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SFU’s Fall Convocation set for Oct. 9-10

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Contact:
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 778.782.3035


October 8, 2008
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Simon Fraser University’s fall convocation ceremonies will be held Oct. 9 and 10 with the largest fall convocation graduating class to date. More than 2,500 students are eligible to graduate.

The ceremonies are as follows:

October 9
9:45 a.m. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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)
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 (today).

Honorary degrees will be conferred on:

Iain Baxter&, who is recognized internationally as a forerunner of Canadian conceptual art (Oct. 9 morning ceremony)

Cary Fowler, the executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, who is known as the world’s seed banker (Oct. 9 afternoon ceremony)

Martha Piper, UBC’s first female president (1997 to 2006), and one of the Canadian academic community’s most influential and charismatic administrators and research advocates (Oct. 10 afternoon ceremony)