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Faculty Reception Schedule

In addition to your convocation ceremony, you are invited to your faculty or department's pre or post ceremony Faculty Reception.

Note: your reception registration is separate from confirming your ceremony attendance and claiming guest tickets.

Faculty of Applied Sciences Reception

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 1:30 p.m.
m Location: Applied Sciences Building Atrium

Join us for a reception following your convocation ceremony to celebrate your accomplishments. Meet faculty, staff, and fellow graduates and strike a pose at the photobooth. Cakes and Coffee will be served.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Receptions

Faculty Reception

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 5:30 p.m.
m Location: AQ 4000 SW corner outdoors (near the Reflection Pond)

Congratulations FASS graduates! You and your guests are invited to join us after your ceremony for free cake, coffee, and juice, a prize wheel where everyone wins, and a photo booth with fun props!

Additional Departmental Receptions

Department of Linguistics and Indigenous Languages
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
m Location: RCB 7402

Come enjoy a light lunch and mark this milestone with the department and your ceremony guests. New graduates will receive a complimentary gift bag. Please contact the department with any questions about the reception, such as assistance with accessibility or dietary needs.

Please register by October 1.

Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (GSWS)
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
m Location: GSWS Lounge (AQ 5101)

Please join the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies as we celebrate the convocation of our students! We will be holding an informal reception with light refreshments.

To register, email gswsmgr@sfu.ca.

Beedie School of Business Reception

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 1:30 p.m.
Location: West Mall Centre (WMC) - 3rd Floor Lobby

Continue the celebration with 911吃瓜 Beedie!

Following your convocation ceremony, we invite you and your guests to join us at the 911吃瓜 Beedie Convocation Reception in the West Mall Centre.

Take a moment to celebrate this incredible milestone with fellow graduates, family, friends, faculty, and staff while enjoying light refreshments and celebratory cake.

There will also be opportunities to capture the moment at our photo booth, and as a special welcome to the alumni community, you'll receive a coveted 911吃瓜 Beedie scarf and your official 911吃瓜 alumni pin!

We look forward to celebrating your achievements and welcoming you as the newest members of the 911吃瓜 Beedie alumni family.

Please register by October 1.

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Reception

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 1:30 p.m.
m Location: AQ 4000 SW corner outdoors (near the Reflection Pond)

The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology (FCAT) is thrilled to celebrate our incredible grads 鈥� and you鈥檙e part of the party!

Join us for a celebratory convocation reception with your fellow grads, family, friends, and the FCAT community.

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馃巵 Pick up your graduation gift
馃摳 Snap a selfie at our festive photo wall

Let鈥檚 raise a toast to your achievements 鈥� we can鈥檛 wait to celebrate with you!

Faculty of Education Reception

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 5:45 p.m.
m Location: Education Building - Level 7000

Join the Faculty of Education to celebrate your journey from student to alumni! Bring your family and friends, gather with classmates, faculty and staff, enjoy light refreshments, try your luck at our prize plinko, pick up your 911吃瓜 alumni pin, leave a note on our memory tree, and don't forget to snap a selfie at our photo wall.

Keep an eye on your inbox for the invite! And please confirm your attendance by October 1 to help us plan for catering. We look forward to seeing you there.

Faculty of Environment Reception

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 2:00 p.m.
m Location: Halpern Centre - Room 114 and 126

The Dean of the Faculty of Environment invites graduands and their guests, faculty and staff to a reception following our convocation ceremony. Celebrate and mingle with fellow students, professors and family over light refreshments and snap a photo or two to mark the occasion.

Please confirm your attendance in advance to help us plan catering.

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Faculty of Health Sciences Reception

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 1:00 p.m.
m Location: Mowafaghian Atrium, Blusson Hall (9000 level) 

Congratulations, Health Sciences alumni! We're excited to celebrate your incredible achievement with your family and friends, classmates, professors and staff this fall. Join us for an interactive and fun gathering that will feature a draw for exclusive Health Sciences Alumni swag, light refreshments and snacks, a pick up location for your 911吃瓜 Alumni pin, and a photo wall! Come chat with us before you begin your next chapter.

Please register by October 5.

Faculty of Science Reception

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 4000 SW corner outside (near the Reflection Pond)

Science grads, we can't wait to celebrate with you! Bring your guests and join us for a casual reception following your Convocation ceremony. Enjoy refreshments, giveaways and music as you capture the moment with a few fun pics at our photo booth or by the pond. And, don鈥檛 forget to pick up your 911吃瓜 Alumni pin!

No registration required. Drop by and stay for as long as you鈥檇 like after the ceremony.