Dates and Times of Convocation Ceremonies
All convocation ceremonies, which last about two hours, take place outside on the Convocation Mall at our Burnaby campus.
Students finishing their program requirements in December or April may attend the June convocation ceremony. Students finishing in August may attend the October convocation ceremony.
The date and time of your ceremony cannot be changed. Please be sure to plan ahead with your families and employers so that you are able to attend your ceremony as listed below. Students with disabilities are encouraged to complete an assistance request form
and can only be accompanied by certified guide/service animals. Students should make arrangements with family or friends for child-minding while they are convocating.
June 2013 convocation
Ceremony A June 11 2:30pm |
Beedie School of Business The degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, will be conferred on Barry Downs |
Ceremony B June 12 9:45am |
Faculty of Applied Sciences Faculty of Science |
Ceremony C June 12 2:30pm |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Anthropology; First Nations; French; Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies; General Studies; Gerontology, History; Humanities, International Studies, Latin American Studies; Liberal Studies; Political Science; Sociology; Spanish The degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, will be conferred on Shabana Azmi |
Ceremony D June 13 9:45am |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Cognitive Science; Economics; English; Linguistics; Philosophy; Public Policy; Urban Studies; World Literature The degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on Kelvin Ogilvie |
Ceremony E June 13 2:30pm |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Criminology; Psychology; Special Arrangements The degrees of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causae, will be conferred on Jack Lee and Terry Lee |
Ceremony F June 14 9:45am |
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Faculty of Environment The degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on Andy MacKinnon |
Ceremony G June 14 2:30pm |
Faculty of Education Faculty of Health Sciences The degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, will be conferred on Michael Ingham |
October 2013 convocation (these dates are subject to change. Final dates will be made available June 2013)
Convocation dates are the Thursday and Friday in October immediately before Thanksgiving.
Ceremony A October 10Thursday morning 9:45 am |
Faculty of Applied Sciences Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Faculty of Health Sciences The degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on John Webb |
Ceremony B October 10Thursday afternoon 2:30 pm |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, will be conferred on Michael Stevenson |
Ceremony C October 11Friday morning 9:45 am |
Beedie School of Business Faculty of Science |
Ceremony D October 11Friday afternoon 2:30pm |
Faculty of Education Faculty of Environment The degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, will be conferred on Christine Sinclair |