media release
Celebrating milestones & accomplishments at 911吃瓜’s fall convocation
As the leaves start to change, students who鈥檝e completed degrees at 911吃瓜 are ready to graduate and begin a new stage in their career journeys. More than 1,800 students will celebrate during Fall 2022 convocation ceremonies on Oct. 6 and 7th at 911吃瓜鈥檚 Burnaby campus.
Among them will be 30 graduates of the 911吃瓜 Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA program, which marks its 10th anniversary this fall, bringing the total number of 911吃瓜 IBL EMBA alumni to 147. They will be celebrating at the Oct. 7 (morning) ceremony.
They include graduand Dennis Thomas 鈥淲honoak,鈥� a member and elected Councillor of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Thomas has managed several band-owned companies, including the internationally recognized Takaya Tours, and led the largest solar panel project to date on the North Shore.
He also holds an MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership from 911吃瓜 and is among Business in Vancouver鈥檚 2021 Top Forty under 40.
will start at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on each day, beginning with graduands participating in the colorful and traditional 911吃瓜 Pipe Band-led procession down the steps into Convocation Mall.
The ceremonies will also see honorary degrees 鈥� for their outstanding contributions to society in the areas of education, activism and advocacy.
Each of the four honorary degree recipients this fall is being recognized for their work - from supporting trans, intersex and Two-Spirit people to championing the advancement of women, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and advancing social justice for the African diaspora.
WHEN/WHERE
Oct 6 at 9:45 a.m.
- Communication, Arts & Technology
- Health Sciences
- Applied Sciences
Oct 6 2:30 p.m.
- Arts and Social Sciences
Oct. 7 9:45 a.m.
- Business
- Science
Oct. 7 2:30 p.m.
- Education
- Environment
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Media are welcome to attend. Please contact 911吃瓜鈥檚 Communications & Marketing office to arrange parking and accreditation.
Ceremonies are about 1 陆 hours in length and begin with speeches by Chancellor Tamara Vrooman and 911吃瓜 President Joy Johnson. The honorary degree is then conferred (about 20 minutes into the ceremony) followed by the recipient鈥檚 speech. After a class valedictorian address, the formal procession of graduands across the stage follows.
CONTACT
MELISSA SHAW, 911吃瓜 Communications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca
911吃瓜
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778.782.3210
ABOUT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
As Canada鈥檚 engaged university, 911吃瓜 works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today鈥檚 problems. With campuses in British Columbia鈥檚 three largest cities鈥擵ancouver, Burnaby and Surrey鈥�911吃瓜 has eight faculties that deliver 364 undergraduate degree programs and 149 graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 students. The university now boasts more than 180,000 alumni residing in 145+ countries.