25 August 1992 Lincoln Graduation Ceremony to Shift to City

Lincoln University's graduation ceremony will be held in Christchurch city from 1994.

Lincoln University Council authorised this major departure from tradition after long-standing debate on the issue. Although there had been early reluctance to "take the ceremony to town", the case had finally become compelling. The numbers graduating from Lincoln have grown so markedly in recent years that campus venues have been outgrown.

The use of a marquee over the past three graduations has been a satisfactory stop-gap measure but the weather factor has always made this a risky option.

Campus visits by parents and other family members have long been a feature of Lincoln graduations and this element will be retained by providing a special programme for visitors on the same day as the city-based ceremony.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand