Gift Your Gown Program

Gift Your Gown.

At UB, we believe every student deserves to walk across the stage. The "Gift Your Gown" program makes that possible by collecting regalia after commencement and redistributing it, cleaned and ready, to students who may not be able to purchase their own.

Gift Your Gown

Graduation.

Give your graduation regalia a second life and help a future UB graduate celebrate their achievements.  Donating your regalia supports UB's committment to sustainability and ensures every graduate has access to a cap and gown.

How it Works

Graduation.

Recent Grads

Collection bins will be available across campus throughout commencement weekend. After you've crossed the stage and taken your photos, you can drop your cap and gown in a collection bin, and we'll take care of the rest!  All regalia collected through this program will be cleaned and made available to students who may be unable to purchase their own.  

Reduce, reuse, regalia- it's a great way to be #TrueBlue!  

Donation Bin Locations

  • The Landing, Ellicott Complex (May 4- 17)
  • Flint Village, Community Building (May 4- 17)
  • South Lake Village, Community Building (May 4- 17)
  • Creekside Village, Community Building (May 4- 17)
  • Hadley Village, Community Building (May 4- 17)

Who Do I Contact?

Graduated within the last five years? Alumni gown donations welcome! For all questions about donations, please contact Erin Moscati, Zero Waste Manager (emoscati@buffalo.edu). 

To inquire about obtaining donated regalia, please contact your School's commencement coordinator

This initiative is a collaboration between UB Sustainability and the College of Arts and Sciences to promote student access to graduation regalia.