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Spring Convocation follows SFU Open House celebration
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May 24, 2006
Simon Fraser University has a lot to celebrate in June — from its 40th anniversary Open House on June 3 to spring Convocation on June 7, 8 and 9.
This spring, more than 3,200 students are eligible to attend Convocation. Two convocation ceremonies will be held on each of the three days, beginning at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Graduands, dressed in blue caps and gowns and led by the SFU pipe band, will participate in processions leading over the AQ reflecting pond and down the steps into Convocation Mall.
The ceremonies will recognize students in the following fields of study:
Wednesday a.m. Arts and social sciences, including cognitive science, criminology, humanities, linguistics, philosophy, psychology and special arrangement degrees.
Wednesday p.m. Arts and social sciences, including anthropology, archaeology, Canadian studies, contemporary arts, French, geography, history, Spanish and Latin American studies, political science, women’s studies, as well as master’s programs in contemporary arts, liberal studies and publishing.
Thursday a.m. Arts and social sciences, including economics, English, and all bachelor of general studies degrees.
Thursday p.m. Applied sciences (kinesiology, computing and engineering science, communication, interactive arts and technology)
Friday a.m. Business (including graduate MBA programs)
Friday p.m. Education and science
Honorary degrees will be conferred on the following individuals:
June 7 a.m. The Honorable Monique Bégin, former federal minister of health;
June 8 a.m. Robert Mundell, Columbia University economics professor and 1999 Nobel prize winner;
June 8 p.m. Maria Tippett, author, Canadian biographer and Governor General’s award recipient (non-fiction);
June 9 a.m. Rudy North, a founder of Phillips, Hager and North, and president of North Growth Management Ltd.;
June 9 p.m. Nancy Olivieri, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
For background on these recipients check http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news03240601.htm
This spring, more than 3,200 students are eligible to attend Convocation. Two convocation ceremonies will be held on each of the three days, beginning at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Graduands, dressed in blue caps and gowns and led by the SFU pipe band, will participate in processions leading over the AQ reflecting pond and down the steps into Convocation Mall.
The ceremonies will recognize students in the following fields of study:
Wednesday a.m. Arts and social sciences, including cognitive science, criminology, humanities, linguistics, philosophy, psychology and special arrangement degrees.
Wednesday p.m. Arts and social sciences, including anthropology, archaeology, Canadian studies, contemporary arts, French, geography, history, Spanish and Latin American studies, political science, women’s studies, as well as master’s programs in contemporary arts, liberal studies and publishing.
Thursday a.m. Arts and social sciences, including economics, English, and all bachelor of general studies degrees.
Thursday p.m. Applied sciences (kinesiology, computing and engineering science, communication, interactive arts and technology)
Friday a.m. Business (including graduate MBA programs)
Friday p.m. Education and science
Honorary degrees will be conferred on the following individuals:
June 7 a.m. The Honorable Monique Bégin, former federal minister of health;
June 8 a.m. Robert Mundell, Columbia University economics professor and 1999 Nobel prize winner;
June 8 p.m. Maria Tippett, author, Canadian biographer and Governor General’s award recipient (non-fiction);
June 9 a.m. Rudy North, a founder of Phillips, Hager and North, and president of North Growth Management Ltd.;
June 9 p.m. Nancy Olivieri, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
For background on these recipients check http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news03240601.htm