Complete details are available on the commencement website.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students will purchase the following required items: gown, mortarboard (cap), and tassel. Additional items, such as the stole of gratitude, are available through the Herff Jones online ordering portal, but are not required.
Graduate and Professional Students
Rentals for graduate and professional students will include a gown, hood, mortarboard or tam, and tassel. They will keep their mortarboard or tam and tassel, and will return their gown and hood.
Students will have the option to purchase fine-quality custom keeper regalia if they choose.
How to Obtain Regalia
Online
Students may order online through the Herff Jones ordering portal.
- Order by Monday, Nov. 4 to have the order delivered to the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore.
- There is no additional cost for this option.
- Orders will be available for pickup beginning Dec. 9 in the Iowa Hawk Shop.
- Order by Wednesday, Nov. 20 for direct home shipping.
- The student is responsible for the cost of shipping with this option.
- Orders will be delivered approximately three weeks after the order is placed.
At the Iowa Hawk Shop
While students are encouraged to order through the Herff Jones online ordering portal to be guaranteed a full selection of sizes and tassel colors, the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Book Store will has a limited selection of regalia available in store beginning Sept. 23. Additional regalia will be available in store in early November. There are no late fees for purchasing or renting in the Iowa Hawk Shop this year.
Regalia Pricing
Additional information about regalia pricing is available on our coordinator resources webpage.
Regalia Contacts
All regalia questions should be directed to both Gabby McIlvanie (gabrielle-mcilvanie@uiowa.edu) from the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore and Melissa Hibbard from Herff Jones (gradmidwest@gmail.com).
Faculty Regalia Deadline
The faculty regalia deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 19 for individual and group rentals.
Individual Faculty Rentals
Faculty may rent their own regalia on the Herff Jones faculty rental page. There is a drop down for paying via Pcard (no tax) or a personal credit card (will include tax). The regalia will be shipped directly to the faculty member with a prepaid FedEx return label to return the regalia within one week of commencement.
Group Faculty Rentals
Last Friday, Gabby McIlvanie shared an Excel spreadsheet for placing group faculty rental orders for your college. Please contact Gabby McIlvanie at the Iowa Hawk Shop for with any questions about placing these orders.
Faculty Fine-Quality Purchase
Herff Jones offers a sale package for fine-quality regalia for faculty in the fall. Learn more about fine-quality faculty regalia sale packages.
Melissa Hibbard from Herff Jones will join us for the first coordinators meeting to help answer any questions you have.
