The University of Lethbridge is excited to present a week of online activities celebrating the Fall 2020 graduating class.
Convocation has shifted online this year and much like the spring celebration, Fall 2020 Convocation will pay tribute to the excellence and resilience of this outstanding group of graduates.
A total of 211 graduates will be recognized throughout the week, beginning with a social media campaign celebrating the arrival and opening of their individual convocation boxes. Inside the box, graduates will find a cap and tassel, their diploma, a commemorative program, an alumni pin, an Indigenous stole for Indigenous students, and honour cords for those who are graduating with distinction or great distinction. Students are encouraged to share their box opening experience, don their caps and take photos or videos of themselves and post it online using #ulethgrad2020 and #ulethalumni.
A special convocation video, graduating student features, faculty award announcements, community well wishes and more will all be featured throughout the week.
As in the spring, this fall’s convocating students are invited to attend any in-person ceremony the University may hold over the next three years.
Check out the Fall 2020 Convocation web page.
Following is a list of events.
Saturday, October 17
• Release of Official Convocation Video
• Conferral of degrees
• Student feature story
Sunday, October 18
• Message to graduates from past honorary degree recipient, Rick Hansen (LLD ’18)
• Student feature story
Monday, October 19
• Message to graduates from past honorary degree recipient, Cindy Blackstock (LLD ’19)
• Student feature story — First PhD graduate from the Faculty of Education
• Board of Governors Teaching Chair announcement
Tuesday, October 20
• Message to graduates from past honorary degree recipient, Wilton Littlechild (LLD ’16)
• Student feature story
• Speaker Research Award announcement
Wednesday, October 21
• Student feature story
• Distinguished Teacher Award announcement
Thursday, October 22
• Student feature story
• Volunteer Award announcement
Friday, October 23
• Student feature story
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Contact:
Trevor Kenney, News & Information Manager
403-360-7639 (cell)
trevor.kenney@uleth.ca
@ULethbridgeNews
