Location and Transportation Details

All convocation ceremonies will take place at York University. Below you will find specific information on the location, parking and shuttle bus, as well as information on seating and the reception.

Ceremony Location

Keele campus

The June & October convocations will be held at the Convocation Pavilion, Sobey's Stadium, located at 1 Shoreham Drive, on the west side of campus.

Please note: The Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA ceremony will take place in the McEwen Auditorium, Seymour Schulich Building which is also located at Keele campus.

Glendon campus

The June Glendon convocation will be held on the Glendon Green, Glendon Campus, located at 2275 Bayview Ave.

Parking and Transit Information

For Keele campus parking information, please see this parking map.

The main convocation parking lot is the Founders Road East lot with a shuttle bus available to take guests to the Sobey's Stadium. The shuttle bus pick up is in the northwest corner of the parking lot. Accessible parking will be available, for those with a valid accessible parking permit, at the Shoreham Drive North parking lot. There is a guest pick-up and drop off loop located off of Shoreham Drive across from the Sobey's Stadium.

Guests, students and faculty are encouraged to take the subway to the Pioneer Village TTC Subway station, which is the closest station to the Sobey's Stadium. Shuttle bus service will also run to-and-from the subway station.

Seating

Each convocation ceremony guest must present a valid ticket in order to enter the convocation grounds. Children under the age of three (3) do not require a guest ticket, provided they are accompanied by an adult and will share that person's seat, i.e. sit on their lap. Each ticket is unique and will only admit one. For more information on tickets, click here.

The Convocation Pavilion will be open for seating approximately 90 minutes prior to each ceremony. There is no reserved seating and seats are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

Accessible seating is available upon request; graduands are required to note the special seating requirements of their guests when submitting their RSVP.

Reception

Graduates and their guests are invited and encouraged to attend their Faculty reception. The exact location of Faculty receptions will be in the convocation program.

Lost and Found

Any items found on the convocation grounds at the Sobey's Stadium will be returned to the York University lost and found. These items will be available for pick up one week after the completion of the last ceremony. For more information on lost and found items, please click here.