Trocaire College

Trocaire College (Buffalo, NY) holds its annual commencement ceremony with formal academic regalia and community celebration. According to Trocaire’s “Celebrating Our Graduates” page, the 73rd Commencement will take place on May 13, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the UB Center for the Arts, with graduates required to arrive by 6:00 PM.

In the 2020 virtual graduation, Trocaire shipped a “graduation box” to students that included their graduation cap and gown, along with a diploma frame and recognition cords for eligible groups such as Phi Theta Kappa, “Alum from Day One,” and military veterans. That indicates Trocaire provides some of the academic regalia items as part of its commencement process.

From the publicly available 2024‑2025 Student Handbook, there is no detailed color‑coding chart for academic dress, such as specific hues for tassels, stoles, or gowns. The handbook outlines the general policies and procedures for student life, but makes no reference to a formal “academic regalia color scheme.”

The college catalog and handbooks do not clearly define honor cord or stole colors by honor society or academic discipline. While Trocaire recognizes achievements such as Phi Theta Kappa membership (cords are mentioned in the graduation box), the institution’s publicly available policy documents do not spell out the precise hues of tassels, cords, or stoles to be used for different levels or honors.

For faculty and staff invited to participate in the ceremony, Trocaire’s published materials do not provide a publicly accessible guide for faculty regalia color, hood design, or gown type. The Student Handbook does not specify a formal academic dress code for faculty by discipline or degree — suggesting that either faculty regalia is handled via rental or internal guidance, or is not standardized publicly.

In summary, Trocaire College’s commencement ceremonies follow a traditional academic format with graduation gown, mortarboard cap, and recognition cords. However, there is no clear, publicly documented scheme for tassel colors, stoles, or faculty regalia colors in Trocaire’s student handbook or catalog. The only confirmed adornments are recognition cords for specific groups (such as PTK and veterans), provided in the graduation box.