> Number of grads up at SFU’s fall convocation
Number of grads up at SFU’s fall convocation
September 26, 2008
The picturesque procession of students traveling over the stepping-stones spanning the pond in Simon Fraser University’s Academic Quadrangle will be larger this fall than last year. The number of graduands in SFU’s fall convocation ceremonies has grown to 2,513 — 113 more than last fall.
This fall’s ceremonies are on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10 at the SFU Burnaby campus’ Convocation Mall:
October 9: 9:45 a.m. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
October 9: 2:30 p.m. Faculties of Applied Sciences and Science
October 10: 9:45 a.m. Faculties of Business Administration and Arts and Social Sciences (Bachelor of General Studies degrees, Criminology and English)
October 10: 2:30 p.m. Faculties of Education and Health Sciences, all faculties’ certificates and diplomas
Those graduating in the Faculty of Education’s Professional Development Program (PDP) will be recognized in a ceremony at convocation mall at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8.
Honorary degrees will be conferred on:
Iain Baxter&, known as the visual Marshal McLuhan of our times, is recognized internationally as a forerunner of Canadian conceptual art. He is a photographer, painter, sculptor and installation artist who has garnered several international awards, including Canada Council’s Molson Prize in the Arts, and the Governor General’s Award in the Visual and Media Arts. The professor emeritus of Fine Arts in the School of Visual Arts at the University of Windsor founded SFU’s visual arts program and designed the university’s original logo. (Oct. 9 morning ceremony)
Cary Fowler, known as the world’s seed banker, is the executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. The 1971 BA Honours graduate of Simon Fraser University’s sociology department is a former professor and director of research in the department for international environment and development studies at the Norwegian University of Life. He is a 2007 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (Oct. 9, afternoon ceremony)
Martha Piper, UBC’s first female president (1997 to 2006), is one of the Canadian academic community’s most influential and charismatic administrators and research advocates. She has worked with the British Columbia government to increase federal financial support for post-secondary institutions and helped increase the profile of university research as an economic and community builder. A university trained child development specialist and physical therapist, Piper is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. (Oct. 10, afternoon ceremony)
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This fall’s ceremonies are on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10 at the SFU Burnaby campus’ Convocation Mall:
October 9: 9:45 a.m. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
October 9: 2:30 p.m. Faculties of Applied Sciences and Science
October 10: 9:45 a.m. Faculties of Business Administration and Arts and Social Sciences (Bachelor of General Studies degrees, Criminology and English)
October 10: 2:30 p.m. Faculties of Education and Health Sciences, all faculties’ certificates and diplomas
Those graduating in the Faculty of Education’s Professional Development Program (PDP) will be recognized in a ceremony at convocation mall at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8.
Honorary degrees will be conferred on:
Iain Baxter&, known as the visual Marshal McLuhan of our times, is recognized internationally as a forerunner of Canadian conceptual art. He is a photographer, painter, sculptor and installation artist who has garnered several international awards, including Canada Council’s Molson Prize in the Arts, and the Governor General’s Award in the Visual and Media Arts. The professor emeritus of Fine Arts in the School of Visual Arts at the University of Windsor founded SFU’s visual arts program and designed the university’s original logo. (Oct. 9 morning ceremony)
Cary Fowler, known as the world’s seed banker, is the executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. The 1971 BA Honours graduate of Simon Fraser University’s sociology department is a former professor and director of research in the department for international environment and development studies at the Norwegian University of Life. He is a 2007 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (Oct. 9, afternoon ceremony)
Martha Piper, UBC’s first female president (1997 to 2006), is one of the Canadian academic community’s most influential and charismatic administrators and research advocates. She has worked with the British Columbia government to increase federal financial support for post-secondary institutions and helped increase the profile of university research as an economic and community builder. A university trained child development specialist and physical therapist, Piper is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. (Oct. 10, afternoon ceremony)
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