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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.