Auckland University of Technology(1)
Established 1895 as Auckland Technical School, it became Seddon Memorial Technical College 1913. In 1960 it lost its secondary school function and became the Auckland Institute. In 1989 it became the Auckland Institute of Technology. It was designated a University 1 January 2000, as the Auckland University of Technology. In 2004 the senior officers received new robes, of a design similar to Cambridge doctoral gowns.
Graduates of other universities may wear the academic dress appropriate to their qualification from that university at graduation ceremonies in addition to the prescribed AUT academic dress.
Graduates of other universities may wear the academic dress appropriate to their qualification from that university at graduation ceremonies in addition to the prescribed AUT academic dress. Staff of the university shall wear the academic dress appropriate to their qualification at university graduation ceremonies. Where staff of the university hold qualifications from institutions that do not prescribe academic dress, the equivalent AUT academic dress may be worn. The hood shall be of AUT special design in black cloth with bone satin lining and curved full neckband.
Staff of the university who do not hold a tertiary qualification shall wear a gown as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts at university graduation ceremonies.
Guests of the university who are part of the official stage party may wear academic dress appropriate to their qualification. Members of the armed forces may wear their military uniform and those holding civil office may wear any special attire related to their office.
Unusually the officers also wear the hoods of their own degree. In 2005 faculty colours were abandoned in favour of qualification colours, although initially at least this has not resulted in significant changes.
The gown of the Bachelor of Maori Studies (now Maori Development) incorporates a Poutama design, which is attached prior to the graduation day, and removed following the ceremony. Any Maori staff member or graduate may wear a korowai (cloak).
Hoods are of the described as being of a special AUT design, which are essentially of the American style, and are thus Oxford Master of Arts simple shape hoods.
Stoles are to conform to the following dimensions: width of tails 16 cm, length of tails 95 cm, edging of tails 2 cm depth each side, length of back piece 43 cm. The centre of the tails shall be black, as is the back piece. The edge of the tails and the reverse side of the tails are of the appropriate qualification colour.
Individuals receiving a qualification on behalf of a deceased graduand shall wear a gown as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts.
Chancellor
Robe: ankle-length black satin with full length 105 mm facings of gold (20 mm bone, 10 mm black, 75 mm gold) satin and gold satin lined sleeves, bearing at the top of each facing the crest of the university. The yoke shall be trimmed with gold braid. The base shall be temmed with 75 mm gold satin.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velveteen bonnet with a gold cord around the crown ending in tassels) with gold braid.
The Chancellor (or other Officer standing in for the Chancellor) uses a burgundy (PMS133U) trencher with a gold tassel for capping.
Pro-Chancellor
Robe: ankle-length black satin with full length 95 mm facings of gold (20 mm black, 75 mm gold) satin and gold satin lined sleeves, bearing at the top of each facing the crest of the university. The yoke shall be trimmed with gold braid. The base shall be temmed with 25 mm gold satin.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velveteen bonnet with a gold cord around the crown ending in tassels) with gold braid.
Vice-Chancellor
Robe: ankle-length black satin with full length 105 mm facings of silver (20 mm bone, 10 mm black, 75 mm silver) satin and silver satin lined sleeves, bearing at the top of each facing the crest of the university. The yoke shall be trimmed with silver braid. The base shall be temmed with 75 mm silver satin.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velveteen bonnet with a silver cord around the crown ending in tassels) with silver braid.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Robe: ankle-length black satin with full length 95 mm facings of silver (20 mm black, 75 mm silver) satin and silver satin lined sleeves, bearing at the top of each facing the crest of the university. The yoke shall be trimmed with silver braid. The base shall be temmed with 25 mm silver satin.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velveteen bonnet with a silver cord around the crown ending in tassels) with silver braid.
Academic Registrar
Robe: ankle-length black satin with full length 105 mm facings of blue (20 mm bone, 10 mm black, 75 mm blue) satin and blue satin lined sleeves, bearing at the top of each facing the crest of the university. The yoke shall be trimmed with blue braid. The base shall be temmed with 75 mm blue satin.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velveteen bonnet with a blue cord around the crown ending in tassels) with blue braid.
Chief Procession Marshal
Robe: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, of blue. Formerly a black satin gown, bearing on each shoulder the crest of the university.
Stole: similar to those worn by graduates, but shall be bone coloured bearing the crest of the university on the lower front of each tail. Each tail shall be edged to a depth of 20 mm in burgundy with the reverse side in burgundy.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round blue velveteen bonnet with a blue cord around the crown ending in tassels) with blue braid.
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Procession Marshals
Robe: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, of blue, bearing the crest of the university on the top of each sleeve.
Stole: similar to those worn by graduates, but in the appropriate faculty colour. Each tail shall be edged to a depth of 20 mm in bone with the reverse side in bone.
Cap: none.
Graduation Marshals
Robe: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, of blue, bearing the crest of the university on the sleeve top.
Stole: None.
Cap: none.
