It takes six pastry chefs two weeks of preparation to produce 32,640 sweets -- including Nanaimo bars, chocolate chip cookies, lemon tarts -- served during Congregation.
2,179 litres of fruit punch are served during Congregation.
Accompanying Congregation ceremonies are 23 receptions on the Flagpole Plaza above the Rose Garden and six formal lunches for honorary degree recipients.
Approximately 250 students will attend each of this year's 23 ceremonies, and a total of 23,000 guests are expected to attend over six days.
Congregation was moved from the Armouries to War Memorial Gym in 1965 due to the growing number of students and guests attending. This year marks the first time degrees are being conferred in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
The Chan Centre's Chan Shun Concert Hall, in which Congregation ceremonies are being held this year, seats 1,400 people. The suspended acoustical canopy above the stage weighs 37 tonnes and can be raised and lowered to optimize acoustics for different types of performances. The canopy is illuminated by more than 400 light bulbs.