Stevenson University Commencement & Academic Regalia Summary

Stevenson University hosts its annual commencement ceremonies at the Manuszak Center on its Greenspring Campus, celebrating undergraduate and graduate students from various schools. The registrar’s office coordinates the cap & gown, tassel, and hood for each graduate.

For academic regalia, Stevenson requires a traditional black graduation gown for bachelor’s and master’s candidates. Bachelor degree students also wear a hood, and the tassel is black, starting on the right and moved to the left as their degree is conferred. Master’s graduates wear the black tassel on the left; if they did not already receive a hood, they are given one during the ceremony.

Graduates may also wear honor cords or stoles for university‑sponsored organizations, though Stevenson does not provide cords or stoles for Latin honors (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) at commencement. The 2018–2019 student resource manual confirms the university’s official colors as green and white, which may influence regalia trim or hood details.

The hood worn by bachelor’s graduates has a velvet panel whose color represents the graduate’s degree; for master’s, the velvet color reflects the graduate’s field of study. This velvet trim helps signify academic accomplishment and discipline.

Faculty participating in commencement wear standard academic robes consistent with traditional faculty regalia, though Stevenson does not publicly define customized color-coding for faculty hoods or gown facings.

Overall, Stevenson University’s commencement ceremony combines tradition, academic symbolism, and flexibility: black graduation gowns, matching caps, black tassels, velvet-hood trim based on discipline, and optional cords or stoles for university-sponsored groups.