ceremony
Children over the age of two must have their own seat and must pay CAD 40 per ticket. An adult guest must accompany all children under 18, and it is your responsibility. It is impossible for children, no matter their age, to be seated with graduates, so please ensure they have a chaperone with them at all times.
Children or babies in arms under the age of two may enter free of charge but must sit on the lap of an accompanying adult guest.
The college reserves the right to ask any child or adult to leave the venue during the ceremony if they make unnecessary noise that disrupts proceedings or other guests.
PREPARING FOR THE GRAND GRADUATION CEREMONY
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
JULY 2024
Ensure your contact details are accurate with the college, including your email address and telephone/mobile details.
Graduation bookings are open. You will receive an invitation and direct booking link to the email address listed with the college.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that additional tickets will be available for every ceremony. Any extra tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that we cannot keep a waiting list for guest tickets or consider any exceptional circumstances (due to venue capacity). A graduating student can bring ONE complimentary adult as a guest to participate in the ceremony. Every Additional member will be charged CAD 40.00. Kids below two years old can attend for FREE. However, there is a restriction on bringing additional guests to the ceremony due to venue capacity.
AUGUST 2024
Get a formal dress and confirm if any additional guests can attend. Reconfirm your attendance at the ceremony and let the office know if there are any changes to the plan.
ON THE DAY OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONY
- We ask that you arrive at the venue approximately one hour before the start time of your Ceremony.
- A graduating Student has to select one of the following options:
- Graduation Gown Rental – CAD 20/-
- Graduation Gown Purchase – CAD 50/-
- Academic robes and graduation gowns will be available to collect from the graduation ceremony venue. Please email your Formal Dress (shirt) Size to graduation@mybeta.ca. You will receive an email that confirms your order. Please bring it with you on the day, as this includes your unique reference number.
- Rented Robes must be returned to the main hall after the ceremony. Purchased Robe is your property, and you can take it with you.
- We have ample parking available on site. If a parking space is full, use the public and additional parking spaces available.
- Graduates can visit our marketing & alumni team at the entry of the Convocation Hall.
- Official merchandise will also be available to purchase at the venue.
AWARDS CEREMONY – SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
TIME: 2:00 PM SHARP
The Ceremony will begin with the procession of the Platform Party and Academic Staff entering the Convocation Hall.
The ceremony will be opened, and the welcome speech and address will be made. If there are Honorary Awards, they will be presented at this time. The Head of the College will then take the stage to announce the graduation presentation.
When the presentations begin, students will be asked to move, row by row, to the marshaling area at the foot of the platform steps. The names of the students to be presented will be called individually. When directed, they should mount the platform and shake hands with the Beta College representative and the Guest of Honour. Any prizes awarded to individual students will be announced at the same time the award is announced, and the prize will be presented on stage.
After receiving, students should proceed across the platform, down the steps, around the procession, and back to their original seats.
The Guest of Honour will then make a speech, followed by a Vote of Thanks from a Program Coordinator. There will then be a closing speech, and the processions will leave the Convocation Hall, followed by the new Graduates.
The Gala Graduation Dinner will then be served in the designated area for all guests invited.
GRADUATION POLICIES FOR BETA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
The following terms and conditions relate to Beta College Graduation in Fall 2024.
By submitting a booking online via the website, you, the graduate, agree to the following:
Conditions for attending a ceremony:
- Please confirm your attendance and book guest tickets within the advertised deadline schedule. Graduates who have not adhered to the deadline dates will not be admitted on the day. If you have not confirmed your attendance by 10:00 PM August 15, 2024, we assume you are not attending and will graduate in absentia.
- To pay any outstanding fees in full before August 31, 2024.
- Formal dress code is mandatory for graduates and the guests attending this formal ceremony.
