Cambridge University Reporter


Congregation of the Regent House on Wednesday, 11 October 2006: Notice

7 August 2006

The Vice-Chancellor reminds members of the University that an additional Congregation will take place on Wednesday, 11 October 2006, at 11.15 a.m., at which the Chancellor will admit Dr MANMOHAN SINGH, M.A., Prime Minister of India and Honorary Fellow of St John's College to the degree of Doctor of Law, honoris causa.

Timetable

Ticket-holders will need to be in their places in the Senate-House not later than 11 a.m. If it is fine, a procession will form up in the Schools Arcade at 10.55 a.m. Those in the categories listed below who wish to process must give notice of their intention, and processional tickets will be issued to them up to the maximum number of places available.

Reception

A reception for all those attending the Congregation will be held afterwards on the lawn in Senate-House Yard. Refreshments will be served and cover will be provided.

Dress

Members of the University attending the Congregation are required to wear academical dress in accordance with the relevant regulations. Other persons attending do not wear academical dress. Wednesday, 11 October 2006 will be a scarlet day, and Doctors in the several Faculties are requested to wear their festal gowns. Hoods are worn at this Congregation. In accordance with Regulation 4 for academical dress (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 187) any member of the University (other than the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, High Steward, Deputy High Steward, Commissary, Proctors, Registrary, Orator, Esquire Bedells, or the graduand) who is a graduate of another university or degree-awarding institution, may, on this occasion, wear the academical dress appropriate to that degree.

Admission to the Congregation

Admission to the Senate-House and Yard will be strictly by ticket only and the only entrance on this occasion will be by the South-East Gate, from King's Parade.

Tickets

All members and staff of the University and the Colleges are invited to apply for tickets. In order to allow wide participation from within the University, it is regretted that guest tickets will not be available.

Applications for tickets, which must be made by letter or by e-mail, and should state the full name, residential address, and University or College membership or affiliation of the applicant, must be sent to Mr Timothy Milner, Ceremonial Officer, at the Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN (e-mail tnm22@cam.ac.uk), to arrive not later than Friday, 22 September 2006. Applications cannot be made in person or by telephone.

Those in the classes specified below, who wish to take part in the procession, are asked to state this clearly in their applications. Processional tickets will be issued up to the number of places available. Only holders of Cambridge Professorial Chairs or Cambridge Higher Doctorates are eligible to process as Professors or Doctors.

Tickets will be allocated strictly in the order in which applications are received and it is regretted that unsuccessful applications cannot be acknowledged. Applicants will understand that there may be more applications than places are available. Those who find that they cannot use their tickets are asked to return them so that their seats may be offered to others.

Further details of the arrangements will be included with the tickets.

No tickets for admission to Senate-House Yard will be available on the day of the Congregation. Tickets are not transferable.

Flags

The Vice-Chancellor also requests that the University flag be flown on Wednesday, 11 October, from University buildings having flagpoles.

Order of Procession

With the assent of the Proctors, the Vice-Chancellor has prescribed the following order of processions prior to this Congregation.

Those listed below (who have tickets to admit them to the procession, as specified above) assemble in the Schools Arcade not later than 10.55 a.m. (entering by the South-East Gate from King's Parade).

A second procession will then form as follows, and will proceed immediately after the first: