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The ceremony is scheduled for April 28, 2027, at Alys Stephens Center. UAB lists PhD, DSc, DrPH and EdD students as the degree groups covered, but gives no guest-entry or candidate-arrival instructions.
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UAB’s calendar includes the general public among the Doctoral Hooding’s target audiences, but that label is not an entry policy. The listing gives no ticketing or registration instructions, leaving guests without a confirmed way to plan their arrival.
The calendar names alumni and donors, current students, faculty and staff, and the general public as target audiences. It does not say whether guests need tickets or registration, whether attendance is limited, or what admission costs. Candidate arrival, check-in, lineup and regalia instructions are also not included, so students should seek event-specific guidance from UAB rather than treating the calendar notice as a candidate checklist.
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Doctoral Hooding is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. CDT at Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205. The listing gives no end time.
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The event listing states no admission fee, ticketing instructions, registration requirement or attendance limit. It also omits candidate arrival, check-in, lineup and regalia guidance. The audience categories are not a substitute for confirmation of guest-entry arrangements.
Doctoral Hooding - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
Alys Stephens Center’s general accessibility guidance lists accessible entrances to the building and performance halls, an elevator at the south end of the upper and lower lobbies, wheelchair- and scooter-accessible theater locations, and wheelchair-accessible public restrooms. Guests may remain in a wheelchair or scooter in designated theater locations or transfer to a seat. The Center asks guests who need to remain in a wheelchair to request an accessible location when ordering tickets; the Doctoral Hooding listing does not give ticket instructions.
For guests with low vision, large-print sans-serif programs are available from an usher at performances. Assistive listening devices are offered first-come, first-served. ASL interpretation is scheduled for selected events, but the available listing does not confirm it for this ceremony.
The Center’s KultureCity partnership includes sensory bags with items such as fidget toys and noise-canceling headphones, plus weighted lap pads. Both can be checked out at no cost by leaving an ID at the House Management office in the lower lobby. Signposted quiet areas include Haskell Courtyard, Odess Theatre when available, and the Abroms Patrons Lounge Family Restroom. For questions or an accommodation request, the venue directs guests to its Box Office at 205-975-2787.
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The event destination is Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205. The event listing provides map options for public transport, driving and walking, but no transit routes or stop details. Use the map links to calculate directions from your starting point; transit service has not been verified here.
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Alys Stephens Center lists street parking and Zones F-1, F-2 and F-3. Zone F-3, behind AEIVA and across the street from the Center, is listed as free. The venue says its gated lot is for Arts Circle members at that level or above and corporate sponsors. Listed lot addresses are F-1, 1091 10th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35233; F-2, 1126 11th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205; and F-3, 1200 11th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294. These are venue-wide options, not confirmation of event-specific parking availability.
The Center’s driving directions from I-65 North use Exit 259 for University Boulevard/8th Avenue South, then 13th Street South and 10th Avenue South. From I-65 South, the directions use Exit 259B for 4th Avenue South, then 13th Street South and 10th Avenue South. From Highway 280, take the 8th Avenue South/University Boulevard exit, keep right, then use 13th Street South and 10th Avenue South.
For accessible parking, the Center’s guidance says spaces for vehicles with valid accessible parking placards are available first-come, first-served outside UAB’s Spencer Honors House. Its parking guidance also says the metered spaces between the Center and Spencer Honors House are restricted to vehicles with disability-access parking permits during performances and evening rentals; upper and lower circle drives may be used for disability drop-off. These arrangements are general venue guidance, not event-specific confirmation.
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The listing does not say. It gives no ticket, registration or admission terms and does not state whether attendance is limited.
Doctoral Hooding - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
The listing names students earning PhD, DSc, DrPH and EdD degrees.
Doctoral Hooding - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
No. The Center says ASL interpretation is scheduled for selected events, but the Doctoral Hooding listing does not confirm it for this event.
Accessibility | UAB Center for the Arts Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube ↗ · Doctoral Hooding - The University of Alabama at Birmingham ↗
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
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