- You and your guests are to be seated in the Banquet Hall at the designated seating at least 30 minutes before the ceremony’s start time. You are advised to allow 1 hour and 30 minutes to register, collect wristbands for guests, collect your gown, and have a photograph taken. However, if you/or your guests arrive after this time, staff will endeavor to accommodate you, but please be aware that this may not always be possible. Late arrivals will only be admitted at certain times and into specific areas to minimize disruption to other graduands and guests.
- The College cannot be held liable for the cost incurred of any travel arrangements made by graduates or guests.
- The College cannot be held responsible for guests arriving at a ceremony without purchasing a guest ticket.
- As this is a formal event celebrating your academic success, wearing academic robes or graduation gowns is mandatory.
- Guest tickets are issued to the attending graduands and are non-transferable.
Failure to comply with any of the above terms and conditions may result in your entry to the ceremony being denied.
Additional requirements
At the time of booking, we ask that any requirements for guests and graduands with additional needs, e.g., wheelchair access, sight or sound facilities, are requested on the online portal. We will make every effort to meet your requirements. However, it may not always be possible for us to accommodate particular needs, especially without advance notice.
Please note that in providing details of individual special requirements, you consent to these details being passed to the venue to enable any appropriate adjustments to be made. Personal data will be handled in compliance with privacy laws.
Data protection, ceremony recording, online streaming, and image capture statement
Please note that the Beta College of Business and Technology graduation ceremonies are considered private RSVP events.
This means that the names of graduates and subjects are published in the graduation program, and audio-visual images of the ceremony are publicly available, such as online streaming and ceremony recordings. Your diploma classification will be included but will not be announced at the ceremony.
The names and awards printed in the program and supplied to external companies are correct at the time of going to print.
We cannot discuss details of a student’s graduation ceremony with anyone else unless we receive written permission from the student concerned.
During the day, professional photographers will take photographs, which may be used in the colleges’ future promotional literature.
We want to inform you that the Beta College of Business and Technology graduation ceremonies will be photographed, videoed, streamed live online and/or otherwise captured in image form. Beta College of Business and Technology may then use these images and video content for publicity and promotional purposes such as film, prospectuses, advertising campaigns, websites, exhibition stands, posters, leaflets, national or local press articles, etc. It is important to note that if any images are published on the internet, they will be accessible to users worldwide.
Due to the scale of these events, we are unable to obtain written consent from each individual attending or working at them. Therefore, we will assume that all persons participating in these events agree to their image(s) being captured for the purposes stated above.
If you object to the publication of any of your personal data or your images being used as described above, you must inform graduation@mybeta.ca of your objection in writing by August 31, 2024. Measures to manage objections are likely to prevent your full participation in the event.
Disclaimer
If the graduation ceremonies cannot take place or are delayed due to circumstances beyond the College’s control, including (without limitation:) fire, explosion, terrorist act (or threat of terrorist act), act of God, pandemic; industrial action, national mourning (any member of the Royal Family) or dispute involving the College or the venue/s at which the ceremonies and other graduation services are due to be held, the College will not be liable for any losses direct or otherwise incurred by graduates or their guests by the said cancellations, rescheduling or postponement. The College will, where at all possible, make alternative arrangements for any graduates affected, but graduates and their guests should ensure that they have sufficient insurance protection to cover any losses they might suffer due to ceremonies being canceled or delayed.
* Please note that you will not receive your official certificate at the ceremony. It will be posted to your valid address, which is available at the college, or you may pick it up from one of the campuses with prior intimation and at an appointed time. All fees paid towards the ceremony are non-refundable.
Get in touch
Contact the Graduation Team
Email – graduation@mybeta.ca
Telephone – +1.905.848.5050 / +1.905.497.9999
Address: 1 Nelson Street West, Suite 200A, Brampton, ON L6X 3E4, Canada
In any communication regarding graduation ceremonies, please quote your full name, telephone number, student reference number and programme of study. Please note that to be fair all students, we can only discuss ceremony details with the student who is graduating. Unfortunately this does not include family and friends. Thank you for your understanding.
