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.
To view the Spring Convocation 2014 Program Book, please click here.
October 2014 Convocation
Convocation dates are the Thursday and Friday in October immediately before Thanksgiving.
Ceremony A
Date: Thursday, October 9
Time: 9:45am
Ceremony B
Date: Thursday, October 9
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, will be conferred on Deepa Mehta
Ceremony C
Date: Friday, October 10
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Beedie School of Business
- Faculty of Science
The degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on Ahmed Zewail
Ceremony D
Date: Friday, October 10
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Environment
June 2014 Convocation
Ceremony A
Date: Tuesday, June 10
Time: 2:30pm
Ceremony B
Date: Wednesday, June 11
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Science
Ceremony C
Date: Wednesday, June 11
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- 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 Laws, honoris causa, will be conferred on The Rt Hon. Kim Campbell
Ceremony D
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Cognitive Science; Economics; English; Linguistics; Philosophy; Public Policy; Urban Studies; World Literature
Ceremony E
Date: Thursday, June 12
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Criminology; Psychology; Special Arrangements
The degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on Steven Pinker
Ceremony F
Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
- Faculty of Environment
The degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, will be conferred on John Maeda
Ceremony G
Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Education