Senior Cap and Gown: Sales and Pickup Begins!

October 5, 2026 - 8:00 am
Main Hall 223

The Trinity community is preparing to formally welcome the Gold Class of 2027 to senior status during Cap and Gown Convocation on Saturday, October 24, 2026.  Undergraduate students  are invited to participate in Cap and Gown Convocation.

Student Affairs is proud to invite undergraduate students in CAS, EDU, NHP and SPS who have earned senior standing, based on having earned 88 or more credits to date at Trinity to participate in a presentation of seniors. Cap and Gown Convocation will take place on Saturday October 24, 2026 as part of Trinity’s Reunion Weekend! Seniors will gather with their regalia in O’Connor Auditorium at 9:00am.

At Cap and Gown, members of the senior class wear their caps and gowns for the first time and are officially recognized by Trinity as seniors. This important campus tradition dates back to when the very first class to graduate from Trinity, the Red Class of 1904, gathered in fall 1903.

Schedule of Events: Saturday October 24, 2026:

  • Senior Robing in O’Connor Auditorium, Main Hall 1st floor at 9:00am
  • Notre Dame Chapel opens for family, guests, and Alumnae at 9:00am
  • Senior Processional to the Notre Dame Chapel at 9:50am
  • Academic Convocation in Notre Dame Chapel begins at 10:00am

Important Steps:

  1. RSVP to participate!
    When? October 1, 2026 through Wednesday October 21, 2026.
    Where? Online at: https://discover.trinitydc.edu/cap-and-gown/cap-gown-rsvp-form/
  2. Get ready for Cap and Gown Sales and Pickup
    Cost? Cap and Gown: cost is $32.00
    When? Monday October 5, 2026 through Thursday October 22, 2026
    Mondays: 8am – 5:30pm; Tuesdays: 12pm to 5:30pm; Wednesdays: 8am – 5:30pm; Thursdays: 8am – 5:30pm and Fridays: 8am – 5:30pm and Saturday October 17: 10:00am – 2:00pm.

    Where?
    Cap and Gown sales at the Business Office, Main 114.
    Cap and Gown pickup at Student Affairs, Main Hall 2nd floor.

Please note: If you are not planning to participate in Cap and Gown, you should not purchase regalia until your Graduation date is approaching.  For January 2027, regalia will be on sale in November 2026 and for May 2027 graduation, regalia will be on sale in April 2026.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this very special event. If you have any questions concerning the events, please feel free to call Dean Meechie Bowie’s office at (202) 884-9611 or e-mail her at bowiem@trinitydc.edu. We look forward to celebrating with you.

Congratulations!
Michele Bowie, Dean of Student Services
Dr. Karen Gerlach, Vice President for Student Affairs