Honorary Doctors(2)
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, but with a 10 cm facing of "post office red" (BCC 209) satin the full length of the front.
Hood: size and shape as for Cambridge Master of Arts, made wholly of "post office red" (BCC 209) satin, lined with burgundy.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velvet bonnet with a gold cord around the crown ending in tassels).
Doctors of Philosophy(3)
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, but with a 10 cm facing of "post office red" (BCC 209) satin the full length of the front.
Hood: size and shape as for Cambridge Master of Arts shape, made wholly of "post office red" (BCC 209) satin, lined with burgundy.
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velvet bonnet with a gold cord around the crown ending in tassels).
Other Doctors
(DHSc, DMid, DNsg, DPhys)
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts, but with a 100 cm facing of “post office red” (BCC 209) satin the full length of the front.
Hood: size and shape as for Cambridge Master of Arts, made wholly of “post office red” (BCC 209) satin, lined with a colour appropriate to the subject area in which the degree was taken (currently all are blue).
Cap: as for full dress Cambridge Doctor of Philosophy (a round black velvet bonnet with a gold cord around the crown ending in tassels).
Masters
Gown: as for the Cambridge Master of Arts.
Hood: Black AUT special shape with coloured satin lining and curved full neckband. The lining shall be of a colour appropriate to the qualification. In the case of Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) the lining shall be burgundy.
Cap: black cloth trencher with a bone coloured tassel.
Bachelors
Gown: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts. The gown for a Bachelor of Maori Studies (1995), now Maori Development (2001), shall incorporate a poutama design that shall be attached prior to the day of graduation and removed following the ceremony.
Hood: Black cloth AUT special shape with bone satin lining and edged with a colour appropriate to the qualification.
Cap: black cloth trencher with a black tassel.
Postgraduate Diplomates and holders of Postgraduate Certificates
Gown: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts.
Hood: none. The hood of a previous degree may be worn.
Stole: of the appropriate qualification colour.
Cap: black cloth trencher with a tassel in appropriate faculty colours.
Graduate Diplomates and holders of Graduate Certificates
Gown: as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts.
Hood: none.
Stole: of the appropriate qualification colour.
Cap: none.
Diplomates
Gown: black Cambridge undergraduate.
Hood: none.
Stole: of the appropriate qualification colour.
Cap: none.
Holders of Certificates
Gown: black Cambridge undergraduate.
Hood: none.
Stole: none.
Cap: none.
Colours of the edgings of the hoods for the Bachelor’s degrees (and of the stoles where appropriate) are as follows:
Applied Science [MAppSc, BAppSc] - cornflower blue
Arts [BA(Appl)(4), BGD, BHM, BSD, BVA]- red (PMS 45)
Art and Design - red
Business [BBus, BBus(Hons)]- green (PMS 997)
Business Administration - mid-green
Communications Studies [BCS, MA(Communication Studies)] - gold
Computer Information Systems [BCIS, BCIS(Hons)] - light green
Dance [BDance] - sapphire
Education - Fuschia
Engineering [BEng, MEng]- yellow
Health [BHSc(Midwifery), BHSc(Nursing), BHSc(Occupational Therapy), BHSc(Physiotherapy)]- blue (PMS 38)
International Hospitality Management - burnt orange
Medical Laboratory Science [BMLS] - light blue
Sports and Recreation [BSR] - mid-blue [was royal blue]
Te Ara Poutama [BMD]- purple (PMS 2745c)
Interfaculty Conjoint- burgundy (PMS 193U)
Colours of the linings of the hoods for the Master’s degrees are as follows:
MApplSc, MEng - gold (PMS 996) [formerly]
MA, MA(Art&Des), MEd [formerly], MIntlHospMgt [formerly], MA(CommSt) [formerly]- red (PMS 45)
MInfoTech [formerly], MBA [formerly], MBus- green (PMS 997)
MBA- mid-green [from 2005]
MHSc- blue (PMS 38)
MPhil and honorary masters - burgundy (PMS 193U)
MEng - yellow
MApplSc - cornflower blue
MA(CommSt) - gold
MCIS - light green
MEd - Fuschia
MIntlHospMgt - burnt orange
Colours of the linings of the hoods for the PhD’s degrees were as follows:
Arts- red (PMS 45)
Business- green (PMS 997)
Health Studies- blue (PMS 38)
Science and Engineering- gold (PMS 996)
Te Ara Poutama- purple (PMS 2745c)
Colours of the linings of the hoods for the other doctoral degrees are as follows:
Health Studies [DHSc, DMid, DNsg, DPhys] - blue (PMS 38)
Education [EdD] - Fuschia
(1)General Academic Statutes 1998 Part II 5.0 Academic Dress, schedule 12; AUT Calendar 2000, pp. 119-122.
(2)First awarded 2000 to Sir Peter Blake.
(3)Approved 1999, academic dress pattern adopted 1999.
(4) Including BA(Chin), BA(FashTech), BA(Jap), BA(SocSc).