COVID-19 forced postponement of in-person summer convocation ceremonies at U of G, but the University still marked the occasion for its Guelph and Ridgetown campus grads. All winter and summer 2020 graduates were mailed a convocation \u201ckeepsake box\u201d prepared by the Office of Ceremonies and Events. Students graduating this fall will also receive keepsake boxes.<\/p>\r\n
Adorned with the University crest, the box contained each graduate\u2019s degree, a souvenir program, a red and gold tassel, a congratulatory letter from the college dean and a biodegradable confetti cannon. An event ticket directed grads to a website for a video featuring the University\u2019s outgoing president, Franco Vaccarino, and incoming president Charlotte Yates.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cOur graduates will never forget the year when they had to move from on-campus and in the classroom to at-home and online,\u201d says Ray Darling, University registrar. \u201cI hope they have learned what is possible when we are challenged and how to turn a crisis into an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\r\n