Ceremony Proceedings
Officials of the University appearing in this program at the time of publication may be required to appoint a designate to fulfill their ceremonial duties.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- Vice-President, Research & Innovation (Acting President & Vice-Chancellor): Rene Van Acker
- Associate Vice-President (Academic): Byron Sheldrick
- Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Benjamin Bradshaw
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Andrew Hyde, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
PRESENTATION OF JOHN BELL AWARD
- Recipient: Sandra Parmegiani
- Presented by: John Walsh, Associate Professor & Director, School of Languages and Literatures
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
- Sandra Parmegiani, Associate Professor, School of Languages and Literatures
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies; Samantha Brennan, Dean College of Arts and Uwafiokun Idemudia, Dean, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers,
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Rene Van Acker, Vice-President, Research & Innovation (Acting President & Vice-Chancellor)
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Ted, Cogan, Deputy University Secretary
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Bill Rosehart
- Associate Vice-President (Academic): Byron Sheldrick
- Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Benjamin Bradshaw
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Sara DeMoor, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies; Maz Fallah, Dean, College of Biological Science and Moncef Nedhi, Dean, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Bill Rosehart, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation.
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Lisa Latif, University Registrar
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Bill Rosehart
- Associate Vice-President (Academic): Byron Sheldrick
- Assistant Vice-President (Graduate Studies): Benjamin Bradshaw
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
- Sean Lyons, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Byron Sheldrick, Associate Vice-President (Academic)
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies; Sara Mann, Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics and John Cranfield, Interim Dean, Ontario Agricultural College
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Bill Rosehart, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.